Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 2 · AS structured questions

Physics 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 8 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 8
Marks: 60
Grade A from: 37

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File names: 9702_w20_qp_21 · 9702_w20_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 60). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

A	B	C	D	E
37	31	26	20	14

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Forces, density and pressure	1	9
Kinematics	1	9
Deformation of solids	1	9
Dynamics	1	8
Electricity	1	8
Particle physics	1	7
Waves	1	5
Superposition	1	5

Questions in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020

Question 1Forces, density and pressure · 9 marks
(a) (i) Define the moment of a force about a point. (ii) Determine the SI base units of the moment of a force. base units (b) A uniform rigid rod of length 2.4 m is shown in Fig. …
Question 2Kinematics · 9 marks
A small block is lifted vertically upwards by a toy aircraft, as illustrated in Fig. 2.1. velocity aircraft string block Fig. 2.1 As the block is moving upwards, the string breaks at time …
Question 3Dynamics · 8 marks
(a) Define force. (b) A ball falls vertically downwards towards a horizontal floor and then rebounds along its original path, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. ball reaching the floor speed …
Question 4Deformation of solids · 9 marks
(a) Define, for a wire: (i) stress (ii) strain. …
Question 5Waves · 5 marks
A progressive wave Y passes a point P. The variation with time t of the displacement x for the wave at P is shown in Fig. …
Question 6Superposition · 5 marks
(a) Describe the conditions required for two waves to be able to form a stationary wave. (b) A stationary wave on a string has nodes and antinodes. The distance between a node and an adjacent antinode is 6.0 cm. (i) …
Question 7Electricity · 8 marks
(a) Define the ohm. (b) A uniform wire has resistance 3.2 Ω. The wire has length 2.5 m and is made from metal of resistivity …
Question 8Particle physics · 7 marks
(a) State a similarity and a difference between a down quark and a down antiquark. similarity: difference: (b) For a nucleus of aluminium-25 (25 13Al ): (i) state the number of protons and the number of neutrons number of protons …

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Where can I get the 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w20_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020?

37 marks out of 60, a C needed 26.

Which topics came up in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2020?

Mostly Forces, density and pressure, Kinematics, Deformation of solids. The full list is in the table above.

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No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.