Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/13 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 3, Oct/Nov 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
- 30
File names: 9702_w23_qp_13 · 9702_w23_ms_13
Grade thresholds for 9702/13 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/13 Oct/Nov 2023 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 |
| Superposition | 4 | 4 |
| Particle physics | 4 | 4 |
| Dynamics | 3 | 3 |
| Work, energy and power | 3 | 3 |
| Physical quantities and units | 2 | 2 |
| Deformation of solids | 2 | 2 |
Questions in 9702/13 Oct/Nov 2023
- Question 1
What is the best estimate of the wavelength of green light? A 260 nm B 540 nm C 780 nm D 920 nm
- Question 2
In an electric circuit, an ammeter reads 2 A. In a second circuit, the ammeter reads 1 mA. How many times larger is the current in the second circuit compared with the current in the first circuit? …
- Question 3
A set of repeated measurements is made of a fixed quantity. An average of these measurements is calculated. What is the effect of averaging on the random error and the systematic error in the measurements? A Random error and systematic …
- Question 4
A boat is crossing a river in which the water is moving at a speed of …
- Question 5
A student walks at a constant speed for a distance of 50 m in a time of 40 s. The student rests for a time of 10 s and then walks back to the starting point at a constant speed …
- Question 6
The time taken for an object to fall from rest through a certain distance on Mars is TM. The time taken for the same object to fall from rest through the same distance on Earth is TE. The acceleration of …
- Question 7
Which statement about mass is correct? A Mass has a magnitude and a direction. B Mass resists changes in motion. C The greater the mass of an object, the greater its acceleration when falling in a vacuum. D The mass …
- Question 8
A snooker ball has a mass of 200 g. It hits the cushion of a snooker table and rebounds along its original path. The ball arrives at the cushion with a speed of …
- Question 9
A ball falls from rest through air and eventually reaches a constant velocity. For this fall, forces X and Y vary with time as shown. time force Y time force …
- Question 10
An object X of mass 0.30 kg is travelling in a straight line at a constant velocity of …
- Question 11
A uniform rigid beam of length 3.2 m is pivoted at its centre. Two children sit at the opposite ends of the beam, as shown. pivot …
- Question 12
Two parts of a sailing boat are the mast and the boom. The mast is a vertical rigid beam and the boom is a horizontal rigid beam. One end of the boom is attached to the mast by a pivot. …
- Question 13
Full-fat milk is made up of fat-free milk mixed with fat. A volume of …
- Question 14
Which expression for pressure is correct? A force per unit area B mass per unit area C mass per unit volume D weight per unit volume
- Question 15
A wooden cylinder floats partially submerged in a bath of water. A force F is applied to the cylinder until it is just fully submerged. water wooden cylinder F Which statement is not correct? A Some of the water gains …
- Question 16
A system has a useful power output of 4.0 W and a wasted power of 16 W. What is the efficiency of the system? …
- Question 17
A parachutist is falling towards the ground at a constant speed v. The rate at which she is losing gravitational potential energy is R. The acceleration of free fall is g. What is the mass of the parachutist? A R …
- Question 18
A copper wire of diameter 1.6 mm is stretched within its limit of proportionality by a tensile force of 430 N. The Young modulus of copper is 130 GPa. What is the strain in the wire? …
- Question 19
Compressive forces are applied normally to the end faces of a cylinder of initial length L. The cylinder is compressed by the forces so that its length decreases to 0.6L. After the compressive forces are removed, the cylinder’s length increases …
- Question 20
When sound travels through air, the air particles vibrate. A graph of displacement against time for a single air particle is shown. T 2T displacement time 0 0 Which graph shows how the kinetic energy of the air particle varies …
- Question 21
A wave travels on the surface of water. …
- Question 22
A loudspeaker emits sound of frequency fs. The loudspeaker is attached to a car that moves with increasing speed directly towards a stationary observer. Which statement describes the frequency of the sound heard by the observer? A a frequency greater …
- Question 23
Which statement about electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is correct? A Amplitude is inversely proportional to velocity. B Frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength. C Intensity is proportional to amplitude. D Velocity is proportional to wavelength.
- Question 24
A vertically polarised electromagnetic wave of intensity I0 is incident normally on a polarising filter. The transmission axis of the filter is at an angle of 30 to the vertical. The transmitted wave from the first filter is then incident …
- Question 25
Which statement concerning a stationary wave is correct? A All the particles between two adjacent nodes oscillate in phase. B The amplitude of the stationary wave is equal to the amplitude of one of the waves creating it. C The …
- Question 26
Stationary sound waves can be formed in the air columns of pipes. One type of pipe is closed at one end and open at the other end. Another type of pipe is open at both ends. Which pipe can form …
- Question 27
Water waves in a ripple tank are made to pass through a small gap, as shown. Which diagram shows the waves after they have passed through the gap? …
- Question 28
Light of a single wavelength is incident normally on a double slit. The slit separation can be varied. A screen is placed a fixed distance away from the double slit. The screen and double slit are parallel. A pattern of …
- Question 29
A diffraction grating is used to measure the wavelength of light. The spacing of the slits in the grating is …
- Question 30
What could not be used to create an electric current? A alpha-particles B beta-particles C neutrons D protons
- Question 31
What is the definition of the potential difference (p.d.) across a component? A the energy transferred per unit charge B the energy transferred per unit current C the power transferred per unit charge D the power transferred per unit current
- Question 32
The resistance of a filament lamp increases as the current in it increases. What is the reason for this? A The charge of each charge carrier increases. B The potential difference across the filament decreases. C The power dissipated by …
- Question 33
A battery of electromotive force …
- Question 34
A cell of electromotive force …
- Question 35
Three resistors, R1, R2 and R3, are connected in parallel to a cell. The currents in the resistors are I1, I2 and I3. The potential differences across the resistors are V1, V2 and V3. The current in the cell is …
- Question 36
Three resistors, each of resistance R, are connected in a network, as shown. …
- Question 37
A potentiometer and a driver cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E are used to measure the e.m.f. of a new cell. A sliding contact at P is moved along a resistance wire QR until the reading on the galvanometer is …
- Question 38
The table shows the number of nucleons and the total number of particles (protons, neutrons and electrons) in neutral atoms of four nuclides …
- Question 39
When a sample of a radioactive isotope decays by -particle emission, the -particles emitted have a single discrete energy. When a sample of a radioactive isotope decays by – particle emission, the – particles emitted have a continuous range of …
- Question 40
Some particles are a combination of three quarks. Which combination of quarks does not result in a particle with a charge of either …
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