Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 May/June 2026 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, 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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Questions in 9702/12 May/June 2026
- Question 1
Which row correctly identifies scalar and vector quantities? scalar quantities vector quantities A energy and work momentum and power B energy and momentum force and power C energy and power force and momentum D momentum and power force and velocity
- Question 2
What are the base units for intensity? A kg s–3 B kg s C kg …
- Question 3
Three coplanar forces, P, Q and R, act at a point. …
- Question 4
A metal rod is exactly 62.00 cm long. The length of the rod is measured using two different devices, X and Y. The reading on device X is 61.5 cm. The reading on device Y is 62.65 cm. Which device …
- Question 5
One object moves directly from P to …
- Question 6
A small glider moves along a horizontal air track as shown. glider buffer air track air At each end of the air track, the glider has a perfectly elastic collision with a fixed buffer. The glider moves at a constant …
- Question 7
The diagram shows an arrangement to stop trains that are travelling too fast. train speed …
- Question 8
An experiment is performed to measure the acceleration of free fall g. A body falls between two fixed points. Four measurements are taken. Which measurement is not required for the calculation of …
- Question 9
What is the definition of linear momentum? A force per unit time B mass per unit velocity C product of force and time D product of mass and velocity
- Question 10
A hollow steel object is dropped from rest in air. The object reaches a terminal velocity v before hitting the ground. Which change results in an increase in the terminal velocity? A Drop a solid steel object of the same …
- Question 11
A bowling ball of mass 4.50 kg falls a short distance vertically into a tray of sand. The bowling ball decelerates uniformly in the sand. The deceleration of the bowling ball when it is in contact with the sand is …
- Question 12
Which statement is not a requirement of a pair of forces that obey Newton’s third law of motion? A The forces act in opposite directions. B The forces act on different objects. C The forces act on objects in contact. …
- Question 13
A hydrometer is a device for measuring the density of liquids. It consists of a weighted bulb at the bottom of a calibrated tube. liquid calibrated tube weighted bulb h The hydrometer is floating in a liquid at room temperature. …
- Question 14
Torque is the result of a pair of forces acting to cause a turning effect. Torque is calculated as the product of force and distance. Which row gives the correct description of the force and the distance used to calculate …
- Question 15
The density of paper is 800 kg m–3. A typical sheet of paper has a width of 210 mm and a length of 300 mm. The thickness of a pack of 500 sheets of paper is 50 mm. What is …
- Question 16
Which statement about equilibrium is correct? A If a system is in equilibrium then there must be no forces acting on it. B If a system is in equilibrium then there must be no resultant torque on it. C If …
- Question 17
An object of weight 3.0 N is moved vertically at a constant velocity v by an electric motor. The electric motor has an efficiency of 25%. The object travels a vertical distance of 1.2 m in 3.0 s. Assume that …
- Question 18
- Question 19
An initially unstretched spring is stretched within its limit of proportionality to a length of 80 mm. The work done stretching the spring is 0.010 J. The spring constant of the spring is …
- Question 20
What is meant by elastic deformation of a wire under tension? A deformation for which the elastic potential energy is proportional to the extension B deformation for which the extension is proportional to the tensile force C deformation for which …
- Question 21
The graph shows the variation of force with extension for a metal object deformed within its limit of proportionality. force extension …
- Question 22
What is the order of these principal regions of the electromagnetic spectrum from shortest to longest wavelength? A infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation B ultraviolet radiation, infrared radiation, visible light C ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation D visible …
- Question 23
The graph shows the displacement of each particle in a transverse wave against distance at one instant in time. …
- Question 24
The siren on an emergency vehicle emits a sound of constant frequency 1100 Hz. The driver in a stationary car hears the sound at a frequency of 1000 Hz. The speed of sound in air is …
- Question 25
A source of sound of constant power P is situated in an open space. The intensity I of sound at distance r from this source is given by the equation shown. …
- Question 26
Water waves diffract as they pass through a gap. Which combination produces the greatest amount of diffraction? wavelength / m gap width …
- Question 27
The diagram shows a beam of light of wavelength X that is incident normally on a diffraction grating. 45° 45° beam of light, wavelength X second-order maximum second-order maximum The diagram shows only the second-order intensity maxima that are …
- Question 28
A stationary sound wave is formed in a tube of length L that is closed at one end. The diagram shows the positions of the nodes and antinodes of the stationary wave. node antinode node antinode Which graph shows the …
- Question 29
Waves are emitted by two coherent sources. The two waves meet at point X where they have a constant phase difference of 180°. At point X, the amplitude of one of the waves is 0.50 m and the amplitude of …
- Question 30
There is a current in a resistor for an unknown time. Which two quantities can be used to calculate the energy dissipated by the resistor? A the current in the resistor and the potential difference across the resistor B the …
- Question 31
The diagram shows a metal block. …
- Question 32
An electrical component is connected into a circuit. Which component and which change causes an increase in the resistance of the component? component change A filament lamp increase in electric current B light-dependent resistor (LDR) increase in light intensity C …
- Question 33
A metal wire with circular cross-section has length L and diameter d. The resistance of the wire is R. The wire is now melted and reformed into a new wire of diameter 0.50d. The volume of the wire is unchanged. …
- Question 34
A battery with internal resistance is connected by wires to an external resistor. Which statement describes the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery? A It is the energy transferred per unit charge in driving charge through a connecting wire. B …
- Question 35
The diagram shows a circuit with a battery connected to a resistor with a resistance of …
- Question 36
Kirchhoff’s first and second laws are a consequence of the conservation of different quantities. What are those quantities? Kirchhoff’s first law Kirchhoff’s second law A charge energy B energy current C current charge D energy charge
- Question 37
A battery of electromotive force …
- Question 38
A nucleus P undergoes + decay, becoming nucleus Q and emitting two particles X and Y as shown. …
- Question 39
Which particle is a lepton? A neutrino B proton C strange antiquark D up quark
- Question 40
A nucleus decays in a series of stages. At each stage, an -particle or – particle is emitted. Which sequence of emitted particles forms a nucleus that is an isotope of the original nucleus? …
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