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

Physics 9702/22 Feb/March 2020 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, Feb/March 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
60
Grade A from
48
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_m20_qp_22 ยท 9702_m20_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 Feb/March 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.

ABCDE
4844373023

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 Feb/March 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Work, energy and power221
Electricity219
Superposition19
Physical quantities and units16
Particle physics15

Questions in 9702/22 Feb/March 2020

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 6 marks

    (a) Length, mass and temperature are all SI base quantities. State two other SI base quantities. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Work, energy and power ยท 9 marks

    A dolphin is swimming under water at a constant speed of โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power ยท 12 marks

    (a) State what is meant by work done. (b) A skier is pulled along horizontal ground by a wire attached to a kite, as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Superposition ยท 9 marks

    (a) For a progressive wave, state what is meant by: (i) the wavelength (ii) the amplitude. (b) A beam of red laser light is incident normally on a diffraction grating. (i) Diffraction of the light waves occurs at each slit โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electricity ยท 12 marks

    (a) Define the ohm. (b) A wire has a resistance of 1.8 ฮฉ. The wire has a uniform cross-sectional area of 0.38 mm2 and is made of metal of resistivity โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 7 marks

    A uniform electric field is produced between two parallel metal plates. The electric field strength is โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 5 marks

    (a) State and explain whether a neutron is a fundamental particle. (b) A proton in a stationary nucleus decays. (i) State the two leptons that are produced by the decay. (ii) Part of the energy released by the decay is โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/22 Feb/March 2020 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_m20_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/22 Feb/March 2020?
48 marks out of 60, a C needed 37.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 Feb/March 2020?
Mostly Work, energy and power, Electricity, Superposition. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/22 Feb/March 2020?
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.