Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Feb/March 2019 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Feb/March 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
- 27
File names: 9702_m19_qp_12 ยท 9702_m19_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Feb/March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Feb/March 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 9 | โ |
| Waves | 6 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 5 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 4 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 3 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | โ |
| Kinematics | 2 | โ |
| Dynamics | 2 | โ |
| Superposition | 2 | โ |
| Particle physics | 2 | โ |
| Electric fields | 1 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/12 Feb/March 2019
- Question 1
A wave has a frequency of 5 GHz. What is the period of the wave? A 200 ps B 2 ns C 20 ns โฆ
- Question 2
At temperatures close to 0 K, the specific heat capacity c of a particular solid is given by c = bT 3, where T is the temperature and b is a constant, characteristic of the solid. The SI unit of โฆ
- Question 3
The speed of an aircraft in still air is 200 km hโ1. The wind blows from the west at a speed of 85.0 km hโ1. In which direction must the pilot steer the aircraft in order to fly due north? โฆ
- Question 4
A digital balance is used to weigh ingredients in a laboratory. When a weight is applied to the digital balance, an electronic circuit generates a current which is then converted into a digital readout on the display. The electronic circuit โฆ
- Question 5
Four students measure a time interval that is known to be 1.734 s. The measurement recorded by each student is shown. Which measurement is the most accurate? โฆ
- Question 6
A mass on the end of a spring bounces up and down as shown, after being released at time โฆ
- Question 7
A stone is thrown vertically upwards from a point that is 12 m above the sea. It then falls into the sea below after 3.4 s. Air resistance is negligible. At which speed was the stone released when it was โฆ
- Question 8
Two balls X and Y are moving towards each other with speeds of โฆ
- Question 9
In the absence of air resistance, a ball thrown horizontally from a tower with velocity v, will land after time T seconds. If, however, air resistance is taken into account, which statement is correct? A The ball lands with a โฆ
- Question 10
Two balls, of masses m and 2m, travelling in a vacuum with initial velocities 2v and v respectively, collide with each other head-on, as shown. โฆ
- Question 11
A ball falls through a liquid at a constant speed. It is acted upon by three forces: an upthrust, a drag-force and its weight. Which statement is correct? A The drag-force increases with increasing depth. B The drag-force is equal โฆ
- Question 12
A fairground ride consists of four carriages connected to a central vertical pole, as shown in the following view from above. direction of rotation not to scale vertical central pole carriages A motor rotates the central pole about its axis. โฆ
- Question 13
A uniform horizontal beam OX, 4.0 m long and weighing 100 N, is hinged at a wall at point O. It is supported by a cord XY which is attached to the wall at โฆ
- Question 14
An object shaped as a hemisphere rests with its flat surface on a table. The object has radius r and density ฯ. r table The volume of a sphere is โฆ
- Question 15
Which statement best represents the principle of conservation of energy? A Energy cannot be used faster than it is created. B The supply of energy is limited, so energy must be conserved. C The total energy in a closed system โฆ
- Question 16
A crane is being used to lift containers off a ship. One container has a mass of 14 000 kg and is being lifted vertically with a speed of โฆ
- Question 17
The data below are taken from a test of a petrol engine for a motor car. power output 150 kW fuel consumption 20 litres per hour energy content of fuel 40 MJ per litre What is the ratio power output โฆ
- Question 18
Leonardo da Vinci proposed a flying machine that would work like a screw to lift the pilot into the air. The โscrewโ is rotated by the pilot. The machine and the pilot together have a total mass of 120 kg. โฆ
- Question 19
A metal wire, fixed at one end, has length l and cross-sectional area A. The wire extends a distance e when mass m is hung from the other end of the wire. What is an expression for the Young Modulus โฆ
- Question 20
A spring has a spring constant of 6.0 N cm โ1. It is joined to another spring whose spring constant is 4.0 N cmโ1. A load of 80 N is suspended from this composite spring. load โฆ
- Question 21
The graph shows the extension of a sample of a type of rubber as different loads F are applied and then gradually removed. โฆ
- Question 22
A sound wave passes through air. The diagram shows the positions of the molecules of the air at one instant. โฆ
- Question 23
The top row of bars represents a set of particles inside the Earth and at rest. The lower row represents the same particles at one instant as a longitudinal wave passes from left to right through the Earth. What should โฆ
- Question 24
A straight tube is closed at one end and has a loudspeaker positioned at the open end. The frequency of the loudspeaker is initially very low and is increased slowly. A series of loudness maxima are heard. The stationary wave โฆ
- Question 25
A buzzer emitting sound of frequency 846 Hz is attached to a string and rotated in a horizontal circle. The linear speed of the buzzer is โฆ
- Question 26
The diagram shows the principal regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, with some details labelled. The diagram is not to scale. wavelength increasing โฆ
- Question 27
P and Q are fixed points at the end of a string. A transverse stationary wave of constant maximum amplitude is formed on the string. โฆ
- Question 28
Two identical loudspeakers are connected in series to an a.c. supply, as shown. speaker speaker a.c. supply โฆ
- Question 29
A diffraction grating experiment is set up using orange light of wavelength 600 nm. The grating has a slit separation of 2.00 ยตm. light of wavelength 600 nm grating 2nd order orange 1st order orange ฮธ1 ฮธ2 What is the โฆ
- Question 30
Two horizontal parallel plate conductors are separated by a distance of 5.0 mm in air. The lower plate is earthed and the potential of the upper plate is +50 V. What is the electric field strength E at a point โฆ
- Question 31
The diagram shows the electric field near a point charge and two electrons X and โฆ
- Question 32
The electric current in a wire may be calculated using the equation I = Anvq. Which statement is not correct? A n is the number of charge carriers per unit volume of the wire. B nA is the number of โฆ
- Question 33
Three resistors are connected in parallel across a power supply, as shown. โฆ
- Question 34
Which graph shows the variation with current I of the potential difference V of a filament lamp? โฆ
- Question 35
A wire of cross-sectional area โฆ
- Question 36
A cell of internal resistance r and electromotive force (e.m.f.) E is connected in series with a resistor of resistance โฆ
- Question 37
Identical resistors are connected in four combinations โฆ
- Question 38
The circuit shown consists of two resistors of resistances 10 kโฆ and 50 kโฆ and a component โฆ
- Question 39
- Question 40
Which word equation represents ฮฒ+ decay? A proton โ neutron + electron + electron antineutrino B proton โ neutron + electron + electron neutrino C proton โ neutron + positron + electron antineutrino D proton โ neutron + positron + โฆ
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