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

Physics 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2018: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
Marks
60
Grade A from
40
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w18_qp_21 ยท 9702_w18_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 Oct/Nov 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
4033282216

Topics in this paper

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

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Work, energy and power112
Kinematics111
Waves111
Electricity111
Particle physics19
Dynamics16

Questions in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2018

  1. Question 1Kinematics ยท 11 marks

    (a) Define (i) displacement, (ii) acceleration. (b) A remote-controlled toy car moves up a ramp and travels across a gap to land on another ramp, as illustrated in Fig. 1.1. ramp P ฮธ ramp Q ground car path of car โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Dynamics ยท 6 marks

    A wooden block moves along a horizontal frictionless surface, as shown in Fig. 2.1. horizontal surface block mass โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power ยท 12 marks

    (a) (i) Define power. (ii) State what is meant by gravitational potential energy. (b) An aircraft of mass 1200 kg climbs upwards with a constant velocity of โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 11 marks

    (a) State the principle of superposition. (b) An arrangement for demonstrating the interference of light is shown in Fig. 4.1. light wavelength 610 nm central bright fringe โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Particle physics ยท 9 marks

    (a) State what is meant by an electric field. (b) A particle of mass m and charge q is in a uniform electric field of strength E. The particle has acceleration a due to the field. Show that a = โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 11 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s second law. (b) An electric heater containing two heating wires X and Y is connected to a power supply of electromotive force โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w18_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 Oct/Nov 2018?
40 marks out of 60, a C needed 28.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2018?
Mostly Work, energy and power, Kinematics, Waves. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 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.