Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/14 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 4, 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
- 31
File names: 9702_w25_qp_14 · 9702_w25_ms_14
Grade thresholds for 9702/14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/14 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematics | 11 | 11 |
| Work, energy and power | 5 | 5 |
| Electricity | 5 | 5 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 3 | 3 |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | 3 |
| Waves | 3 | 3 |
| Superposition | 3 | 3 |
| Physical quantities and units | 2 | 2 |
| Dynamics | 2 | 2 |
| Particle physics | 2 | 2 |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | 1 |
Questions in 9702/14 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
What is essential to accurately represent all physical quantities? A a base unit and a number B a unit and a number expressed in standard form (scientific notation) C a unit and a numerical magnitude D an SI unit and …
- Question 2
A steel rule can be read to the nearest millimetre. It is used to measure the length of a bar whose true length is 895 mm. Repeated measurements give the following readings. length / mm …
- Question 3
A stone is released from rest and falls vertically to the ground. The time taken to fall to the ground and the distance travelled are measured. The measurements are used to determine the acceleration of free fall. The percentage uncertainty …
- Question 4
An object falls from rest towards the ground. Air resistance is negligible. Which graph shows the variation of the momentum p of the object with time t until it hits the ground? …
- Question 5
A projectile is fired at an angle of 45° upwards from horizontal ground. Air resistance is negligible. Which row describes the horizontal motion and the vertical motion of the projectile after it is fired until immediately before it reaches the …
- Question 6
An aircraft on a runway accelerates uniformly from rest to its take-off speed of …
- Question 7
How can the acceleration of an object be determined? A from the area under a displacement–time graph B from the area under a velocity–time graph C from the gradient of a displacement–time graph D from the gradient of a velocity–time …
- Question 8
The acceleration of free fall on the Earth is different to the acceleration of free fall on the Moon. How do the mass and weight of an object on the Earth compare to its mass and weight on the Moon? …
- Question 9
A sphere moves vertically downwards at terminal (constant) velocity in a liquid. Which statement about the magnitude of the upthrust acting on the sphere is correct? A It is proportional to the acceleration of free fall. B It is equal …
- Question 10
An object of mass 2.0 kg is travelling at a speed of …
- Question 11
A moving object X collides with a stationary object Y. The objects separate after the collision. The collision is perfectly elastic and there are no external forces acting. Which word equation is not correct? A during the collision, (force acting …
- Question 12
The diagram shows a stationary sphere that is just fully submerged in a liquid. The radius of the sphere is r and the density of the liquid is . The acceleration of free fall is g. The air exerts pressure …
- Question 13
A uniform rod is attached by a hinge at one end to a wall. The other end of the rod is supported by a wire so that the rod is horizontal and in equilibrium. rod wire wall hinge Which arrow …
- Question 14
A couple is applied to a tap, as shown. pivot tap …
- Question 15
A uniform beam rests on two supports, X and Y, as shown. …
- Question 16
The diagram shows a block P of mass M connected by a string over a frictionless pulley to a block Q of mass …
- Question 17
A toy car travels around a vertical loop track. 58 cm 32 cm toy car The toy car is released from rest at a height of 58 cm above the bottom of the vertical loop. The car is at a …
- Question 18
The total energy supplied to an electric motor is E. Energy Q is wasted and the remaining energy does useful work. What is the efficiency of the motor? …
- Question 19
An object travels between two points. The change in gravitational potential energy Ep of the object is given by Ep = mgh where m is the mass of the object, h is its change in height and g is the …
- Question 20
A cylindrical steel rod with negligible weight has a diameter of 1.5 cm and a length of 5.2 cm. The rod is firmly attached at the top end. The rod is firmly attached to a machine at the other end …
- Question 21
The graph shows the variation in extension with force for a sample of rubber. force extension 0 0 force is applied force is removed The top line shows the variation in extension as a force is applied. The bottom line …
- Question 22
Two identical springs have the same spring constant k. The springs are connected in parallel. The length of the unstretched springs is x. A force F is applied to the spring combination. The length of the springs is now …
- Question 23
Which expression gives the formula for the spring constant? A Fx B 2Fx …
- Question 24
A transverse progressive wave travels along a string. The graph shows the variation with distance of the displacement of the string at time …
- Question 25
Which statement about electromagnetic waves is correct? A A wave of wavelength …
- Question 26
For a progressive transverse wave, what describes the term diffraction? A the change in observed frequency of a wave due to a movement of the wave source B the spreading of a wave as it passes through a gap or …
- Question 27
An aircraft flies at a velocity vs directly away from a stationary observer. The aircraft emits a sound of constant frequency. The speed of sound in air is v. The frequency of the sound heard by the observer on the …
- Question 28
What may be observed with light waves but not with sound waves? A diffraction B interference C polarisation D reflection
- Question 29
A wire is fixed at both ends and is vibrated by a source of frequency f. A stationary wave is formed on the wire with a total of two antinodes. The frequency of the source is increased to 3f and …
- Question 30
A parallel beam of red light of wavelength 700 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating that has 400 lines per millimetre. What is the total number of intensity maxima from the grating? …
- Question 31
Two light sources are used to produce an interference pattern. Interference fringes appear when the two sources emit waves that are coherent. What is meant by coherent waves? A The two waves are emitted with the same frequency. B The …
- Question 32
Which component has the I–V graph shown? …
- Question 33
The diagram shows an electrical circuit containing a light-dependent resistor (LDR). …
- Question 34
A copper wire of length 2 m has a circular cross-section. There is a constant current in the wire when it is connected to a mobile phone in order to charge the battery. The wire has a fault. …
- Question 35
A wire carries a current of 5.6 A. What is the number of conduction electrons that pass a point on the wire in a time of …
- Question 36
- Question 37
The circuit diagram shows a battery with internal resistance r, two resistors, a switch and a voltmeter. The switch is open. V r The switch is now closed. What happens to the current in the battery, and what happens to …
- Question 38
What is the correct equation for + decay? A neutron proton + electron + electron antineutrino B neutron proton + electron + electron neutrino C proton neutron + positron + electron antineutrino D proton neutron + …
- Question 39
A nucleus of polonium, Po, 214 84 decays by emitting an -particle to become a nucleus of lead. The nucleus of lead is also unstable and decays by emitting a – particle to form a nucleus of bismuth which then …
- Question 40
Which combination of three quarks has no overall charge? A down, strange, strange B up, charm, strange C up, charm, top D up, down, strange
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