Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 May/June 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2025: 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_s25_qp_11 · 9702_s25_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 9702/11 May/June 2025
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 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/11 May/June 2025
- Question 1
Which quantity is a vector? A pressure B temperature C weight D work
- Question 2
Four students, A, B, C and D, have completed an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall, g. Each student repeated the experiment three times. The determined values of g are shown in the table. Which set of results …
- Question 3
The diameter of a ball is measured as …
- Question 4
Two vectors, X and Y, are shown. X Y What are the directions of …
- Question 5
A ball is projected vertically downwards with an initial velocity of …
- Question 6
A surveyor’s device emits a pulse of light. The light is reflected from a wall 150 m away. What is the total time taken for the pulse to travel from the device to the wall and then back to the …
- Question 7
Which equation of uniformly accelerated motion can be derived using only the gradient of a velocity–time graph? …
- Question 8
An object is projected horizontally from a table at time …
- Question 9
What is always conserved in elastic collisions? total kinetic energy total velocity A yes yes B yes no C no yes D no no
- Question 10
A firework travels vertically upwards in air. Gases are pushed vertically downwards from the firework. Several forces that act on the firework and gases are shown. air resistance force on gases weight thrust NOT TO SCALE Which forces are a …
- Question 11
Two blocks K and L slide towards each other along a horizontal frictionless surface. The diagram shows the momentum of the two blocks just before they collide. K 0.72 kg …
- Question 12
Leonardo da Vinci proposed a flying machine that would work like a screw to lift the pilot into the air. The ‘screw’ is rotated by the pilot. The machine and the pilot together have a total mass of 120 kg. …
- Question 13
Which row describes a pair of forces that forms a couple? direction of the forces magnitude of the forces A opposite different B opposite equal C same different D same equal
- Question 14
A uniform cylinder of weight 25.0 N is suspended from a newton meter. The cylinder is fully submerged in water, as shown. The reading on the newton meter is 10.0 N. newton meter cylinder water The water is replaced by …
- Question 15
A student balances a 30 cm ruler on a fulcrum set at the 15 cm mark. She then places …
- Question 16
A submarine is at a depth of 130 m below the surface of the sea. The pressure on the submarine due to the sea water is p. The submarine sinks to a depth of 260 m below the surface. Assume …
- Question 17
An object is falling in a uniform gravitational field. Which two quantities are sufficient to calculate the change in gravitational potential energy? A mass and acceleration of free fall B mass and change in vertical displacement C weight and acceleration …
- Question 18
The points X, Y and Z are on a rough, horizontal surface. …
- Question 19
The momentum of a car of mass m increases from p1 to p2. What is the increase in the kinetic energy of the car? …
- Question 20
A parachutist is falling at constant (terminal) velocity. Which statement is not correct? A Gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy of the air. B Gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy of the parachutist. C Gravitational potential …
- Question 21
A student investigates a spring. The variation of the length of the spring with the force applied to the spring is shown. …
- Question 22
The graph shows the variation with force of the extension of a wire. 0 0 force extension …
- Question 23
A uniform metal wire of length L and diameter d has spring constant k. What is the Young modulus of the metal? A kL …
- Question 24
An aircraft produces a sound at a frequency of 30.0 Hz. The speed of sound in air is …
- Question 25
Which statement about longitudinal and transverse wave motion for a progressive wave is correct? A All transverse and longitudinal waves require a medium for propagation. B All transverse waves travel at the same speed, but longitudinal waves can travel at …
- Question 26
The diagram shows a progressive transverse wave on a stretched string at one instant in time. One point on the string is labelled X. Which point on the string is 270° out of phase with …
- Question 27
Which wavelength of electromagnetic radiation in free space could be green light? …
- Question 28
Which group contains only waves that can be polarised? A infrared waves, radio waves, sound waves B visible light waves, microwaves, radio waves C visible light waves, radio waves, sound waves D microwaves, visible light waves, sound waves
- Question 29
One wave has an amplitude of 2A. A second wave has an amplitude of …
- Question 30
Light of wavelength 680 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating with 450 lines mm–1. What is the angle of diffraction of the second-order maximum in the diffraction pattern that is produced? …
- Question 31
A hollow tube is closed at one end and open at the other. A stationary sound wave of the lowest possible frequency, 820 Hz, is produced in the tube. The speed of sound in air is …
- Question 32
Which expression gives the definition of resistance? A current divided by potential difference B current multiplied by potential difference C potential difference divided by current D resistivity multiplied by length
- Question 33
The graph shows the I–V characteristic of an electrical component. …
- Question 34
The diagram shows six identical resistors connected in a circuit. …
- Question 35
The diagram shows a circuit containing a thermistor, a fixed resistor and a battery. The graph shows the I−V characteristics of both components. …
- Question 36
Two resistors of resistances R1 and R2 are connected in parallel. …
- Question 37
A cell is connected in series with an ammeter and a variable resistor. A voltmeter is used to measure the p.d. across the variable resistor. The resistance of the variable resistor is varied, and the p.d. and the current are …
- Question 38
Which list contains only fundamental particles? A antineutrinos, baryons, neutrons, electrons B mesons, electrons, neutrinos, protons C positrons, quarks, hadrons, protons D quarks, positrons, neutrinos, leptons
- Question 39
Which statement explains why alpha-particles have discrete energies, but beta-particles have a continuous range of energies? A Beta-particles have a much smaller mass than alpha-particles which means beta-particles can be emitted with a larger range of velocities. B Only alpha-particles …
- Question 40
A hadron consists of antiquarks that are all identical. What is a possible value, in terms of the elementary charge e, for the charge on the hadron? …
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