Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/43 May/June 2018 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 3, May/June 2018: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 12 questions worth 91 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 12
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 67
File names: 9702_s18_qp_43 · 9702_s18_ms_43
Grade thresholds for 9702/43 May/June 2018
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 100). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 24 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/43 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic fields | 2 | 14 |
| Astronomy and cosmology | 1 | 9 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 9 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 8 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 8 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 8 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 8 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 7 |
| Alternating currents | 1 | 7 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9702/43 May/June 2018
- Question 1
(a) State Newton’s law of gravitation. (b) A distant star is orbited by several planets. Each planet has a circular orbit with a different radius. (i) Each planet orbits at constant speed. Explain whether the planets are in equilibrium. (ii) …
- Question 2
A metal plate is made to vibrate vertically by means of an oscillator, as shown in Fig. 2.1. direction of oscillations sand plate oscillator Fig. 2.1 Some sand is sprinkled on to the plate. The variation with displacement y of …
- Question 3
(a) (i) State what is meant by the internal energy of a system. (ii) Explain why, for an ideal gas, the change in internal energy is directly proportional to the change in thermodynamic temperature of the gas. (b) A cylinder …
- Question 4
Piezo-electric transducers are used for the generation of ultrasonic waves. (a) State one other use, apart from in ultrasound, of piezo-electric transducers. (b) Explain the main principles behind the use of ultrasound to obtain diagnostic information about internal body structures.
- Question 5
A geostationary satellite orbits the Earth with a period of 24 hours. (a) State (i) the direction of the orbit about the Earth, (ii) the position of the satellite relative to the Earth’s surface, (iii) a typical frequency for communication …
- Question 6
(a) State what is meant by electric field strength. (b) An isolated metal sphere A of radius 26 cm is positively charged. Sphere A is shown in Fig. 6.1. 26 cm charged sphere A Fig. 6.1 Electrical breakdown (a spark) …
- Question 7
(a) Explain what is meant by the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. (b) A parallel plate capacitor C is connected into the circuit shown in Fig. …
- Question 9
A rigid copper wire is held horizontally between the pole pieces of two magnets, as shown in Fig. 9.1. 8.5 cm 8.5 cm …
- Question 10
(a) State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. (b) A coil of insulated wire is wound on to one end of a ferrous core and connected to a battery, as shown in Fig. 10.1. ferrous core aluminium ring coil of insulated …
- Question 11
(a) (i) Explain what is meant by a photon. (ii) By reference to intensity of light, state one piece of evidence provided by the photoelectric effect for a particulate nature of light. (b) Some electron energy levels in a solid …
- Question 12
An X-ray beam is used to produce an image of a model of a thumb. A parallel beam of X-ray radiation of intensity I0 is incident on the model, as illustrated in Fig. 12.1. bone soft tissue emergent beam incident …
- Question 13
(a) State what is meant by radioactive decay. (b) The variation with time t of the number N of technetium-101 nuclei in a sample of radioactive material is shown in Fig. …
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