Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/13 May/June 2026 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 3, 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 9702/13 May/June 2026
- Question 1
Which quantity is a vector quantity? A density B mass C pressure D weight
- Question 2
What are the advantages of taking repeat measurements and calculating a mean in an experiment? taking repeat measurements calculating a mean A shows if the results are accurate reduces the effects of random errors B shows if the results are …
- Question 3
The value of a quantity X is calculated from the values of quantities Y and Z by using the equation shown. …
- Question 4
Two coplanar forces act on a small object. One force has magnitude 10 N. The other force has magnitude 8.0 N and acts at an angle of 60° to the first force. …
- Question 5
An object falls from a large height. The air resistance acting on the object is significant. The graphs show the variation of two quantities P and Q with time. 0 0 time …
- Question 6
Two projectiles, X and Y, are fired into the air from the same place on level ground and reach the same maximum height, as shown. path of X ground path of Y Projectile X is fired vertically upwards and projectile …
- Question 7
A lead sphere is released from rest at point X, a long way above the surface of a planet. The sphere falls in a vacuum. After a time of 4.0 s, it has fallen through a vertical distance of 3.0 …
- Question 8
The forces acting on an object are in equilibrium at one instant. Which quantity related to the object’s motion must have zero magnitude at this instant? A acceleration B displacement C momentum D velocity
- Question 9
The diagram shows an object on a horizontal air track moving with velocity u towards a stationary identical object. air track u stationary object The objects collide and stick together. The objects then move along the track with velocity v. …
- Question 10
A rock of mass 2m, travelling in deep space at velocity v, explodes into two parts of equal mass, one of which is then stationary. What is the kinetic energy of the moving part after the explosion? …
- Question 11
Which statement describes the mass of an object? A the force the object experiences due to gravity B the momentum of the object before a collision C the resistance of the object to changes in motion D the weight of …
- Question 12
An object is in equilibrium. Which row about the resultant force and the resultant torque acting on the object must be correct? resultant force resultant torque A zero zero B zero not zero C not zero zero D not zero …
- Question 13
Four different objects are in equilibrium in identical beakers of water as shown. Two of the objects have volume V and the other two objects have volume 2V. Which object is acted upon by the greatest upthrust? …
- Question 14
A U-tube has a left arm of cross-sectional area A and a right arm of cross-sectional area 4A. The tube contains water of density 1000 kg m–3 and oil of density 850 kg m–3 as shown. oil 30.0 cm x …
- Question 15
An object shaped as a hemisphere rests with its flat surface on a table. The object has radius r and density ρ. r table The volume of a sphere is …
- Question 16
A ball is projected from the ground at point X. The ball then reaches its maximum height at point Y before landing on lower ground at point Z. The diagram shows the path of the ball. ground path of ball …
- Question 17
An object of mass m has a constant acceleration due to a constant resultant force F. In a distance s, the speed of the object is increased from u to v. What is the relationship between …
- Question 18
An object is displaced horizontally to the right in a uniform vertical gravitational field. Which statement describes the change in the gravitational potential energy of the object? A It decreases in direct proportion to the displacement. B It does not …
- Question 19
A small diesel engine uses a volume of …
- Question 20
The graph shows the relationship between the applied force and the extension for a spring. …
- Question 21
Two springs X and Y are attached to a fixed surface. Blocks are attached to their free ends. The blocks hang vertically in equilibrium from the springs as shown. m spring …
- Question 22
A wire is being stretched by a tensile force. Which statement about the elastic limit must be correct? A The deformation is plastic after the elastic limit has been reached. B The deformation is plastic until the elastic limit is …
- Question 23
Which statement about waves is correct? A All transverse waves are electromagnetic waves. B Longitudinal waves include sound waves and microwaves. C The equation …
- Question 24
A loudspeaker moves with a constant speed relative to a stationary observer. The loudspeaker emits a sound of constant frequency. The frequency of sound observed depends on the speed and the direction of motion of the loudspeaker. Which motion of …
- Question 25
Plane polarised light of intensity I is incident normally on a set of polarising filters. The transmission axis of the first filter is at 30° to the plane of polarisation of the incident light. The transmission axis of each successive …
- Question 26
A student demonstrates a longitudinal wave using a spring that lies on a table. displacement in Y-direction displacement in X-direction P table view from above The X- and Y-directions are shown. P is a point on the spring. Which pair …
- Question 27
Light from a laser is incident normally on a double slit. A wave of light emerges from each slit. Bright and dark interference fringes are observed on a screen that is placed parallel to the double slit. Which statement explains …
- Question 28
A beam of white light is incident normally on a diffraction grating. Three bands of bright fringes are formed on a screen, labelled 1, 2 and 3 as shown. white light …
- Question 29
Light of wavelength 400 nm passes normally through a diffraction grating with a line spacing of …
- Question 30
A microwave source is placed on a horizontal surface at position X. A shiny metal sheet is placed at position Y that is a distance of 0.48 m from X. microwave detector microwave source metal sheet …
- Question 31
A resistor with a resistance R is connected to a cell. The current in the resistor is I and the potential difference (p.d.) across the resistor is V. Which equations can be used to calculate the power dissipated in the …
- Question 32
A wire carries a current of 2.0 A for 1.0 hour. How many electrons pass a point in the wire in this time? …
- Question 33
Which graph shows the I–V characteristic of a filament lamp? …
- Question 34
A straight copper wire, of diameter …
- Question 35
The diagram shows a thermistor and a variable resistor connected to a battery. V The temperature of the thermistor decreases. What happens to the reading on the voltmeter, and which change to the resistance of the variable resistor is needed …
- Question 36
Three resistor networks, X, Y and Z, are formed from identical resistors as shown. …
- Question 37
Which piece of apparatus is represented by the circuit symbol shown? A galvanometer B generator C microphone D oscilloscope
- Question 38
What is not a fundamental particle? A electron B neutrino C neutron D positron
- Question 39
A nucleus undergoes β+ decay. A neutrino and two other particles are produced in this decay. Which other two particles are produced? positron electron proton neutron …
- Question 40
A nucleus X is plotted on a graph of neutron number N against proton number …
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