Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Feb/March 2022 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Feb/March 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
- 27
File names: 9702_m22_qp_12 · 9702_m22_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Feb/March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Feb/March 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 8 | 8 |
| Kinematics | 6 | 6 |
| Waves | 6 | 6 |
| Work, energy and power | 5 | 5 |
| Physical quantities and units | 4 | 4 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | 4 |
| Particle physics | 3 | 3 |
| Deformation of solids | 2 | 2 |
| Superposition | 2 | 2 |
Questions in 9702/12 Feb/March 2022
- Question 1
What could not be a measurement of a physical quantity? …
- Question 2
A computer memory stick is labelled as having a storage capacity of 128 GB. The letter B stands for byte, which is a unit. What is the equivalent storage capacity? …
- Question 3
A man of mass 75.2 kg uses a set of weighing scales to measure his mass three times. He obtains the following readings. mass / kg reading 1 80.2 reading 2 80.1 reading 3 80.2 Which statement describes the precision …
- Question 4
Which statement about scalar and vector quantities is correct? A A scalar quantity has direction but not magnitude. B A scalar quantity has magnitude but not direction. C A vector quantity has direction but not magnitude. D A vector quantity …
- Question 5
How can the acceleration of an object be determined? A from the area under a displacement–time graph B from the area under a velocity–time graph C from the gradient of a displacement–time graph D from the gradient of a velocity–time …
- Question 6
A sprinter takes a time of 11.0 s to run …
- Question 7
A single horizontal force F is applied to a block X which is in contact with a separate block Y, as shown. …
- Question 8
A car of mass 750 kg has a horizontal driving force of 2.0 kN acting on it. It has a forward horizontal acceleration of …
- Question 9
An object falls freely from rest in a vacuum. The graph shows the variation with time t of the velocity v of the object. …
- Question 10
A rock of mass 2m, travelling in deep space at velocity v, explodes into two parts of equal mass, one of which is then stationary. What is the kinetic energy of the moving part after the explosion? …
- Question 11
A horizontal metal bar PQ of length 50.0 cm is hinged at end P. The diagram shows the metal bar viewed from above. …
- Question 12
A cube WXZY has sides of length 2.0 cm and mass 24.0 g. The cube rests on a metre rule of negligible mass. The geometrical centre of the cube is vertically above the 70.0 cm mark on the scale of …
- Question 13
A rigid sphere is held at rest on the sea bed. When the sphere is released, it rises to the surface of the sea. The seawater has a uniform density. Which statement about the sphere, from its release until it …
- Question 14
- Question 15
The total energy input Ein in a process is partly transferred to useful energy output U and partly transferred to energy that is wasted W. What is the efficiency of the process? A in …
- Question 16
An escalator is 60 m long and lifts passengers through a vertical height of 30 m, as shown. …
- Question 17
A rock of mass 40 kg is released from rest from a height of 20 m above the surface of a planet. The rock has a kinetic energy of 32 kJ when it hits the surface of the planet. The …
- Question 18
A metal wire is stretched. The wire obeys Hooke’s law. Which quantity has a value that does not change? A extension B strain C stress D Young modulus
- Question 19
An object is stretched until it reaches the elastic limit. Which statement must describe the stress on the object when it is at the elastic limit? A It is the maximum stress for which the object obeys Hooke’s law. B …
- Question 20
Which statement about progressive waves is correct? A They are always transverse waves. B They can exist in solids but not liquids. C They decrease in frequency as their speed increases. D They transfer energy away from their source.
- Question 21
A cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) is used to determine the frequency of a sound wave. The diagram shows the waveform on the screen. The time-base setting is 5.0 ms div–1. What is the best estimate of the frequency of the sound …
- Question 22
The warning signal on an ambulance has a frequency of 600 Hz. The speed of sound is …
- Question 23
Brief pulses of red, blue and green light are emitted from the Sun at the same time. The pulses travel the same distance to reach Mars. Assume that the pulses travel in a vacuum for the full duration of their …
- Question 24
Two coherent progressive waves from different sources meet at a point. Which condition must be satisfied for there to be zero resultant amplitude at the point where the waves meet? A The two waves must be emitted from their sources …
- Question 25
A corridor is 13.2 m long and has closed doors that reflect sound at both ends. The speed of sound in the air in the corridor is …
- Question 26
Water waves of wavelength are formed in a ripple tank. The waves are diffracted as they pass through a narrow gap of width d (d is greater than ). Which gap width and which wavelength will cause the largest …
- Question 27
Two loudspeakers X and Y emit sound waves that are in phase and of wavelength 0.75 m. An observer O is able to stand anywhere on a straight line that passes through X and Y, as shown. The observer stands …
- Question 28
Light of a single wavelength is incident normally on a diffraction grating. The resulting diffraction pattern is displayed on a screen. Which change makes the first orders of intensity maxima further apart from each other on the screen? A placing …
- Question 29
For a current-carrying wire, the current can be calculated using the equation shown. I = Anvq What is the meaning of n? A the number of charge carriers in the wire B the number of charge carriers multiplied by the …
- Question 30
The number of free electrons passing a point in a wire in 24 hours is …
- Question 31
In the circuit shown, lamp P is rated …
- Question 32
A piece of wire has a length of 0.80 m and a diameter of …
- Question 33
Ten cells, each of electromotive force …
- Question 34
A cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and internal resistance r is connected to a variable resistor, as shown. …
- Question 35
Each of Kirchhoff’s two laws presumes that some quantity is conserved. Which row states Kirchhoff’s first law and names the quantity that is conserved? statement quantity A the algebraic sum of currents into a junction is zero charge B the …
- Question 36
A cell has an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 8.0 V and negligible internal resistance. The cell forms part of a circuit, as shown. …
- Question 37
In the circuit shown, the cells have negligible internal resistance and the reading on the galvanometer is zero. …
- Question 38
When -particles are directed at gold leaf: 1 almost all -particles pass through without deflection 2 a few -particles are deviated through large angles. What are the reasons for these effects? …
- Question 39
A nucleus X is radioactive and decays into a nucleus Y. X and Y are isotopes of the same element. Which combination of particles could have been emitted during the decay process? A 1 -particle and 1 – particle B …
- Question 40
A positively charged meson consists of a quark and an antiquark. What could be the quark and antiquark? A charm and antiup B down and antitop C strange and antibottom D up and antistrange
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