Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/13 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 3, 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_13 · 9702_s22_ms_13
Grade thresholds for 9702/13 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 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/13 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/13 May/June 2022
- Question 1
Which pair of quantities are physical quantities? A charge and ampere B efficiency and kilogram C pascal and strain D period and potential difference
- Question 2
Which list of unit prefixes decreases in magnitude from left to right? A centi, deci, milli B deci, milli, centi C pico, kilo, milli D kilo, milli, pico
- Question 3
The drag coefficient Cd is a number with no units. It is used to compare the drag on different cars at different speeds. Cd is given by the equation Cd …
- Question 4
A micrometer screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a small uniform steel sphere. The measurement of the diameter is 5.00 mm 0.01 mm. What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated volume of the sphere, using …
- Question 5
- Question 6
Two projectiles, X and Y, are fired into the air from the same place on level ground and reach the same maximum height, as shown. path of X ground path of Y Projectile X is fired vertically upwards and projectile …
- Question 7
A small glider moves along a horizontal air track as shown. glider buffer air track air At each end of the air track, the glider has a perfectly elastic collision with a fixed buffer. The glider moves at a constant …
- Question 8
A car accelerates from rest. The graph shows the variation of the momentum of the car with time. 0 0 time momentum What is the meaning of the gradient of the graph at a particular time? A the kinetic energy …
- Question 9
A ball is dropped onto horizontal ground and bounces vertically upwards. When the ball is in contact with the ground, the following forces act: ● the weight W of the ball ● the contact force P exerted on the ground …
- Question 10
A person stands on the edge of a high cliff that is next to the sea. The person throws a stone vertically upwards. Air resistance acts on the stone. The stone eventually hits the sea. Which velocity–time graph best shows …
- Question 11
Skaters of masses 80 kg and 40 kg move directly towards each other and collide. Before the collision, the heavier skater is moving to the right at a speed of …
- Question 12
Which statement describes the two forces in a couple? A They act in the same direction. B They act through the same point. C They produce zero resultant force. D They produce zero resultant moment.
- Question 13
A street lamp is fixed to a wall by a metal rod and a cable. wall cable metal rod lamp P Which vector triangle could represent the forces acting on the end of the rod at point …
- Question 14
An unknown mass and a 1.00 kg mass are fixed at opposite ends of a bar. The bar has negligible mass and a length of 30.0 cm. The bar balances when supported by a pivot placed 20.0 cm from the …
- Question 15
A block of wood of density w has sides of length a. The block is immersed in a liquid of density L. The top surface of the block is at a depth h below the surface of the …
- Question 16
A technical article about diesel engines expresses the energy available from diesel fuel both as 41.8 MJ kg–1 and as 34.9 GJ m–3. What is the density of diesel fuel? …
- Question 17
What is meant by the efficiency of a system? A the difference between the useful energy output from the system and the total energy input B the difference between the useful energy output from the system and the wasted energy …
- Question 18
- Question 19
The diagram shows the variation of a quantity y with a quantity x for objects in a uniform gravitational field. …
- Question 20
A steel wire has a length of 300 cm and a cross-sectional area of 0.50 mm2. The Young modulus of steel is …
- Question 21
The extension of a copper wire is measured for different forces applied to the wire. A graph is plotted to show the variation of the force on the wire against extension. The maximum force is applied at point P. force …
- Question 22
The variation with distance x of the displacement y of a transverse wave on a rope is shown at time …
- Question 23
A cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) is connected to a microphone which detects sound of constant frequency. The trace on the screen of the CRO is shown. Which property of the sound wave is measured using only information from the CRO? A …
- Question 24
A transverse wave and a longitudinal wave both travel in the same direction down a long stretched spring. Which statement is not correct for these two forms of wave? A The displacement measurements for the particles of the two waves …
- Question 25
A man standing next to a stationary train hears sound of frequency 400 Hz emitted from the train’s horn. The train then moves directly away from the man and sounds its horn when it has a speed of …
- Question 26
Which list of regions of the electromagnetic spectrum is in order of increasing wavelength from left to right? A gamma-ray ultraviolet infrared B infrared microwave ultraviolet C microwave X-ray infrared D X-ray ultraviolet …
- Question 27
The principle of superposition states that a certain quantity is added when two or more waves meet at a point. What is this quantity? A amplitude B displacement C intensity D wavelength
- Question 28
A stationary sound wave is formed in a gas-filled tube of length L, which is closed at one end by a piston. The length of the tube can be altered by moving the piston. The length of the tube and …
- Question 29
The diagrams show the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank as they pass through a gap between two barriers. Which diagram is correct? …
- Question 30
A beam of light from a laser is incident normally on a double slit. Interference fringes are seen on a screen placed parallel to the double slit. The separation of the two slits is a. The distance between the slits …
- Question 31
A beam of light of wavelength 400 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating that has 300 lines per millimetre. The light passes through the grating and produces a series of maxima which are observed on a semicircular screen, …
- Question 32
Two wires, X and Y, are made from the same metal. The diameter of wire Y is twice that of wire X. Wire X, wire Y and a battery are connected in series. What is the ratio average drift speed …
- Question 33
A resistor has resistance R. When the potential difference (p.d.) across the resistor is V, the current in the resistor is I. The power dissipated in the resistor is P. Work W is done when charge Q flows through the …
- Question 34
A fixed resistor and a filament lamp are connected in series to a power supply. The I–V characteristics for the two components are shown. …
- Question 35
A piece of conducting putty (modelling clay) of constant resistivity is formed into a cylindrical shape. The resistance R between its flat ends (shaded) is measured. L The same volume of putty is re-formed into cylinders of different lengths L, …
- Question 36
The diagram shows the symbol for a component that may be used in an electrical circuit. Which component is represented by this circuit symbol? A buzzer B electric bell C loudspeaker D microphone
- Question 37
Which row correctly describes Kirchhoff’s laws? Kirchhoff’s first law physics principle applied for first law Kirchhoff’s second law physics principle applied for second law A The sum of the currents entering a junction equals the sum of the currents leaving …
- Question 38
A potential divider circuit is formed by connecting a battery of negligible internal resistance in series with two variable resistors, as shown. RX VX RY The variable resistors have resistances RX and RY. VX is the potential difference (p.d.) across …
- Question 39
An actinium nucleus has a nucleon number of 227 and a proton number of 89. It decays to form a radium nucleus, emitting a – particle and an -particle in the process. What are the nucleon number and the proton …
- Question 40
Which statement is not correct? A A meson consists of three quarks. B A proton is a baryon. C A quark is a fundamental particle. D There are six flavours (types) of quark.
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