Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/11 May/June 2026 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
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Which syllabus chapters 9702/11 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/11 May/June 2026
- Question 1
What is an SI base quantity? A ampere B charge C coulomb D current
- Question 2
The surface area of one face of a cube is determined with an uncertainty of ± 1.0%. This area is used to calculate the volume of the cube. What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated volume of the cube? …
- Question 3
What represents a physical quantity? …
- Question 4
The diagram shows four forces acting on a small object. …
- Question 5
A ball is thrown across a flat field. path of ball Air resistance is negligible. Which statement describes the motion of the ball? A The ball lands with the same velocity at which it is thrown. B The horizontal component …
- Question 6
What is the definition of velocity? A distance travelled per unit time B product of acceleration and change in time C product of frequency and wavelength D rate of change of displacement
- Question 7
A ball is thrown horizontally with a speed of …
- Question 8
A parent and a child run from rest at the bottom of a stairway to the top of the stairway. Both take the same time. The mass of the parent is greater than the mass of the child. Which physical …
- Question 9
A book rests on a table. The book has weight W. Newton’s third law describes the relationship between pairs of forces. Which force pairs with W to make a Newton’s third law pair of forces? A the contact force acting …
- Question 10
The mass of a fully grown African elephant is approximately four times the mass of an average car. The maximum speed of an African elephant is 40 km per hour. What is a reasonable estimate of the maximum momentum of …
- Question 11
A ball of mass 0.20 kg is falling vertically through a liquid and has not reached terminal velocity. The upthrust on the ball is 0.65 N. At one instant, the drag force on the ball is 0.50 N. What is …
- Question 12
The diagram shows the view from above of two hard balls rolling along a horizontal table. …
- Question 13
Two forces, each of magnitude F, act on a beam of length x as shown. …
- Question 14
An object is submerged in a liquid. Which statement about the upthrust acting on the object is correct? A It is proportional to the density of the liquid. B It is proportional to the density of the object. C It …
- Question 15
A horizontal uniform rod of length 10.0 cm is shown. …
- Question 16
- Question 17
What is meant by the efficiency of a system? A the difference between the useful energy output from the system and the total energy input B the difference between the useful energy output from the system and the wasted energy …
- Question 18
Object X is at a small height h above the surface of the Earth and then falls from rest to the surface. The speed of object X when it reaches the surface of the Earth is vX. Object Y is …
- Question 19
Which equation is not required to derive the formula P = Fv …
- Question 20
A metal wire is stretched by a tensile force. The tensile force is increased. The volume of the wire remains constant and the limit of proportionality is not exceeded. Which quantity remains constant? A the cross-sectional area of the wire …
- Question 21
The graph shows the variation of the elastic potential energy Ep stored in a spring with the square of the extension of the spring. …
- Question 22
Identical springs are joined in four arrangements. Which arrangement has the same spring constant as a single spring? load A load C load B load D
- Question 23
A vertically polarised electromagnetic wave has an intensity of …
- Question 24
A train is travelling with a constant velocity. It operates its whistle as it moves directly towards a student. The whistle emits a continuous sound of constant frequency. Which graph shows the variation with time t of the frequency f …
- Question 25
An electromagnetic wave in free space has a wavelength of 0.1 nm. In which principal region of the electromagnetic spectrum does this wave lie? A infrared B ultraviolet C visible D X-ray
- Question 26
A wave is incident on a surface of area S placed perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave. The wave has amplitude R and the power incident on the surface is P. The amplitude of the wave is …
- Question 27
A string is stretched between a vibration generator and a fixed point. When the vibration generator is vibrating at a frequency f, a stationary wave with five nodes is created on the stretched string, as shown. There is a node …
- Question 28
Water waves of wavelength are incident normally on an obstacle with a narrow gap. The width of the gap is equal to . The waves from the gap emerge over an angle as shown. …
- Question 29
What is a condition for two sources of waves to produce an interference pattern? A The waves must be electromagnetic waves. B The waves must be emitted with a constant phase difference. C The waves must be emitted with the …
- Question 30
Green light of wavelength 550 nm passes through a double slit. This produces an interference pattern with a fringe spacing of 5.0 cm on a screen. Which changes to the experimental arrangement result in a fringe spacing of 2.5 cm? …
- Question 31
What is the definition of the potential difference (p.d.) across a component? A the energy transferred per unit charge B the energy transferred per unit current C the power transferred per unit charge D the power transferred per unit current
- Question 32
Several wires of the same fixed length are made of metal of constant resistivity. The wires have different cross-sectional areas. Which graph represents the variation of the resistance R of the wires with their cross-sectional area …
- Question 33
The diagram shows a circuit. Which resistor dissipates the least power? …
- Question 34
There is an electric current of 10 mA in a conductor. What is the charge that passes a fixed point in the conductor in a time of …
- Question 35
In the diagrams shown, the cells have negligible internal resistance and the wires have negligible resistance. Which diagram demonstrates Kirchhoff’s second law? …
- Question 36
A circuit consists of a battery, a high-resistance voltmeter and four fixed resistors as shown. The battery has an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 15.0 V and negligible internal resistance. …
- Question 37
The diagram shows a resistor connected in series with a light-dependent resistor (LDR) and a battery. A V The light intensity incident on the LDR increases. What is the effect of this change on the voltmeter and ammeter readings? voltmeter …
- Question 38
A stream of identical particles flows between two points. The stream of particles does not form an electric current. What could the particles be? A -particles B – particles C neutrons D protons
- Question 39
C 10 6 decays by positron emission. Which nuclide is the product of the decay? …
- Question 40
A positively charged meson consists of a quark and an antiquark. What could be the quark and antiquark? A charm and antiup B down and antitop C strange and antibottom D up and antistrange
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