Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Feb/March 2018 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Feb/March 2018: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 29
File names: 9702_m18_qp_12 ยท 9702_m18_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Feb/March 2018
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 40). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Feb/March 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 9 | โ |
| Waves | 8 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 6 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | โ |
| Kinematics | 4 | โ |
| Particle physics | 3 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 2 | โ |
| Dynamics | 1 | โ |
| Electric fields | 1 | โ |
| Superposition | 1 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/12 Feb/March 2018
- Question 1
Which unit is equivalent to the coulomb? A ampere per second B joule per volt C watt per ampere D watt per volt
- Question 2
Which row shows a quantity and an incorrect unit? quantity unit A efficiency no unit B moment of force โฆ
- Question 3
Two forces of equal magnitude are represented by two coplanar vectors. One is directed towards the east and the other is directed towards the north. What is the direction of a single force that will balance these two forces? A โฆ
- Question 4
The density of paper is 800 kg mโ3. A typical sheet of paper has a width of 210 mm and a length of 300 mm. The thickness of a pack of 500 sheets of paper is 50 mm. What is โฆ
- Question 5
A person calculates the potential difference across a wire by using the measurements shown. Which measured quantity has the greatest contribution to the percentage uncertainty in the calculated potential difference? quantity value uncertainty A current โฆ
- Question 6
A cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) is connected to an alternating voltage. The following trace is produced on the screen. 1 cm 1 cm The oscilloscope time-base setting is 0.5 ms cmโ1 and the Y-plate sensitivity is 2 V cmโ1. Which statement โฆ
- Question 7
A stone of mass m is dropped from a tall building. There is significant air resistance. The acceleration of free fall is g. When the stone is falling at a constant (terminal) velocity, which information is correct? magnitude of the โฆ
- Question 8
The velocity-time graph for an object is shown. 0 0 velocity time area 1 area 2 How can the total displacement of the object be determined? A area 1 โ area โฆ
- Question 9
A girl throws a ball vertically upwards. It takes a time of 3.20 s to return to her hand. Assume air resistance is negligible. What is the initial speed with which the ball is thrown? โฆ
- Question 10
Steel pellets, each with a mass of 0.60 g, fall vertically onto a horizontal plate at a rate of 100 pellets per minute. They strike the plate with a velocity of โฆ
- Question 11
The diagram shows four forces applied to a circular object. โฆ
- Question 12
A charged oil drop is held stationary between two charged parallel plates. charged oil drop top plate bottom plate Which forces act on the oil drop? A both electric and gravitational B electric only C gravitational only D neither electric โฆ
- Question 13
In which example is it not possible for the underlined body to be in equilibrium? A An aeroplane climbs at a steady rate. B An aeroplane tows a glider at a constant altitude. C A speedboat changes direction at a โฆ
- Question 14
A car of mass 1100 kg is travelling at a constant speed of โฆ
- Question 15
An old-fashioned 60 W lamp converts 95% of its energy supply into heat. โฆ
- Question 16
A bead is released from rest at point P and slides along a wire, as shown. โฆ
- Question 17
A small diesel engine uses a volume of โฆ
- Question 18
Two boxes X and Y have the same mass. Box X is lifted vertically through a height h by a force of magnitude F. Box Y is pulled along a slope by a force of the same magnitude to reach โฆ
- Question 19
The force-extension graph of a metal wire is shown. At which point on the graph does the metal wire stop obeying Hookeโs law? 0 0 force extension โฆ
- Question 20
The diagram shows a large crane on a construction site lifting a cube-shaped load at a constant speed. cable crane load A model is made of the crane, its load and the cable supporting the load. The material used for โฆ
- Question 21
A wave pulse moves along a stretched rope in the direction shown. P Which diagram shows the variation with time t of the displacement s of the particle P in the rope? โฆ
- Question 22
A wave has period T, wavelength ฮป and amplitude A. The wave is shown on a graph of displacement x against distance d. Which graph is correctly labelled? โฆ
- Question 23
The table lists possible orders of magnitude of the wavelengths of some of the principal radiations of the electromagnetic spectrum. Which row shows the correct orders of magnitude of the wavelengths? wavelength / m microwaves infra-red ultraviolet X-rays โฆ
- Question 24
A vehicle carries a microwave transmitter that emits microwaves of a constant frequency. A stationary observer has a microwave receiver. The vehicle moves directly towards the observer at constant speed. The observer detects microwaves of frequency Fo. The vehicle then โฆ
- Question 25
The diagram shows a cathode-ray oscilloscope display of an electromagnetic wave. 1.0 cm The time base setting is 0.20 ยตs cmโ1. Which statement is correct? A The frequency of the wave is 2.5 MHz and it lies in the microwave โฆ
- Question 26
In a double-slit interference experiment, light of frequency โฆ
- Question 27
Monochromatic light is incident on a pair of narrow slits a distance of 0.1 mm apart. A series of bright and dark fringes are observed on a screen a distance of 2.0 m away. The distance between adjacent bright fringes โฆ
- Question 28
A tube of length L is open at both ends. A stationary wave is set up in this tube when a tuning fork vibrating with frequency fx is held at one end. This is the lowest frequency of stationary wave โฆ
- Question 29
Which statement gives a condition that enables diffraction to occur? A A source of waves moves towards a stationary observer. B A wave is partially blocked by an obstacle. C Two coherent waves are superposed. D Two waves of equal โฆ
- Question 30
An electron passes into the space between two parallel plates that are 5.0 cm apart and which are maintained at electric potentials of +2000 V and โ500 V, respectively. 5.0 cm โฆ
- Question 31
Which statement about electric charges in a uniform electric field is not correct? A Electric charges of the same magnitude, whether positive or negative, experience the same magnitude of force when placed in the same uniform electric field. B The โฆ
- Question 32
The diagram shows a simple circuit. S R Which statement is correct? A When switch S is closed, the e.m.f. of the battery falls because work is done against the internal resistance of the battery. B When switch S is โฆ
- Question 33
A resistor has resistance R. When the potential difference across the resistor is V, the current in the resistor is I. The power dissipated in the resistor is P. Work W is done when charge Q flows through the resistor. โฆ
- Question 34
A wire of resistance 9.55 โฆ has a diameter of 0.280 mm. It is made of metal of resistivity โฆ
- Question 35
Charge carriers, each of charge q, move along a wire of fixed length. The number density of the charge carriers in the wire is n. What is also required, for this wire, to determine the average drift velocity of the โฆ
- Question 36
A potential divider circuit is constructed with one variable resistor X and one fixed resistor Y, as shown. X Y VY VX The potential difference across resistor X is VX and the potential difference of resistor Y is VY. As โฆ
- Question 37
A cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and negligible internal resistance is connected into a circuit, as shown. โฆ
- Question 38
Five resistors are connected as shown. โฆ
- Question 39
A nucleus of neptunium-236 contains 93 protons and 143 neutrons. This nucleus decays with the emission of an ฮฑ-particle. The nucleus formed then emits a ฮฒโ particle. Which diagram shows the changes in the number P of protons and the โฆ
- Question 40
An isolated neutron decays to produce a proton, a ฮฒโ particle and an antineutrino. Which row gives the quark composition of the neutron and the proton and the type of force that gives rise to this reaction? quark composition type โฆ
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