Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 May/June 2019 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2019: 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
- 30
File names: 9702_s19_qp_11 ยท 9702_s19_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 9702/11 May/June 2019
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.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 May/June 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 10 | โ |
| Kinematics | 7 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 5 | โ |
| Waves | 4 | โ |
| Dynamics | 4 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 3 | โ |
| Superposition | 3 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 2 | โ |
| Particle physics | 2 | โ |
Questions in 9702/11 May/June 2019
- Question 1
Which unit can be expressed in base units as kg โฆ
- Question 2
The luminosity L of a star is given by โฆ
- Question 3
A particle has velocity V at an angle ฮธ to the horizontal. The components of the particleโs velocity are Vv upwards in the vertical direction and Vh to the right in the horizontal direction, as shown. ฮธ Vv Vh V โฆ
- Question 4
A whale produces sound waves of frequency 5 Hz. The waves are detected by a microphone and displayed on an oscilloscope. What is the time-base setting on the oscilloscope? A 0.1 ms divโ1 B 1 ms divโ1 C 10 ms โฆ
- Question 5
The speed shown on a carโs speedometer is proportional to the rate of rotation of the tyres. The variation of the diameter of a tyre as it wears introduces an error in the speed shown on the speedometer. A car โฆ
- Question 6
A car travels along a straight horizontal road. The graph shows the variation of the velocity v of the car with time t for 6.0 s of its journey. โฆ
- Question 7
A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff and falls into the sea some time later. Air resistance is negligible. Which graph shows how the vertical component vv of velocity of this stone varies with its horizontal โฆ
- Question 8
- Question 9
Each diagram illustrates a pair of forces of equal magnitude. Which diagram gives an example of a pair of forces that is described by Newtonโs third law of motion? โฆ
- Question 10
A stone is dropped from a tall building. Air resistance is significant. The variation of distance fallen with time is shown by the dashed line. A second stone with the same dimensions but a smaller mass is dropped from the โฆ
- Question 11
A helium atom of mass m collides normally with a wall. The atom arrives at the wall with speed v and then rebounds along its original path. Assume that the collision is perfectly elastic. What is the change in the โฆ
- Question 12
A cylindrical iceberg of height H floats in sea water. The top of the iceberg is at height h above the surface of the water. H h sea water iceberg The density of ice is ฯ i and the density โฆ
- Question 13
A couple is applied to a tap as shown. pivot tap โฆ
- Question 14
A crane uses a counterweight to stop it from toppling over when lifting a load, as shown. โฆ
- Question 15
Three parallel forces act on an object. As a result of these forces, the object is in equilibrium. What must be correct for these forces? A They all act along the same line. B They all have the same magnitude. โฆ
- Question 16
An empty glass beaker has a mass of 103 g. When filled with water, it has a total mass of 361 g. When filled with cooking oil, it has a total mass of 351 g. The density of water is โฆ
- Question 17
A rope is attached to a sledge and a boy uses the rope to pull the sledge along a horizontal surface with a constant velocity. The tension in the rope is 100 N and the rope is held at 30ยฐ โฆ
- Question 18
The kinetic energy Ek of an object of mass m moving at speed v is given by the equation shown. Ek โฆ
- Question 19
A grasshopper of mass 0.12 g jumps vertically. It uses its back legs over a time of 0.020 s to jump, leaving the ground with a velocity of โฆ
- Question 20
A spring of original length 100 mm is compressed by a force. The graph shows the variation of the compressing force F with the length L of the spring. โฆ
- Question 21
A 0.80 m length of steel wire and โฆ
- Question 22
A transverse wave in a medium has the waveform shown, where y = vertical displacement and x = horizontal distance. The speed of the wave is 20.0 cm โฆ
- Question 23
The graph shows the variation of the displacement of particles with distance along a transverse wave at an instant in time. The wave is moving to the right. Which position along the wave corresponds to a point where particles in โฆ
- Question 24
A long tube, filled with water, has a tap fitted at its base, as shown. A tuning fork is sounded above the tube and the water is allowed to run gradually out of the tube. tube tap water tuning fork โฆ
- Question 25
A stationary insect on the surface of water creates circular waves with its legs, as shown in diagram 1. The insect begins to travel to the right as shown in diagram โฆ
- Question 26
A toy motorboat moving with constant velocity v vibrates up and down on the surface of a pond. This causes the boat to act as a source of circular water waves of frequency 2.0 Hz. The speed of the waves โฆ
- Question 27
Two progressive waves of frequency 300 Hz superpose to produce a stationary wave in which adjacent nodes are 1.5 m apart. What is the speed of the progressive waves? โฆ
- Question 28
The diagrams show the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank as they pass through a gap between two barriers. Which diagram is correct? โฆ
- Question 29
A double-slit interference experiment is set up as shown. single slit double slit screen * red light source not to scale Fringes are formed on the screen. The distance between successive bright fringes is found to be 4 mm. Two โฆ
- Question 30
The interference patterns from a diffraction grating and a double slit are compared. Using the diffraction grating, yellow light of the first order is seen at 30ยฐ to the normal to the grating. The same light produces interference fringes on โฆ
- Question 31
Which diagram shows the pattern of the electric field lines due to a negative point charge? โฆ
- Question 32
In an electrolyte, the electric current is carried by charged particles (ions) in solution. What is not a possible value for the charge on an ion in solution? โฆ
- Question 33
A voltmeter connected between two points P and Q in an electrical circuit shows a reading of โฆ
- Question 34
Which graph best represents the variation with current I of potential difference V for a filament lamp? โฆ
- Question 35
When a battery is connected to a resistor, the battery gradually becomes warm. This causes the internal resistance of the battery to increase whilst its electromotive force (e.m.f.) stays unchanged. As the internal resistance of the battery increases, how do โฆ
- Question 36
A cell is connected to a resistor of resistance 3.00 โฆ. The current in the resistor is โฆ
- Question 37
A battery with negligible internal resistance is connected to three resistors, as shown. โฆ
- Question 38
The diagram shows a potentiometer and a fixed resistor connected across โฆ
- Question 39
Which statement about the alpha-particle scattering experiment provides evidence for the existence of the nucleus? A A tiny proportion of the alpha-particles are deflected through large angles. B Slower alpha-particles are deflected through larger angles. C The kinetic energies of โฆ
- Question 40
Some particles are a combination of three quarks. Which combination of quarks would not result in a particle with a charge of either โฆ
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