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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 2 ยท AS structured questions

Physics 9702/22 Feb/March 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, Feb/March 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
60
Grade A from
45
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_m25_qp_22 ยท 9702_m25_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 Feb/March 2025

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 60). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
4540342720

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 Feb/March 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Waves213
Electricity113
Forces, density and pressure110
Dynamics110
Physical quantities and units17
Particle physics17

Questions in 9702/22 Feb/March 2025

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 7 marks

    (a) Explain what is meant by the accuracy of a measured value. (b) Two solid cubes, A and B, are measured to determine the density of their materials. Table 1.1 shows the measurements for cube A. Table 1.1 quantity measurement โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Forces, density and pressure ยท 10 marks

    (a) State the principle of moments. (b) A solid plastic cylinder floats in water. It is used to support one end of a horizontal uniform beam AB as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Dynamics ยท 10 marks

    (a) A truck R of mass 9400 kg moves with constant acceleration in a straight line down a slope, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 8 marks

    A device containing a microwave emitter and receiver is placed in front of a large metal sheet in a vacuum as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Waves ยท 5 marks

    A stationary loudspeaker emits sound of constant frequency. A microphone is placed near to the loudspeaker and connected to a cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO). The trace on the screen of the CRO is shown in Fig. 5.1. 1 cm 1 cm โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 13 marks

    A cylindrical copper wire P of length 0.24 m is shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 7 marks

    An isolated stationary nucleus Q decays into nucleus R and an ฮฑ-particle. The ฮฑ-particle has speed โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/22 Feb/March 2025 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_m25_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/22 Feb/March 2025?
45 marks out of 60, a C needed 34.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 Feb/March 2025?
Mostly Waves, Electricity, Forces, density and pressure. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/22 Feb/March 2025?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.