Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, 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
- 24
File names: 9702_s22_qp_12 · 9702_s22_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 8 | 8 |
| Waves | 7 | 7 |
| Kinematics | 6 | 6 |
| Work, energy and power | 4 | 4 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 3 | 3 |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | 3 |
| Particle physics | 3 | 3 |
| Physical quantities and units | 2 | 2 |
| Dynamics | 2 | 2 |
| Superposition | 2 | 2 |
Questions in 9702/12 May/June 2022
- Question 1
Which estimate is reasonable? …
- Question 2
What is the symbol for the SI base unit of temperature? …
- Question 3
Which statement about systematic errors is not correct? A A systematic error can be caused by using an incorrectly calibrated instrument. B One particular type of systematic error can affect all the measurements by the same amount. C The effect …
- Question 4
An object is moving with an initial velocity of …
- Question 5
A car travels anticlockwise along a horizontal circular road of radius 12 m, as shown. The car takes a time of 4.0 s to move from position P to position …
- Question 6
The water surface in a deep well is 78.0 m below the top of the well. A person at the top of the well drops a heavy stone down the well. Air resistance is negligible. The speed of sound in …
- Question 7
Which statement is not a requirement of a pair of forces that obey Newton’s third law of motion? A The forces act in opposite directions. B The forces act on different objects. C The forces act on objects in contact. …
- Question 8
A child of mass 20 kg stands on the rough surface of a sledge of mass 40 kg. The sledge can slide on a horizontal frictionless surface. One end of a rope is attached to the sledge. The rope passes …
- Question 9
A stone S and a foam rubber ball R are identical spheres of equal volume. They are released from rest at time …
- Question 10
Two balls X and Y are moving towards each other with speeds of …
- Question 11
Two forces form a couple. Which statement describes the two forces? A They are in the same direction. B They are perpendicular to each other. C They have the same magnitude. D They pass through the same point.
- Question 12
A uniform rod is attached by a hinge at one end to a wall. The other end of the rod is supported by a wire so that the rod is horizontal and in equilibrium. rod wire wall hinge Which arrow …
- Question 13
A diving board of length 5.0 m is hinged at one end and supported 2.0 m from this end by a spring of spring constant 10 kN m–1. A child of mass 40 kg stands at the far end of …
- Question 14
A granite rock at the surface of the Earth has density . The rock is transported to the surface of another planet. The acceleration of free fall on the surface of the other planet is twice that on the surface …
- Question 15
A closed U-shaped tube contains a stationary liquid of density . One side of the tube contains a gas at pressure p1 and the other side contains a gas at pressure p2, as shown. gas, pressure p1 gas, pressure p2 …
- Question 16
Which product of two quantities is equal to power? A force distance B force velocity C work done time D work done velocity
- Question 17
Researchers have developed a new type of filament lamp with an efficiency of 40%. Old-type filament lamps have an efficiency of 5.0%. The two types of lamp produce the same useful output power. What is the ratio input power to …
- Question 18
A student attempts to derive the formula for kinetic energy EK. She begins by considering an object of mass m which is initially at rest. A constant force F applied to the object causes it to accelerate to final velocity …
- Question 19
A metal wire obeys Hooke’s law and has a Young modulus of …
- Question 20
A wire is being stretched by a tensile force. Which statement about the elastic limit must be correct? A The deformation is plastic after the elastic limit has been reached. B The deformation is plastic until the elastic limit is …
- Question 21
Which statement is correct for all types of progressive wave? A The distance from a peak to the next trough is equal to a wavelength. B They can be demonstrated in ripple tanks. C They consist of vibrating atoms. D …
- Question 22
A transverse water wave is moving along the surface of some water. This causes a ball to move vertically without moving horizontally as it floats upon the surface. At one instant, the ball is at the position shown. …
- Question 23
A sound wave travels from left to right across a room. The variation with distance across the room of the displacement of the air molecules at one instant is shown. At which distance will the air pressure be lowest? displacement …
- Question 24
A source emits a sound wave of a single frequency. The Doppler effect causes a different frequency of sound to be heard by a stationary observer. What is a requirement for the Doppler effect to occur? A a source that …
- Question 25
An electromagnetic wave in free space has a frequency of …
- Question 26
Two polarising filters are placed next to each other so that their planes are parallel. The first polarising filter has its transmission axis at an angle of 50 to the vertical. The second polarising filter has its transmission axis at …
- Question 27
A stationary wave on a stretched string is set up between two points P and …
- Question 28
A bar vibrates with frequency f to produce water waves in a ripple tank. bar vibrating with frequency f barrier with gap of width x The waves pass through a gap of width x in a barrier so that diffraction …
- Question 29
An outdoor concert has two large speakers beside the stage for broadcasting music. In order to test the speakers, they are made to emit sound of the same wavelength and the same amplitude. The curved lines in the diagram represent …
- Question 30
- Question 31
The diagram shows a metal block. …
- Question 32
The circuit diagrams show two lamps X and Y each connected to a cell. The current in lamp X is 0.50 A and its resistance is 9.6 . The current in lamp Y is 3.0 A and its resistance is …
- Question 33
The intensity of light incident on a light-dependent resistor (LDR) is increased. The temperature of a thermistor is increased. In each case, the current in the component is maintained at a constant value. What happens to the potential difference across …
- Question 34
An iron wire has length 8.0 m and diameter 0.50 mm. The wire has resistance R. A second iron wire has length 2.0 m and diameter 1.0 mm. What is the resistance of the second wire? …
- Question 35
A cell with constant electromotive force (e.m.f.) is connected across a fixed resistor. Over time, the internal resistance of the cell increases. Which change occurs as the internal resistance of the cell increases? A a decrease in the charge of …
- Question 36
Kirchhoff’s first and second laws are consequences of the conservation of different quantities. What are those quantities? Kirchhoff’s first law Kirchhoff’s second law A charge energy B energy current C current charge D energy charge
- Question 37
A potentiometer circuit is used to determine the electromotive force (e.m.f.) EX of a cell. The circuit includes a second cell of known e.m.f. E0 and negligible internal resistance, and a uniform resistance wire PQ of known length. EX is …
- Question 38
In an experiment on -particle scattering, -particles are directed at a thin gold foil. Most of the -particles pass straight through the foil or are deflected by a small angle. A small number of -particles are deflected by a large …
- Question 39
Four nuclei are represented below. …
- Question 40
A neutron is composed of one up (u) quark and two down (d) quarks. When a neutron decays to a proton, a beta-particle is emitted. What is the change in the quark structure of the neutron due to the emission …
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