Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2020 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 24
File names: 9702_w20_qp_12 · 9702_w20_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2020
- Question 1
A student uses the volume of a metal coin in order to determine the density of the metal. What is not needed in order to determine an estimate of the volume of the coin? A estimate of the diameter B …
- Question 2
The speed v of waves on a stretched wire is given by the equation …
- Question 3
The diagram shows a force F. P is the horizontal component of F, at an angle to …
- Question 4
A student wishes to measure a distance of about 10 cm to a precision of 0.01 cm. Which measuring instrument should be used? A metre rule B micrometer C tape measure D vernier calipers
- Question 5
A steel ball is dropped and falls through a vertical height h. The time t taken to fall is measured using light gates. The results are given in the table. …
- Question 6
A stone is thrown vertically upwards from a point X at time …
- Question 7
A mass of 5.0 kg is released from rest on a frictionless surface inclined at 30 to the horizontal. Air resistance is negligible. 30° frictionless surface mass 5.0 kg horizontal How far does the mass travel in a time of …
- Question 8
What is not a statement of one of Newton’s laws of motion? A If body X exerts a force on body Y, body Y exerts an equal and opposite force on body X. B If no resultant force acts on …
- Question 9
An object falls from a tall building. The graph shows how the velocity of the object changes with time …
- Question 10
Two balls, one of mass 2m and one of mass m, collide. The diagrams show the initial and final velocities of the balls. Which collision is not elastic? before collision after collision …
- Question 11
The diagram shows a ‘ballistic pendulum’. pellet m M block A pellet of mass m travelling at a speed u hits a stationary block of mass M. The pellet becomes embedded in the block and causes the block to move …
- Question 12
A rigid circular disc of radius r has its centre at X. A number of forces of equal magnitude F act at the edge of the disc. All the forces are in the plane of the disc. Which arrangement of …
- Question 13
The diagram shows a uniform beam PQ. The length of the beam is 3.0 m and its weight is 50 N. The beam is supported on a pivot 1.0 m from end P. A load of weight W is hung …
- Question 14
In a high-wire circus act, a man of mass 85 kg is standing at rest at the midpoint of the wire. …
- Question 15
A cylindrical block of ice of cross-sectional area 12 m2 is floating, partially submerged, in the sea. The density of the sea water is 1020 kg m–3. A polar bear of mass 400 kg steps onto the block of ice. …
- Question 16
A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Air resistance is negligible. Which statement is correct? A By the principle of conservation of energy, the total energy of the ball is constant throughout its motion. B By the principle of conservation of …
- Question 17
A hammer with 10 J of kinetic energy hits a nail and pushes it 5.0 mm into a plank. Both the hammer and nail come to rest after the collision. What is the approximate average force that acts on the …
- Question 18
The change in gravitational potential energy ∆E of an object of mass m when moving through height ∆h near the surface of the Earth is given by the equation shown. ∆E = mg∆h Which equation is needed as part of …
- Question 19
A racing car has an output power of 300 kW when travelling at a constant speed of …
- Question 20
A mass of 60.0 g is suspended from a spring and the distance from the bottom of the spring to the floor is measured to be 16.4 cm. The mass is replaced with …
- Question 21
The graph shows the force–extension graph for a wire. …
- Question 22
The speed v of waves in deep water is given by the equation …
- Question 23
When sound travels through air, the air particles vibrate. A graph of displacement against time for a single air particle is shown. …
- Question 24
A vibrating tuning fork is held above a glass cylinder filled to the top with water. The water level is steadily lowered. A loud sound is first heard when the water level is 83.5 cm above the bench. The next …
- Question 25
An emergency vehicle sounds its siren as it accelerates along a straight road between two points X and Y, as shown in the diagram. X Y direction of travel road emergency vehicle The frequency of the sound emitted by the …
- Question 26
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum is shown. visible light increasing frequency What is the name of the shaded region and what is the order of magnitude of a wavelength of a wave from this region? name wavelength …
- Question 27
The three waves shown in each diagram have the same amplitude and frequency but different phase. They are added together to give a resultant wave. In which case is the resultant wave zero at this instant? …
- Question 28
A transmitting mast sends out microwaves of wavelength 1.5 cm and radio waves of wavelength 1.5 km. mountain NOT TO SCALE transmitting mast receiving aerial A receiving aerial behind a mountain can detect the radio waves but not the microwaves. …
- Question 29
An experiment is carried out to demonstrate double-slit interference using light of wavelength 500 nm. The distance between bright fringes in the interference pattern is 5 mm. What are possible values for the distance between the slits and the screen, …
- Question 30
Light of a single frequency is incident on a diffraction grating. Seven bright spots are observed on a screen. Which change will result in an increase in the number of bright spots observed? A Increase the distance between the grating …
- Question 31
A molecule behaves as an electric ‘dipole’ consisting of two equal point charges of opposite sign, separated by a fixed distance. The molecule moves with constant horizontal velocity as it enters a vertical uniform electric field, as shown. electric field …
- Question 32
Two parallel metal plates are connected to a battery of negligible internal resistance. metal plates One of the plates is slowly moved towards the other. Which row is correct? electric field strength between the plates potential difference between the plates …
- Question 33
Four point charges, each of charge Q, are placed on the edge of an insulating disc of radius r. The disc rotates at a rate of n revolutions per unit time. …
- Question 34
In the circuit shown, a fixed resistor X is connected in series with a battery and a variable resistor. X The power dissipated in resistor X is 7.2 W when a current of 3.0 A passes through it. The variable …
- Question 35
A resistor and a filament lamp are connected in series with a power supply. The I–V characteristics of the resistor and of the lamp are shown below. …
- Question 36
A car battery has an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 12 V and an internal resistance of 0.05 . The battery is connected to the starter motor of a car. The current in the motor is …
- Question 37
A cell of negligible internal resistance is connected to a network of resistors and a voltmeter, as shown. …
- Question 38
A voltmeter is connected into a circuit with the polarity shown in the diagram. …
- Question 39
What is a conclusion from the alpha-particle scattering experiment? A Protons and electrons have equal but opposite charges. B Protons have a much larger mass than electrons. C The nucleus contains most of the mass of the atom. D The …
- Question 40
Which particle is a hadron? A electron B neutrino C positron D proton
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