Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 May/June 2020 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
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Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 May/June 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/11 May/June 2020
- Question 1
What is a reasonable estimate of the kinetic energy of a car travelling at a speed of …
- Question 2
The frequency f of vibration of a mass m supported by a spring with spring constant k is given by the equation f = Cm pk q where C is a constant with no units. What are the values of …
- Question 3
The power produced by a force moving an object is given by the equation shown. power = work time = force displacement time × Which quantities are scalars and which are vectors? scalars vectors A displacement, time force, power B …
- Question 4
A cathode-ray oscilloscope displays a square wave, as shown. The time-base setting is 0.20 ms per division. What is the frequency of the square wave? A 0.83 Hz B 830 Hz C 1300 Hz D 1700 Hz
- Question 5
A measurement is taken correctly but with a ruler at a significantly higher temperature than that at which the ruler was calibrated. The higher temperature causes the ruler to expand. What describes the effect on the measurement caused by the …
- Question 6
The velocity of an electric car changes as shown. …
- Question 7
A projectile is fired from point P with velocity V at an angle θ to the horizontal. It lands at point Q, a horizontal distance R from P, after time …
- Question 8
A car accelerates from rest in a straight line with constant acceleration. Which graph best represents the variation of the momentum p of the car with the distance s travelled by the car? …
- Question 9
The resultant force F on a raindrop of mass m falling with velocity v is given by the equation F = mg – kv2 where k is a constant and g is the acceleration of free fall. What is the …
- Question 10
A stationary toy gun fires a bullet. Which statement about the bullet and the gun, immediately after firing, is not correct? A The force exerted on the bullet by the gun has the same magnitude as the force exerted on …
- Question 11
A wooden block rests on the rough surface of a board. One end of the board is then raised until the block slides down the board at constant velocity v. v board block What describes the forces acting on the …
- Question 12
Which statement best describes a couple? A a pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in opposite directions which produce rotational motion but not translational motion B a pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in opposite directions which produce …
- Question 13
A uniform rod XY of weight 10.0 N is freely hinged to a wall at X. It is held horizontal by a force F acting from Y at an angle of 30° to the horizontal, as shown. wall …
- Question 14
Four combinations of vectors are shown, each representing all the forces acting on an object. The forces all act in the same plane. The object is in equilibrium. Which combination of vectors could represent the forces acting on the object? …
- Question 15
A rectangular metal bar exerts a pressure of 15 200 Pa on the horizontal surface on which it rests. The height of the metal bar is 80 cm. What is the density of the metal? A 190 kg …
- Question 16
A mass attached to the lower end of a spring bounces up and down. At which points in the path of the mass do the gravitational potential energy of the mass (GPE), the elastic potential energy in the spring (EPE) …
- Question 17
A block of weight 80 N is pushed a distance of 60 cm up a slope inclined at 30° to the horizontal. There is a frictional force of 25 N between the block and the surface of the slope. …
- Question 18
A ball is dropped from rest and falls towards the ground. Air resistance is negligible. Which graph shows the variation with speed of the height of the ball above the ground? height above ground speed …
- Question 19
Power is transferred through a machine as shown. machine power output PO power loss PL power input PI What is the efficiency of the machine? …
- Question 20
A tensile force is used to extend a sample of a material. The force is then removed. The variation with strain of the applied stress is shown on the graph. Which point on the graph could represent the elastic limit …
- Question 21
A tensile force is applied to an unstretched rubber band, causing it to stretch. The tensile force is then removed. Which statement about the rubber band must be correct? A If the rubber band stretches elastically and plastically, all the …
- Question 22
A sound wave reduces in intensity but maintains a constant frequency as it travels through air. Which statement is correct? A The maximum displacement of the particles changes between one particle and the next particle. B The phase difference between …
- Question 23
The graph shows the variation with time of the displacement of an electromagnetic wave at a point. …
- Question 24
A long glass tube is almost completely immersed in a large tank of water. A tuning fork is struck and held just above the open end of the tube as it is slowly raised. A louder sound is first heard …
- Question 25
A source emitting sound of a single frequency fs travels at constant speed directly towards an observer. The source then passes the observer and continues to move directly away from the observer. The velocity of the source remains constant. Which …
- Question 26
What are the names of the electromagnetic waves that have wavelengths in a vacuum of 100 pm and of 100 µm? wavelength 100 pm wavelength …
- Question 27
The diagram shows a string stretched between fixed points X and Y. There is a stationary wave on the string. …
- Question 28
Which statement must be true for diffraction to occur when a wave passes through a gap? A The wave is able to travel in a vacuum. B The wave is progressive. C The wave has a large amplitude. D The …
- Question 29
Light of a single wavelength is incident normally on two slits that are 0.20 mm apart. Interference fringes are observed on a screen that is 5.4 m away from the slits. The distance between successive bright fringes is 12 mm. …
- Question 30
A diffraction grating and a screen are used to determine the single wavelength λ of the light from a source. What is an essential feature of this experiment? A A curved screen must be used. B The diffraction angle θ …
- Question 31
A small charge q is placed in the electric field of a large charge Q. Both charges experience a force F. What is the electric field strength of the charge Q at the position of the charge q? A Qq …
- Question 32
A charged particle is in a vacuum between two horizontal metal plates as shown. …
- Question 33
The current in the circuit shown is 3.2 mA. …
- Question 34
Which graph best represents the way the current I through a filament lamp varies with the potential difference V across it? …
- Question 35
A cylindrical metal wire X has resistance R. The same volume of the same metal is made into a cylindrical wire Y of double the length. What is the resistance of wire …
- Question 36
A cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and internal resistance r is connected to a resistor of resistance R. A maximum power P can be dissipated by the resistor without overheating. …
- Question 37
Three identical resistors can be connected together in four different ways. The resistances of two of these combinations are 4.0 Ω and 9.0 Ω. What is the resistance of each individual resistor? …
- Question 38
In the circuit shown, a battery of negligible internal resistance is connected in series with a pair of fixed resistors R1 and …
- Question 39
An element has two isotopic forms. What are the nuclear arrangements of these two isotopes? A They have different nucleon numbers and different proton numbers. B They have different nucleon numbers but the same proton number. C They have the …
- Question 40
A hadron has a charge +e, where e is the elementary charge. Which combination of up (u) and down (d) quarks could form this hadron? A ddd B udd C uud D uuu
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