Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, 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
- 32
File names: 9702_w25_qp_12 · 9702_w25_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
What is a reasonable estimate of the weight of an adult human? …
- Question 2
What describes a set of data with a high precision? A data measured using equipment with small scale divisions B data that is close to the accepted value C data with each value having a low uncertainty D data with …
- Question 3
Which physical quantity could have units of …
- Question 4
A ball is released from rest. The distance the ball falls and the time the ball takes to fall that distance are both measured. The percentage uncertainty in the measured distance is negligible. The percentage uncertainty in the measured time …
- Question 5
A car has an initial velocity u. The car then moves with constant acceleration a in a straight line through a displacement d. The car reaches a final velocity v. Which expression gives the initial velocity u of the car? …
- Question 6
A bicycle brakes so that it undergoes uniform deceleration from a speed of …
- Question 7
The velocity–time graph for an object is shown. 0 0 velocity time area 1 area 2 Which expression gives the total displacement of the object? A area 1 – area …
- Question 8
Which statement describes the weight of an object? A It is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration. B It is equal to the resultant force when the object falls at terminal (constant) velocity. C It …
- Question 9
What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum? A In an elastic collision, momentum is constant. B Momentum is the product of mass and velocity. C The force acting on a body is proportional to its rate …
- Question 10
The diagram shows the view from above of two balls moving along a horizontal frictionless surface before they collide. The momentum of each ball is also shown. …
- Question 11
A skydiver is falling at constant velocity. She then opens her parachute. The graph shows the variation with time of her velocity. 0 0 time …
- Question 12
Two different blocks, P and Q, slide towards each other on a horizontal frictionless surface. The blocks have an elastic collision. The diagram shows the velocities of the two blocks immediately after the collision. P 70 cm …
- Question 13
Which diagram shows a couple? …
- Question 14
The diagram shows a uniform bar of mass M and length L resting on a pivot at a distance x from end …
- Question 15
The mass and volume of an object are varied. Which two changes, when made together, must increase the density of the object? mass volume A decrease decrease B decrease increase C increase decrease D increase increase
- Question 16
On Earth, a solid object that is fully submerged in a liquid experiences an upthrust UE. On Mars, the same object, fully submerged in the same liquid, experiences an upthrust UM. The acceleration of free fall on Mars is …
- Question 17
A student attempts to derive the formula for kinetic energy EK. She begins by considering an object of mass m that is initially at rest. A constant force F applied to the object causes it to accelerate to final velocity …
- Question 18
A ball falls towards the ground from point X. Point X is 2.4 m above the ground. The ball rebounds from the ground and rises to point Y. Point Y is 1.8 m above the ground. A single value of …
- Question 19
The diagram shows a block on a slope. …
- Question 20
The motor of a crane lifts a load of mass 600 kg. The load rises vertically at a constant speed of 12 m per minute. What is the useful power output of the motor? A 0.12 kW B 1.2 kW …
- Question 21
A platform is supported by a spring. A box is placed onto the platform. The diagram shows the spring before and after the box is placed onto it. x before spring after box What is the term for the quantity …
- Question 22
A copper wire has length 1.7 m and uniform diameter 0.64 mm. The Young modulus of copper is …
- Question 23
The graph shows how the extension of a spring varies with the force used to stretch it. …
- Question 24
Which row describes a progressive longitudinal wave? transfers energy in a direction parallel to the oscillations requires a medium to travel through always travels at the same speed A false false true B false true true C true false false …
- Question 25
What is the phase difference between points P and Q on the progressive wave shown in the diagram? …
- Question 26
The graph shows the variation of displacement with distance for two progressive waves X and Y of the same type in the same medium. …
- Question 27
A moving source emits sound of frequency 1200 Hz. A stationary observer hears sound of frequency 960 Hz. The speed of the sound is …
- Question 28
A light wave passes through a single slit and a diffraction pattern forms. What happens to the frequency and the speed of the wave when it is diffracted? frequency speed A decreases increases B increases decreases C no change decreases …
- Question 29
The equation n = d sin can be used with a diffraction grating to find the wavelength of visible light. Which quantity is not correct for use in this equation? symbol quantity A d distance from grating to screen …
- Question 30
Two progressive sound waves move in opposite directions and superpose to form a stationary wave. Which statement describes an antinode of this stationary wave? A a position where the phase difference between the two waves is always …
- Question 31
A student connects two loudspeakers to a signal generator. Q P signal generator As the student walks from P to Q, he notices that the loudness of the sound rises and falls repeatedly. What causes the loudness of the sound …
- Question 32
The current in a resistor of constant resistance is 8.0 mA. The power dissipated by the resistor is P. The current in the resistor is increased to 12.0 mA. What is the new power dissipated by the resistor? …
- Question 33
A piece of wire X has resistivity , length L and cross-sectional area A. Wire X has a resistance R. A second piece of wire Y is made of a different metal. It has the same resistance as X but …
- Question 34
A cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E delivers a charge Q to an external circuit. Which statement is correct? A The energy dissipated in the external circuit is EQ. B The energy dissipated within the cell is EQ. C The …
- Question 35
The diagram shows a circuit with a battery of electromotive force …
- Question 36
A potentiometer circuit is used to determine the electromotive force (e.m.f.) EX of a cell. The circuit includes a second cell of known e.m.f. E0 and negligible internal resistance, and a uniform resistance wire PQ of known length. EX is …
- Question 37
The principles of conservation of which two quantities are associated with Kirchhoff’s first and second laws? first law second law A charge energy B charge voltage C energy charge D voltage charge
- Question 38
An up quark in a hadron changes to a down quark. The elementary charge is e. What is the magnitude of the change in the charge of the hadron? …
- Question 39
A nucleus of magnesium-23 decays to form a nucleus of sodium-23, emitting a + particle and particle X. What is particle X? A an antineutrino B an electron C a neutron D a neutrino
- Question 40
A nucleus of U 238 92 decays in stages by emitting -particles and – particles, eventually forming a nucleus of Pb. 206 82 How many -particles and how many – particles are emitted during the decay chain? -particles – particles …
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