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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 2 ยท AS structured questions

Physics 9702/21 May/June 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2018: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
60
Grade A from
41
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s18_qp_21 ยท 9702_s18_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 May/June 2018

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 60). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
4135292417

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics115
Electricity110
Dynamics19
Waves18
Physical quantities and units17
Work, energy and power16
Superposition15

Questions in 9702/21 May/June 2018

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 7 marks

    (a) State what is meant by a scalar quantity and by a vector quantity. scalar: vector: (b) Complete Fig. 1.1 to indicate whether each of the quantities is a vector or a scalar. quantity vector or scalar power temperature momentum โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 15 marks

    (a) State Newtonโ€™s first law of motion. (b) A block of weight 15 N hangs by a wire from a remotely controlled aircraft, as shown in Fig. 2.1. aircraft wire block weight 15 N Fig. 2.1 The aircraft is used โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Dynamics ยท 9 marks

    (a) State what is meant by the mass of a body. (b) Two blocks travel directly towards each other along a horizontal, frictionless surface. The blocks collide, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. mass 3M mass M block B block A โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 8 marks

    (a) For a progressive wave, state what is meant by (i) the period, (ii) the wavelength. (b) Fig. 4.1 shows the variation with time t of the displacement x of two progressive waves P and Q passing the same point. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Superposition ยท 5 marks

    (a) When monochromatic light is incident normally on a diffraction grating, the emergent light waves have been diffracted and are coherent. Explain what is meant by (i) diffracted waves, (ii) coherent waves. (b) Light consisting of only two wavelengths ฮป1 โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 10 marks

    (a) Define the volt. (b) A battery of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Work, energy and power ยท 6 marks

    A ฮฒโ€“ particle from a radioactive source is travelling in a vacuum with kinetic energy 460 eV. The particle enters a uniform electric field at a right-angle and follows the path shown in Fig. 7.1. path of ฮฒโ€“ particle ฮฒโ€“ โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 May/June 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s18_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 May/June 2018?
41 marks out of 60, a C needed 29.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 May/June 2018?
Mostly Kinematics, Electricity, Dynamics. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 May/June 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.