Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2024 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2024: 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
- 29
File names: 9702_w24_qp_11 · 9702_w24_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematics | 7 | 7 |
| Electricity | 7 | 7 |
| Physical quantities and units | 6 | 6 |
| Waves | 6 | 6 |
| Deformation of solids | 5 | 5 |
| Particle physics | 3 | 3 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 2 | 2 |
| Dynamics | 2 | 2 |
| Work, energy and power | 1 | 1 |
| Superposition | 1 | 1 |
Questions in 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2024
- Question 1
What are the SI base units for the moment of a force? A kg …
- Question 2
Which statement about vector quantities is correct? A Acceleration of free fall is a vector quantity because it has a constant magnitude. B Temperature in C is a vector quantity because it can be positive or negative. C Time is …
- Question 3
The density of the material of a rectangular block is determined by measuring the mass and linear dimensions of the block. The list shows the results obtained, together with their uncertainties. mass …
- Question 4
What is a reasonable estimate of the volume of one page from this examination paper? A 60 mm3 B 600 mm3 C 6000 mm3 …
- Question 5
An object is projected from horizontal ground at a velocity of magnitude u and angle to the horizontal. It hits the ground at a time t after it is projected. Assume air resistance is negligible. u Which statement …
- Question 6
A person, travelling on a motorway a total distance of 200 km, travels the first 90 km at an average speed of 80 km h–1. Which average speed must be obtained for the rest of the journey if the person …
- Question 7
A car of mass 1200 kg has momentum 18 000 kg m s–1. What is the kinetic energy of the car? A 4.65 kJ B 6.57 kJ C 135 kJ D 270 kJ
- Question 8
A ladder is positioned on icy (frictionless) ground and is leant against a rough wall. At the instant of release it begins to slide. Which diagram shows the directions of the forces P, W and R acting on the ladder …
- Question 9
A toy parachute is dropped from a bridge and falls vertically through the air. The graph shows the distance travelled by the parachute against time. Which region of the graph shows when the parachute is at terminal velocity? …
- Question 10
A lift (elevator) consists of a passenger car supported by a cable that runs over a light, frictionless pulley to a counterbalance. The counterbalance falls as the passenger car rises. counterbalance passenger car pulley not to scale Some masses are …
- Question 11
A stationary ball of mass m is hit by a bat. The ball leaves the bat with velocity v. The bat is in contact with the ball for a short time t. What is the average force of the bat …
- Question 12
A disc of mass M is moving across a horizontal frictionless surface with constant velocity u. It collides with a stationary disc of mass 4M. The diagram shows the view from above of the motion of the two discs before …
- Question 13
An object is dropped from rest on the Earth from a height of 2.0 m. The same object is dropped from rest on the Moon from twice the height. The acceleration of free fall on the Moon is approximately 16% …
- Question 14
The graph shows how velocity v varies with time t for a bungee jumper. …
- Question 15
A solid sphere, which is less dense than water, is held completely immersed in water a few metres below the surface. The density of the water is uniform. The sphere is released. Immediately after release, the sphere rises. Which row …
- Question 16
A uniform bar of weight 200 N and length 4.0 m is freely hinged on a wall at one end. The bar is horizontal and is held in equilibrium by a cable attached at a distance of 0.50 m from …
- Question 17
The diagrams all show a pair of equal forces acting on a metre rule. Which diagram shows forces that provide a couple and zero resultant force? …
- Question 18
A ball of mass m is thrown up to height h in air with an initial velocity v, as shown. …
- Question 19
- Question 20
A wire has original length L and cross-sectional area A. A tensile force F is applied to the wire which causes it to have extension x. The wire obeys Hooke’s law. What is an expression for the Young modulus of …
- Question 21
A wire is stretched by a gradually increasing force. The force–extension graph for the wire is shown. force extension …
- Question 22
A spring has an unstretched length of 0.30 m and a spring constant of …
- Question 23
- Question 24
The graph shows the variation of the displacement with distance for a progressive wave at one instant in time. …
- Question 25
Which group of electromagnetic waves is arranged in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength? A radio waves visible light gamma rays B visible light microwaves infrared C visible light ultraviolet X-rays D X-rays …
- Question 26
A wave has a frequency of 5 GHz. What is the period of the wave? A 200 ps B 2 ns C 20 ns …
- Question 27
Three statements about two progressive waves are listed. 1 The waves have the same frequency. 2 The waves have the same amplitude. 3 The waves are emitted with a constant phase difference. Which statements must be correct for the two …
- Question 28
Waves P and Q have the same amplitude. The waves meet in phase at point X and interfere to give a resultant wave with intensity I. The amplitude of wave P is doubled. What is the new intensity of the …
- Question 29
Radio waves can be polarised, but sound waves cannot be polarised. Which statement gives the reason for this? A Radio waves are generally of a higher frequency than sound waves. B Radio waves are transverse waves, but sound waves are …
- Question 30
Light of wavelength is incident normally on a diffraction grating with a total number of N lines in width w. A second order maximum is observed at an angle of diffraction . What is …
- Question 31
Kirchhoff’s second law is a consequence of a basic principle. What is this principle? A The charge flowing in an electric circuit is conserved. B The energy in an electric circuit is conserved. C The sum of the electric currents …
- Question 32
The diagram shows a circuit with a light-dependent resistor (LDR). …
- Question 33
A torch uses three lamps connected in parallel and is powered by a cell of electromotive force …
- Question 34
A cell with internal resistance is connected to a light-dependent resistor (LDR), a fixed resistor and a voltmeter, as shown. V The voltmeter reading increases. Which quantity decreases as the voltmeter reading increases? A the charge moving through the cell …
- Question 35
The circuit shown contains a cell with negligible internal resistance. X The energy transferred per unit charge in driving charge around the complete circuit is E. The potential difference (p.d.) across X is V. The cell is then replaced with …
- Question 36
In the circuits shown, the batteries are identical and all have negligible internal resistance. All of the resistors have the same resistance. The diodes have zero resistance when conducting and infinite resistance when not conducting. In which circuit is the …
- Question 37
A potentiometer circuit is used to determine the electromotive force (e.m.f.) E of a cell. The circuit includes a second cell of …
- Question 38
Which particle is not a fundamental particle? A charm quark B electron C neutrino D neutron
- Question 39
The isotope fluorine-18, F, 18 9 undergoes + decay to form a stable isotope. How many neutrons are there in a nucleus of the stable isotope? …
- Question 40
Which statement is correct? A A baryon is a hadron and consists of 2 quarks. B A meson is a hadron and consists of 3 quarks. C An electron is a fundamental particle and is a lepton. D A neutrino …
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