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

Physics 9702/22 Feb/March 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, Feb/March 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
39
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_m18_qp_22 ยท 9702_m18_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 Feb/March 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
3935302419

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 Feb/March 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Dynamics113
Waves112
Deformation of solids111
Electricity110
Kinematics18
Particle physics16

Questions in 9702/22 Feb/March 2018

  1. Question 1Kinematics ยท 8 marks

    (a) Complete Fig. 1.1 to indicate whether each of the quantities is a vector or a scalar. quantity vector or scalar acceleration speed power Fig. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Dynamics ยท 13 marks

    (a) Explain what is meant by (i) work done, (ii) kinetic energy. (b) A leisure-park ride consists of a carriage that moves along a railed track. Part of the track lies in a vertical plane and follows an arc XY โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Deformation of solids ยท 11 marks

    (a) For the deformation of a wire under tension, define (i) stress, (ii) strain. (b) A wire is fixed at one end so that it hangs vertically. The wire is given an extension x by suspending a load F from โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 12 marks

    (a) State the conditions required for the formation of a stationary wave. (b) The sound from a loudspeaker is detected by a microphone that is connected to a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.). Fig. 4.1 shows the trace on the screen of โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electricity ยท 10 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s second law. (b) Two batteries, each of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Particle physics ยท 6 marks

    A sample of a radioactive isotope emits a beam of ฮฒโ€“ radiation. (a) State the change, if any, to the number of neutrons in a nucleus of the sample that emits a ฮฒโ€“ particle. (b) The number of ฮฒโ€“ particles โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/22 Feb/March 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_m18_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/22 Feb/March 2018?
39 marks out of 60, a C needed 30.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 Feb/March 2018?
Mostly Dynamics, Waves, Deformation of solids. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/22 Feb/March 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.