Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2022: 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
- 25
File names: 9702_s22_qp_11 · 9702_s22_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 9702/11 May/June 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 8 | 8 |
| Waves | 6 | 6 |
| Kinematics | 4 | 4 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | 4 |
| Physical quantities and units | 3 | 3 |
| Dynamics | 3 | 3 |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | 3 |
| Work, energy and power | 3 | 3 |
| Superposition | 3 | 3 |
| Particle physics | 3 | 3 |
Questions in 9702/11 May/June 2022
- Question 1
Which term represents a physical quantity? A metre B percentage uncertainty C quark flavour D spring constant
- Question 2
Which two units are identical when expressed in terms of SI base units? …
- Question 3
A value for the acceleration of free fall on Earth is given as …
- Question 4
Two cables are attached to a bracket and exert forces as shown. …
- Question 5
The curved line PQR is the velocity–time graph for a car starting from rest. velocity time …
- Question 6
A ball is thrown horizontally with a speed of …
- Question 7
An object is moving along the ground in a straight line at a constant speed. Which statement about the resultant force acting on the object is correct? A The resultant force acting on the object is equal to its weight. …
- Question 8
Water flows out of a pipe and hits a wall. water pipe wall cross-sectional area A velocity v When the jet of water hits the wall, it has horizontal velocity v and cross-sectional area A. The density of the water …
- Question 9
A projectile is launched at an angle above horizontal ground and travels through the air. ground path of the projectile projectile X The projectile reaches its maximum height at position X. Assume that no upthrust acts on the projectile. Which …
- Question 10
What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum? A A force is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the object upon which it acts. B In a perfectly elastic collision, the relative momentum of …
- Question 11
A horizontal wooden plank is pivoted at one end, as shown. …
- Question 12
When must an object be in equilibrium? A when no resultant force acts on the object B when no resultant force and no resultant torque act on the object C when no resultant torque acts on the object D when …
- Question 13
A uniform diving board is held by two fixed rods at points P and Q. A person stands at end R of the diving board, as shown. rod rod …
- Question 14
A solid block has sides of length L, 2L and 4L. The block is submerged in water of uniform density so that the faces with the largest area are horizontal, as shown. surface of water …
- Question 15
In a large container in an oil refinery, three oils of different densities are mixed. No chemical activity occurs. The mixture consists of: 1200 kg of oil of density 1100 kg m–3 1500 kg of oil of density 860 kg …
- Question 16
A box slides down a rough ramp. The change in the gravitational potential energy of the box is 16 J as it moves between positions X and Y. The box has 24 J of kinetic energy at X and 35 …
- Question 17
The total energy supplied to an electric motor is E. Energy Q is wasted and the remaining energy does useful work. What is the efficiency of the motor? …
- Question 18
Objects with different masses are placed on the horizontal surface of a table. The objects are then raised to different heights above the table. The gain in gravitational potential energy of each object is the same. Which graph best shows …
- Question 19
Two wires, P and Q, are made from the same metal and hang vertically from a steel girder. Wire Q has half the length and twice the diameter of wire P. Identical masses are attached to the bottom of each …
- Question 20
Which statement about elastic and plastic deformation must be correct? A Elastic deformation and plastic deformation are proportional to the applied force. B Elastic deformation and plastic deformation cause no change in volume. C Elastic deformation causes heating of the …
- Question 21
The graph shows the variation with time of the displacement of a particle as a progressive wave passes. …
- Question 22
The graph shows the variation of the displacement of an air particle with time as a sound wave passes through air. displacement time 00 The intensity of the sound is halved while the frequency remains constant. The four graphs below …
- Question 23
Which statement is correct? A Gases cannot transmit longitudinal waves. B Longitudinal sound waves cannot form stationary waves. C Solids can transmit both transverse and longitudinal waves. D Transverse waves cannot pass through a vacuum.
- Question 24
A car is travelling at a constant velocity directly towards a man standing in the middle of the road. The driver sounds the car’s horn as a warning. The horn emits a sound wave of constant frequency. The frequency of …
- Question 25
Which statement about electromagnetic waves is correct? A A wave of wavelength …
- Question 26
A stationary wave is set up on a string that is stretched between two fixed points that are 48 cm apart. At one instant, the appearance of the string is as shown. fixed point fixed point What is the wavelength …
- Question 27
A pipe, closed at one end, has a loudspeaker at the open end. For some frequencies of sound from the loudspeaker, a stationary sound wave is formed in the air within the pipe with an antinode at the open end …
- Question 28
Water waves of wavelength are incident normally on an obstacle with a narrow gap. The width of the gap is equal to . The waves from the gap emerge over an angle , as shown. …
- Question 29
Light of a single frequency passes through two narrow slits and produces an interference pattern on a screen some distance away. The interference fringes are very close together. Which change would increase the distance between the fringes? A Increase the …
- Question 30
- Question 31
A straight copper wire of diameter …
- Question 32
What is the definition of the potential difference (p.d.) across a component? A the electrical power supplied to the component B the energy transferred to the component per unit charge C the product of the current in the component and …
- Question 33
The graph shows the I–V characteristic for a semiconductor diode. …
- Question 34
- Question 35
A cell has internal resistance r and electromotive force (e.m.f.) E. The cell is connected in series with an ammeter and a variable resistor of resistance …
- Question 36
The sum of the currents entering a junction in an electrical circuit is always equal to the sum of the currents leaving the junction. Why is this? A It is a consequence of the conservation of charge. B It is …
- Question 37
In the circuits shown, the temperature remains constant. In which circuit does the potential difference (p.d.) V increase with increasing light intensity? …
- Question 38
Carbon-14 decays into nitrogen-14 by emitting a – particle. Which statement explains why the – particles are emitted with a range of different kinetic energies? A The carbon-14 nuclei have slightly different masses. B The emitted – particles have a …
- Question 39
A nucleus of a radioactive element emits an -particle, then a – particle and then another – particle. Which statement describes the final element that is produced? A It is a different element of higher proton number than the original …
- Question 40
How many hadrons, baryons and mesons are there in a nucleus of Be? 9 4 hadrons baryons mesons …
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