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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice

Physics 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
27
Open the question paperMark schemeโ–ถ Practise as MCQ

File names: 9702_w18_qp_12 ยท 9702_w18_ms_12

Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Oct/Nov 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.

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2721181614

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Work, energy and power6โ€“
Waves6โ€“
Electricity6โ€“
Forces, density and pressure4โ€“
Dynamics4โ€“
Kinematics3โ€“
Superposition3โ€“
Physical quantities and units2โ€“
Deformation of solids2โ€“
Electric fields2โ€“
Particle physics2โ€“

Questions in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018

  1. Question 1Work, energy and power

    A car is travelling at a speed of โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Physical quantities and units

    What is the unit of resistance when expressed in SI base units? A kg โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power

    Which list contains both scalar and vector quantities? A acceleration, momentum, velocity, weight B area, current, force, work C distance, kinetic energy, power, pressure D mass, temperature, time, speed

  4. Question 4Forces, density and pressure

    Vectors P and Q are drawn to scale. P Q Which diagram represents the vector โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Physical quantities and units

    Students take readings of the volume of a liquid using three different pieces of measuring equipment X, Y and Z. The true value of the volume of the liquid is V. The studentsโ€™ results are shown. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Kinematics

    A sprinter runs a 100 m race. The sprinter has a constant acceleration from rest of โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Dynamics

    A resultant force of 10 N acts on a body for a time of 2.0 s. Which graph could show the variation with time t of the momentum p of the body? โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Kinematics

    The acceleration of free fall on the surface of planet P is one tenth of that on the surface of planet Q. On the surface of P, a body has a mass of 1.0 kg and a weight of 1.0 โ€ฆ

  9. Question 9Dynamics

    Two bodies travelling along the same straight line collide in a perfectly elastic collision. Which statement must be correct? A The initial speed of one body will be the same as the final speed of the other body. B The โ€ฆ

  10. Question 10Dynamics

    The diagram shows two identical spheres X and โ€ฆ

  11. Question 11Dynamics

    A positively-charged particle of negligible mass, moving at constant velocity v in a vacuum, enters a uniform electric field between two parallel plates, as shown. positive plate negative plate โ€ฆ

  12. Question 12Forces, density and pressure

    A uniform rectangular board is supported by a frictionless pivot at its centre point โ€ฆ

  13. Question 13Forces, density and pressure

    A kite is in equilibrium at the end of a string, as shown. W string kite The kite has three forces acting on it: the weight W, the tension T in the string, and the force F from the wind. โ€ฆ

  14. Question 14Forces, density and pressure

    The density of the air in the atmosphere decreases as the height h above the surface of the Earth increases. Which graph best shows the variation with height h of the pressure p of the air? โ€ฆ

  15. Question 15Work, energy and power

    A bungee jumper on a platform over a river is attached to an elastic rope that is 20 m long when unstretched. He falls towards the river and his lowest point is 30 m below the platform. The initial gravitational โ€ฆ

  16. Question 16Work, energy and power

    A cylinder contains a fixed mass of gas. The gas, at a constant pressure of โ€ฆ

  17. Question 17Work, energy and power

    An object is thrown into the air. Which graph shows how the gravitational potential energy Ep of the object varies with height h above the ground? Ep โ€ฆ

  18. Question 18Work, energy and power

    A car of mass 1800 kg accelerates along a horizontal road so that its speed increases from โ€ฆ

  19. Question 19Kinematics

    A variable force is applied to ensure that a constant power is supplied to a train. Which graph best shows the variation of the force F applied with the velocity v of the train? โ€ฆ

  20. Question 20Deformation of solids

    A metal cylinder is able to withstand a compressive force of 4.0 kN without deforming plastically. 4.0 kN 4.0 kN The cylinder has cross-sectional area A and would be at its elastic limit when a stress ฯƒ is applied. What โ€ฆ

  21. Question 21Deformation of solids

    A wire has both elastic and plastic properties. When it is slowly loaded, its extension varies with load as shown by line OXY. The removal of the load is represented by line YZ. This creates areas P, Q and R โ€ฆ

