Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, Oct/Nov 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_w25_qp_11 · 9702_w25_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 9702/11 Oct/Nov 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 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/11 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
The table shows some physical quantities. Which row correctly identifies the quantities as scalars or vectors? acceleration charge kinetic energy wavelength A scalar vector vector scalar B vector vector scalar scalar C scalar scalar scalar vector D vector scalar scalar …
- Question 2
- Question 3
What are the SI base units of the watt? …
- Question 4
The diagram shows two forces of 6.0 N acting on an object. The angle between the lines of action of the two forces is …
- Question 5
A goods train passes through a station at a constant speed of …
- Question 6
A ball is held above the ground and released. It falls to the ground and bounces several times. The graph shows the variation with time t of the velocity v of the ball. …
- Question 7
An object is projected horizontally. The object falls a vertical distance y and travels a horizontal distance x before landing on the ground. horizontal distance vertical distance direction of projection landing point A second object is projected horizontally with the …
- Question 8
A sphere falls from rest through the air. The graph shows the variation with time of the sphere’s velocity. velocity time …
- Question 9
In which situation is total linear momentum always conserved? A in all collisions between two objects B in collisions between two objects moving at equal and opposite velocity C in collisions between two objects that form an isolated system D …
- Question 10
An object of mass m moving with velocity …
- Question 11
The graph shows how the momentum of a motorcycle changes with time. …
- Question 12
A rocket has a weight of W and an initial acceleration of a as the rocket leaves the ground vertically. The acceleration of free fall is g. Which expression gives the initial upward force exerted on the rocket due to …
- Question 13
A uniform rod of weight 28 N is supported at one end by force F. The rod is in equilibrium and attached to a frictionless hinge at end X. F rod …
- Question 14
Two forces, each of magnitude F, act in opposite directions on a rod. …
- Question 15
A man of weight 600 N stands with both feet flat on the ground. What is a reasonable estimate of the pressure exerted on the ground by the weight of the man? …
- Question 16
The formula for the upthrust on a block of wood partially submerged in water is shown. …
- Question 17
An object with a mass of 100 g falls a vertical distance of 10 m. What is the change in the gravitational potential energy of the object? …
- Question 18
A bungee jumper jumps from a platform and is decelerated by an elastic bungee cord, as shown. ground before jumping ground during the jump platform bungee cord bungee cord bungee jumper NOT TO SCALE When the jumper makes the jump, …
- Question 19
A sailboat is pushed by the wind at a constant velocity v across a lake. The force of the wind and the velocity of the sailboat are in the same direction. Which additional information is required to determine the work …
- Question 20
A spring is fixed at one end. The length L of the spring is increased by applying a tensile force F to the other end. The graph shows the variation of L with …
- Question 21
A wire has an unstretched length of …
- Question 22
What are the SI base units of stress? A kg …
- Question 23
The diagram shows a force–extension graph for a rubber band as the band is extended and then the stretching force is decreased to zero. force extension 0 0 rubber band extends rubber band contracts What can be deduced from the …
- Question 24
Which row is correct for sound waves? can travel in a vacuum can be polarised can diffract through a gap A no no yes B yes no no C no yes no D no yes yes
- Question 25
A source emits a progressive sound wave in the horizontal direction. The wave travels away from the source in a direction towards the right. The graph shows the variation of the displacement of the particles from their equilibrium positions with …
- Question 26
Two polarising filters are placed next to each other so that their planes are parallel. The first polarising filter has its transmission axis at an angle of 50° to the vertical. The second polarising filter has its transmission axis at …
- Question 27
A dolphin is swimming at a speed of …
- Question 28
A student carries out a double-slit experiment using a laser emitting red light of wavelength of 680 nm. The light is incident normally on a double slit. The diagram shows part of the pattern of bright fringes visible on a …
- Question 29
The diagram shows a stationary wave on a stretched spring at an instant in time. P Q stretched spring Two particles on the spring, P and Q, are shown. Which statement about the vibrations of P and Q is correct? …
- Question 30
Green laser light passes through a diffraction grating and forms an interference pattern. The diffraction grating contains 400 lines per mm. The wavelength of the laser light is 550 nm. What is the highest order diffraction maximum produced by the …
- Question 31
There is a potential difference V across a resistor of resistance R. The current in the resistor is I. Which equation gives the power P dissipated by the resistor? …
- Question 32
What is a possible charge on a particle? …
- Question 33
The graphs show possible current–voltage (I–V ) characteristics for a filament lamp and for a semiconductor diode. …
- Question 34
The diagram shows a circuit containing a battery and cells with negligible internal resistance. Some values of current, electromotive force (e.m.f.) and resistance are shown. One resistor is labelled …
- Question 35
The diagram shows a circuit with a battery connected to a resistor R. The battery has an internal resistance represented by resistor …
- Question 36
Two identical wires X and Y, each of length L and radius r, are connected in parallel as shown. X Y The total resistance of this combination is R1. Wire X is replaced with a wire of the same material …
- Question 37
The diagram shows the currents in part of an electric circuit. …
- Question 38
The diagram shows a sequence of radioactive decays involving three -particles and a – particle. 237Np …
- Question 39
The number of electrons in a neutral atom of an isotope of plutonium, Pu, 239 94 is changed to produce a charged atom (ion) W. W has an overall charge of …
- Question 40
Which particle is a lepton? A meson B positron C proton D quark
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