Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 May/June 2019 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, 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_12 ยท 9702_s19_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 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 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 May/June 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physical quantities and units | 6 | โ |
| Kinematics | 5 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 5 | โ |
| Waves | 5 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | โ |
| Electricity | 4 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | โ |
| Superposition | 3 | โ |
| Particle physics | 3 | โ |
| Dynamics | 1 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/12 May/June 2019
- Question 1
What is equivalent to 2000 microvolts? โฆ
- Question 2
What is the number of SI base units required to express electric field strength and power? electric field strength power โฆ
- Question 3
The Planck constant h has SI units J s. Which equation could be used to calculate the Planck constant? โฆ
- Question 4
Two cables are attached to a bracket and exert forces as shown. โฆ
- Question 5
A student wishes to determine the density ฯ of lead. She measures the mass and diameter of a small sphere of lead: mass โฆ
- Question 6
Two quantities p and q are directly proportional to each other. Experimental results are taken and plotted in a graph of q against p. Which graph shows there were random errors in the measurements of p and โฆ
- Question 7
A man of mass 75.2 kg uses a set of weighing scales to measure his mass three times. He obtains the following readings. mass / kg reading 1 80.2 reading 2 80.1 reading 3 80.2 Which statement best describes the โฆ
- Question 8
The graph shows how a physical quantity varies with time. quantity time 0 0 Which event could best be represented by the graph? A the acceleration of a firework rising to a maximum height and falling to the ground B โฆ
- Question 9
What describes the mass of an object? A the force the object experiences due to gravity B the momentum of the object before a collision C the resistance of the object to changes in motion D the weight of the โฆ
- Question 10
A car has mass m. A person needs to push the car with force F in order to give the car acceleration a. The person needs to push the car with force 2F in order to give the car acceleration โฆ
- Question 11
Two bar magnets P and Q are mounted on floats which can slide without friction along an air track. โฆ
- Question 12
A submarine descends vertically at constant velocity. The three forces acting on the submarine are viscous drag, upthrust and weight. Which relationship between their magnitudes is correct? A weight < drag B weight = drag C weight < upthrust D โฆ
- Question 13
A small positive charge can move inside a uniform electric field. โฆ
- Question 14
A car of mass m travels at constant speed up a slope at an angle ฮธ to the horizontal, as shown in the diagram. Air resistance and friction provide a resistive force F. The acceleration of free fall is g. โฆ
- Question 15
A volume of 1.5 m3 of water is mixed with 0.50 m3 of alcohol. The density of water is 1000 kg mโ3 and the density of alcohol is 800 kg mโ3. The volume of the mixture is 2.0 m3. What โฆ
- Question 16
A parachutist is falling at constant (terminal) velocity. Which statement is not correct? A Gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy of the air. B Gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy of the parachutist. C Gravitational potential โฆ
- Question 17
A combined heat and power (CHP) station generates electrical power and useful heat. The diagram shows the input and output powers for a CHP station. input power from fuel wasted power 60 MW useful heating power 160 MW useful electrical โฆ
- Question 18
A bungee jumper jumps off a high bridge, when attached to it by a long elastic rope which obeys Hookeโs law. The gravitational potential energy of the jumper is measured relative to the lowest point reached by the jumper. Which โฆ
- Question 19
A train on a mountain railway is carrying 200 people of average mass 70 kg up a slope at an angle of 30ยฐ to the horizontal and at a speed of โฆ
- Question 20
A wire X is stretched by a force and gains elastic potential energy E. The same force is applied to wire Y of the same material, with the same initial length but twice the diameter of wire X. Both wires โฆ
- Question 21
The diagram shows the arrangement of atoms in a particular crystal. Each atom is at the corner of a cube. The mass of each atom is โฆ
- Question 22
The stress-strain graphs for loading and unloading four different materials are shown. Which material exhibits purely elastic behaviour? โฆ
- Question 23
The diagram illustrates the position of particles in a progressive sound wave at one instant in time. โฆ
- Question 24
A wave moves along the surface of water. The diagram shows the variation of displacement s with distance along the wave at time โฆ
- Question 25
In an experiment to determine the wavelength of sound in air, a stationary wave is set up in an air column. The distance between a node and an adjacent antinode is L. What is the wavelength of the sound? โฆ
- Question 26
In one of the first experiments to demonstrate the Doppler effect, a train was filled with trumpeters all playing a note of frequency 440 Hz. The difference in observed frequency of the note as the train directly approached a stationary โฆ
- Question 27
The electromagnetic spectrum consists of waves with different wavelengths. Which row correctly identifies regions of the electromagnetic spectrum? โฆ
- Question 28
A cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) is used to display the trace from a sound wave. The time-base is set at 5 ยตs mmโ1. 1 cm 1 cm What is the frequency of the sound wave? A 6.7 Hz B 67 Hz โฆ
- Question 29
Monochromatic light is directed at a diffraction grating, as shown. Which diagram could show all the possible directions of the light, after passing through the grating, that give maximum intensity? โฆ
- Question 30
Why can an observable interference pattern never be obtained between two monochromatic beams of light from different lamps? A The frequency of the light from the two lamps can never be the same. B The light from the two lamps โฆ
- Question 31
A student sets up apparatus to observe the double-slit interference of monochromatic light, as shown. double slit monochromatic light screen Interference fringes are formed on the screen. Which change would increase the distance between adjacent fringes? A Decrease the distance โฆ
- Question 32
An electron is situated in a vacuum between two charged plates, as shown. โฆ
- Question 33
A length of wire is connected into a circuit. R S area A area โฆ
- Question 34
Four wires are made of the same metal. The cross-sectional areas, lengths and thermodynamic temperatures of the wires are shown. Which wire has the largest resistance? cross-sectional area length temperature โฆ
- Question 35
A cell with internal resistance is connected to a variable resistor R as shown. R cell I The resistance of R is gradually decreased. How do the current I and the terminal potential difference across the cell change? current I โฆ
- Question 36
Kirchhoffโs first law states that the sum of the currents entering a junction in a circuit is equal to the sum of the currents leaving it. The law is based on the conservation of a physical quantity. What is this โฆ
- Question 37
A circuit contains two batteries, each of negligible internal resistance, and two resistors as shown. โฆ
- Question 38
- Question 39
Which equation describes the changes to the quark composition of a nucleus and the lepton emission during the process of ฮฒ+ decay? A down โ up + positron + electron neutrino B down โ up + positron + electron antineutrino โฆ
- Question 40
There are protons, neutrons and electrons in the simple model of an atom. To which class (group), hadron or lepton, do these particles belong? hadron lepton A electron proton and neutron B neutron proton and electron C proton and electron โฆ
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