  22. Question 22Waves

    A progressive wave on a wire has a frequency of 10 Hz. Two points on the wire, separated by a distance of 0.25 m, have a phase difference of 22.5ยฐ. What is the maximum speed of the wave? โ€ฆ

  23. Question 23Waves

    When a guitar string is plucked, it causes a longitudinal sound wave in the air, as shown. โ€ฆ

  24. Question 24Superposition

    The sound from a loudspeaker placed above a tube causes resonance of the air in the tube. A stationary wave is formed with two nodes and two antinodes as shown. loudspeaker 60 cm The speed of sound in the air โ€ฆ

  25. Question 25Waves

    A police car has a two-tone siren emitting sound of frequencies of 700 Hz and 1000 Hz. The police car is travelling at a speed of โ€ฆ

  26. Question 26Waves

    A surveyorโ€™s device emits a pulse of light. The light is reflected from a wall 150 m away. What is the time taken for the pulse to travel from the device to the wall and then back to the device? โ€ฆ

  27. Question 27Superposition

    Progressive sound waves of wavelength 20 cm enter the air columns in a closed pipe P and an open pipe Q. The lengths of the pipes are shown. P 35 cm Q 50 cm In which pipe or pipes are โ€ฆ

  28. Question 28Waves

    What happens when waves pass through a gap equal to their wavelength? A There is diffraction and the wavelength decreases. B There is diffraction and the wavelength stays the same. C There is no diffraction and the wavelength decreases. D โ€ฆ

  29. Question 29Waves

    Two sources of microwaves P and Q produce coherent waves with a phase difference of 180ยฐ. The waves have the same wavelength โ€ฆ

  30. Question 30Superposition

    A parallel beam of monochromatic light of wavelength ฮป is incident normally on a diffraction grating G. The angle between the directions of the two second-order diffracted beams at P1 and at P2 is ฮฑ, as shown. ฮฑ G light โ€ฆ

  31. Question 31Electric fields

    A flat plate is positively charged and a curved plate is negatively charged. Which diagram shows the electric field lines between the two plates? โ€ฆ

  32. Question 32Electric fields

    Two parallel metal plates are connected to a d.c. supply, as shown. P The two plates are moved towards each other at constant speed. It may be assumed that the electric field between the plates is uniform. Point P is โ€ฆ

  33. Question 33Electricity

    Which two units are used to define the coulomb? A ampere and second B ampere and volt C volt and ohm D volt and second

  34. Question 34Electricity

    An electrical device of fixed resistance 20 โ„ฆ is connected in series with a variable resistor and a battery of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  35. Question 35Electricity

    A wire of length L has resistance R. The cross-section of the wire is circular with radius r. A second wire, also of circular cross-section, and of the same material, has resistance โ€ฆ

  36. Question 36Electricity

    A battery of negligible internal resistance may be connected between any two points โ€ฆ

  37. Question 37Electricity

    Kirchhoffโ€™s second law is a consequence of a basic principle. What is this principle? A The charge flowing in an electric circuit is conserved. B The energy in an electric circuit is conserved. C The sum of the electric currents โ€ฆ

  38. Question 38Electricity

    Two cells are investigated using a potentiometer. At the balance point, cell X gives a reading of 44 cm and cell Y gives a reading of 70 cm. โ€ฆ

  39. Question 39Particle physics

    A proton in a nucleus undergoes ฮฒ+ decay. One of the products is a neutron. What are the other products? A an electron and a neutrino B an electron and an antineutrino C a positron and a neutrino D a โ€ฆ

  40. Question 40Particle physics

    A certain type of hadron has zero charge. It is composed of a down quark, a strange quark and one other quark. What could be the other quark? A up B down C strange D anti-strange

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w18_ms_12), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018?
27 marks out of 40, a C needed 18.
Which topics came up in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018?
Mostly Work, energy and power, Physical quantities and units, Forces, density and pressure. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2018?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.