Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Feb/March 2023 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Feb/March 2023: 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
- 28
File names: 9702_m23_qp_12 · 9702_m23_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Feb/March 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Feb/March 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 9 | 9 |
| Waves | 7 | 7 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 5 | 5 |
| Dynamics | 4 | 4 |
| Kinematics | 4 | 4 |
| Physical quantities and units | 3 | 3 |
| Superposition | 3 | 3 |
| Deformation of solids | 2 | 2 |
| Particle physics | 2 | 2 |
| Work, energy and power | 1 | 1 |
Questions in 9702/12 Feb/March 2023
- Question 1
What represents a physical quantity? …
- Question 2
The relationship between the variables D and T is given by the equation …
- Question 3
A hollow cylinder, which is open at both ends, has a radius of …
- Question 4
A snooker ball of mass 0.20 kg has a collision so that its direction of movement changes by an angle of 90°, as shown. …
- Question 5
A ball is kicked upwards at an angle of 45° to horizontal ground. After a short flight, the ball returns to the ground. It may be assumed that air resistance is negligible. What is never zero during the flight of …
- Question 6
The graph shows the variation with time t of the displacement s of an object. …
- Question 7
Which expression defines force? A (mass × change in speed) × time taken B mass change in speed time taken × C (change of momentum) × time taken D change of momentum time taken
- Question 8
- Question 9
The velocity–time graphs of four different objects are shown. Which graph represents an object falling from rest through a long distance in the Earth’s atmosphere? 0 0 time velocity …
- Question 10
Which statement about collisions is correct? A Kinetic energy is conserved in all collisions. B Momentum is only conserved in perfectly elastic collisions. C The relative speed of approach is equal to the relative speed of separation for perfectly elastic …
- Question 11
A satellite uses two thrusters to adjust its motion in space. Each thruster exerts a force of 40 N on the satellite. The line of action of each force is a perpendicular distance of 2.3 m from the centre of …
- Question 12
The diagrams show two ways of hanging the same picture. …
- Question 13
An object shaped as a hemisphere rests with its flat surface on a table. The object has radius r and density ρ. r table The volume of a sphere is …
- Question 14
A probe is used to monitor the quality of the water in the sea. The probe is suspended by a vertical string which is attached to a sphere. The stationary sphere floats in equilibrium on the surface of the sea, …
- Question 15
What is the centre of gravity of an object? A the geometrical centre of the object B the point at which the weight of the object may be considered to act C the point on the object about which there …
- Question 16
A system with an efficiency of 74% wastes 230 W of power. What is the useful output power of the system? …
- Question 17
A projectile of mass 0.25 kg is at a height of 30 m above horizontal ground and travelling at a speed of …
- Question 18
A spring has an unstretched length of 4.50 cm. The spring is fixed at one end and a force of 35.0 N is applied to the other end so that the spring extends. The spring obeys Hooke’s law and has …
- Question 19
A wire is fixed at one end and extended by a force that is applied to the other end. The force is slowly increased from zero and then slowly decreased back to zero. The force–extension graph for the wire is …
- Question 20
In a progressive water wave, two particles, P and Q, on the surface of the water, are a fixed horizontal distance apart. P and Q oscillate vertically. At time …
- Question 21
Which statement about longitudinal waves and transverse waves is not correct? A Both waves can be polarised. B Both waves can form stationary waves. C Both waves can transfer energy as progressive waves. D Both waves obey the equation …
- Question 22
An observer hears a sound wave emitted from a moving source. The observed frequency is less than the frequency of sound emitted from the source. What could be the reason for this? A The source is moving away from the …
- Question 23
What is the approximate range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye? A (430–750) kHz B (430–750) MHz C (430–750) GHz D (430–750) THz
- Question 24
A beam of vertically polarised light is incident normally on a polarising filter. The filter can be rotated so that it is always in a plane perpendicular to the beam. The transmission axis of the filter is initially vertical. beam …
- Question 25
A musical instrument is made using a long tube with a mouthpiece at one end. The other end is open and flared, as shown. A musician maintains stationary sound waves with a node at the mouthpiece and an antinode at …
- Question 26
Two waves of equal frequency and amplitude are travelling in opposite directions along a stretched string. When they meet, they form a stationary wave with three nodes and two antinodes. The frequency of both waves is doubled and a new …
- Question 27
A transmitting mast sends out microwaves of wavelength 1.5 cm and radio waves of wavelength 1.5 km. mountain NOT TO SCALE transmitting mast receiving aerial A receiving aerial behind a mountain can detect the radio waves but not the microwaves. …
- Question 28
Waves are emitted from two coherent sources. Which statement about the waves must be correct? A They are in phase. B They are transverse waves. C They have a constant phase difference. D They have the same amplitude.
- Question 29
The diagram shows a screen that is a distance L from a diffraction grating. The grating has a total number of N lines. Any two adjacent lines are a distance d apart. A beam of parallel light of wavelength λ …
- Question 30
A wire carries a current of 0.10 µA. The potential difference across the wire is 10 mV. How much energy is dissipated by the wire in a time of …
- Question 31
What is the definition of the potential difference across an electrical component? A energy transferred per unit charge B energy transferred per unit current C energy transferred per unit resistance D energy transferred per unit time
- Question 32
Which graph represents the way the current I through a filament lamp varies with the potential difference V across it? …
- Question 33
The table shows the properties of two different wires, P and Q. length resistance resistivity of material wire …
- Question 34
A cell has a constant electromotive force. A variable resistor is connected between the terminals of the cell. The resistance of the variable resistor is decreased. Which statement about the change of the cell’s terminal potential difference (p.d.) is correct? …
- Question 35
Kirchhoff’s two laws for electric circuits can be derived by using conservation laws. On which conservation laws do Kirchhoff’s laws depend? Kirchhoff’s first law Kirchhoff’s second law A charge current B charge energy C current mass D energy current
- Question 36
A battery of electromotive force …
- Question 37
A battery of negligible internal resistance is connected in series with a thermistor and a fixed resistor of resistance 12.0 kΩ, as shown. 12.0 k Vout The table shows the resistance of the thermistor at two different temperatures. temperature / …
- Question 38
What is a conclusion from the alpha-particle scattering experiment? A Protons and electrons have equal but opposite charges. B Protons have a much larger mass than electrons. C The nucleus contains most of the mass of the atom. D The …
- Question 39
Americium-241 is a radioactive nuclide used in smoke detectors. It undergoes α-decay to form nuclide X. This decay may be represented by the equation shown. 241 95Am …
- Question 40
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