Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Feb/March 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Feb/March 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
- 30
File names: 9702_m25_qp_12 · 9702_m25_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Feb/March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Feb/March 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/12 Feb/March 2025
- Question 1
Which quantity is a scalar quantity? A force B momentum C velocity D work
- Question 2
What is the effect of a systematic error on the measurement of a physical quantity? A It limits the precision of the measured value. B It limits the range of values obtained in repeated measurements. C It results in repeated …
- Question 3
A car is accelerated by a constant resultant force of 300 N for 5.0 s. The variation with time of the velocity, in cm s–1, of the car is shown. …
- Question 4
An aircraft, initially stationary on a runway, takes off with a speed of 85 km h–1 in a distance of no more than 1.20 km. What is the minimum constant acceleration necessary for the aircraft? …
- Question 5
An object is fired upwards from horizontal ground. The object has an initial velocity of …
- Question 6
What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum for a system? A The total momentum and the total kinetic energy are always conserved. B The total momentum is conserved only in elastic collisions. C The total momentum …
- Question 7
Objects P and Q form an isolated system. Object P has mass 6.0 kg and is moving at a speed of …
- Question 8
An astronaut of mass m in a spacecraft experiences a gravitational force F = mg when stationary on the launchpad. What is the gravitational force on the astronaut when the spacecraft is launched vertically upwards with an acceleration of …
- Question 9
The diagram shows a child X of mass 20 kg and a child Y of mass 15 kg seated on a uniform plank. plank mass 7.0 kg pivot child X mass 20 kg child Y mass 15 kg The plank …
- Question 10
An object is fully submerged in a liquid. A student determines the ratio . object the of weight object the on acting upthrust Which single change would double the value of this ratio? A Use a different liquid that has …
- Question 11
A shop sign weighing 75 N hangs from a frame attached to a vertical wall. …
- Question 12
A student takes measurements to calculate the density of a liquid in a beaker. The height of the liquid in the beaker is …
- Question 13
The diagram shows a uniform plank XY of length 4.0 m and weight …
- Question 14
Which relationship is used in the derivation of the equation shown? power = force velocity A displacement = velocity time B force = mass acceleration C momentum = mass velocity D velocity = acceleration time
- Question 15
A block is released from rest at the top of a slope inclined at an angle to the horizontal. The slope has length L as shown in the diagram. L There are no resistive forces acting on the block. …
- Question 16
A skateboarder and her skateboard have a total mass of 70 kg. She pushes on the ground with her foot to create a forward force F of 25 N on herself and the skateboard, as shown in the diagram. …
- Question 17
A turbine at a hydroelectric power station is situated at a vertical distance of 30 m below the level of the surface of a large lake. The water passes through the turbine at a rate of 340 m3 per minute. …
- Question 18
A projectile is launched at 45° to the horizontal with initial kinetic energy E. Assuming air resistance to be negligible, what will be the kinetic energy of the projectile when it reaches its highest point? …
- Question 19
A wire is extended by a tensile force so that its deformation is elastic. What is meant by elastic deformation? A The extension of the wire is proportional to the tensile force. B The extension of the wire is not …
- Question 20
A bolt is subjected to a tensile force, as shown. …
- Question 21
The graph shows the relationship between force acting on a compression spring and change in length of the spring. …
- Question 22
Which row correctly identifies the properties of all electromagnetic waves? transverse wave longitudinal wave can travel in free space …
- Question 23
What is the approximate range of wavelengths in free space for infrared radiation? A 100 nm to 400 nm …
- Question 24
The diagram shows a car travelling at a constant speed in a straight line between person P and person Q from point X to point Y. X person P person Q Y The car sounds its horn continuously as it …
- Question 25
A progressive wave of frequency 300 Hz is travelling with a speed of …
- Question 26
A polarised beam of light with intensity I is incident normally on a polarising filter. The transmitted light has intensity I. The filter is rotated about the normal axis through an angle . The transmitted light has intensity 0.75I. What …
- Question 27
Light waves are emitted from two sources. What is a necessary condition for observable interference fringes to be produced? A The waves must be polarised. B The waves must not be polarised. C The waves must be coherent. D The …
- Question 28
The diagram shows a water wave in a shallow tank. The wave is diffracted through a gap in a barrier and spreads. The wavelength of the wave is much smaller than the width of the gap. barrier gap The wavelength …
- Question 29
Light of wavelength 567 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating. The grating has 400 lines per mm. A number of diffraction maxima are observed on the far side of the grating. What is the angle between the second-order …
- Question 30
Two cylindrical conductors, X and Y, are made from the same material. The conductors have equal lengths, but Y has a smaller diameter than X. X and Y are connected in series to a cell. Which row compares the number …
- Question 31
A copper wire is 6.4 m long and has a resistance of 0.92 . The resistivity of copper is …
- Question 32
A thermistor is connected to a cell with negligible internal resistance. Which graph shows the variation with temperature of power, P, dissipated in the thermistor? …
- Question 33
A metal electrical conductor has a resistance of …
- Question 34
Which circuit symbol does not represent an electric component that is designed to emit sound waves? …
- Question 35
The diagram shows a junction in a circuit where three wires, P, Q and R, meet. The currents in P and Q are 1 A and 3 A respectively, in the directions shown. …
- Question 36
A cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and internal resistance r is connected in series with a switch S and an external resistor of resistance …
- Question 37
What is a general description of a baryon? A It consists of three quarks that must all be the same flavour. B It consists of three quarks that do not need to be the same flavour. C It consists of …
- Question 38
A stationary nucleus has nucleon number A. The nucleus decays by emitting a proton with speed v to form a new nucleus with speed u. The new nucleus and the proton move away from one another in opposite directions. Which …
- Question 39
What is the change to the quark composition of a nucleus that takes place during + decay? A down to antiup B down to up C up to antidown D up to down
- Question 40
What is the charge, in terms of the elementary charge e, on a charm quark? …
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