Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/14 May/June 2026 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 4, 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 9702/14 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/14 May/June 2026
- Question 1
What is an example of a measurement of a physical quantity? A newton B power …
- Question 2
- Question 3
What is a reasonable estimate for the volume of a fully-inflated spherical football? A 6000 mm3 B 60 cm3 C 6000 cm3 …
- Question 4
At temperatures close to 0 K, the specific heat capacity c of a particular solid is given by c = bT 3, where T is the temperature and b is a constant, characteristic of the solid. The SI unit of …
- Question 5
An athlete runs at a constant speed in a straight line to a point X. At X, the athlete changes direction and runs back in a straight line to the starting point at the same constant speed. Assume that the …
- Question 6
A stone is thrown vertically upwards from a point that is 12 m above the sea. It then falls into the sea below after 3.4 s. Air resistance is negligible. At which speed is the stone released when it is …
- Question 7
At time t = 0, an object moves from rest with constant acceleration in a straight line. At time t, the object is distance s from its rest position. A graph is drawn of s against t 2 as shown. …
- Question 8
A skydiver is falling at terminal velocity. The skydiver opens her parachute. Which quantity increases in magnitude immediately after the skydiver opens her parachute? A the resultant force acting on the skydiver B the velocity of the skydiver C the …
- Question 9
A car of mass m is travelling with a velocity v. The velocity of the car is increased by v due to a constant resultant force F acting for a time t. What is a correct expression for …
- Question 10
A ball is dropped onto horizontal ground and bounces vertically upwards. When the ball is in contact with the ground, the following forces act: ● the weight W of the ball ● the contact force P exerted on the ground …
- Question 11
The diagram shows two particles in motion. Particle X has mass 4M and is travelling with velocity v. Particle Y has mass M and is travelling with velocity 3v. The paths of the particles are perpendicular. particle X particle Y …
- Question 12
An object is maintained in equilibrium by three coplanar forces. Which statement is not correct? A The acceleration of the object must be zero. B The resultant force acting on the object must be zero. C The resultant moment of …
- Question 13
Which row describes an object that is floating in equilibrium in water? upthrust on object hydrostatic pressure on object A equal to volume of water displaced not equal at all points B equal to volume of water displaced equal at …
- Question 14
A pair of forces acts on a uniform disc pivoted at its centre of gravity P. The diagrams show pairs of forces and the distances between their points of action. Which pair of forces forms a couple with a torque …
- Question 15
Concrete has a density of 2400 kg m–3. What is the mass of concrete that fills a rectangular space of dimensions …
- Question 16
An electric motor raises an object of mass m at a constant speed v through a height h in time t. The acceleration of free fall is g. What is the change in energy of the object in time …
- Question 17
An object is released from rest at time …
- Question 18
Which product of two quantities is equal to power? A force distance B force velocity C work done time D work done velocity
- Question 19
A student tests two wires X and Y by hanging a series of masses on them and measuring the extensions of the wires. The student concludes that X has a smaller spring constant than Y. Which result supports this conclusion? …
- Question 20
The diagram shows a force–extension graph for a spring. …
- Question 21
A wire is extended by different forces. The wire obeys Hooke’s law. A graph is plotted to show the variation of a quantity y with a quantity …
- Question 22
What is the definition of the Young modulus of a material? A force per unit extension B product of force and extension C product of stress and strain D stress per unit strain
- Question 23
A police car has a two-tone siren emitting sound of frequencies of 700 Hz and 1000 Hz. The police car is travelling at a speed of …
- Question 24
A beam of plane-polarised light of intensity I0 is incident normally on a polarising filter. The initial intensity of the transmitted light is zero. The filter is then rotated through 360° whilst remaining normal to the beam. Which graph shows …
- Question 25
Which statement about transverse waves is correct? A Transverse waves can diffract. B All transverse waves have nodes and antinodes. C Sound in air is an example of a transverse wave. D Transverse waves cannot be formed on a spring.
- Question 26
Bees can see electromagnetic radiation in free space with wavelength in the range 300 nm to 650 nm. Which range of wavelength of electromagnetic radiation in free space is visible to both humans and bees? A 300 nm to 700 …
- Question 27
The diagram shows an object floating in water through which a progressive wave is passing. object a wave on the surface of the water In time t, the object moves from maximum displacement at a peak of the wave to …
- Question 28
Two waves of the same type travelling in a medium meet at a point. Which statement describes the principle of superposition? A The resultant amplitude of the two waves at that point is equal to the sum of the amplitudes …
- Question 29
Light of wavelength 500 nm is incident normally on a double slit. A flat screen is placed parallel to the plane of the double slit. The screen is at a distance of 3.5 m from the double slit. A series …
- Question 30
The diagram shows part of a stationary wave between two nodes P and …
- Question 31
The basic principle of note production in a horn is to set up a stationary wave in an air column. mouthpiece bell horn For any note produced by the horn, a node is formed at the mouthpiece, and an antinode …
- Question 32
Power P is supplied to a component of resistance R in an electrical circuit. When charge Q passes through the component, the energy transferred to the component is E. Which equation defines the potential difference (p.d.) V across the component? …
- Question 33
A beam of electrons strikes a screen. The current at the screen is 0.200 A. How many electrons strike the screen in a time of …
- Question 34
A variable resistor and a light-dependent resistor (LDR) are connected in series. R The resistance R of the variable resistor is adjusted so that, when light falls on the LDR, the combined resistance of the two resistors remains the same. …
- Question 35
Two resistors connected in parallel have a combined resistance of 8.0 . One of the resistors has a resistance of 24 . The two resistors are now connected in series. What is their combined resistance? …
- Question 36
Which statement about the terminal potential difference (p.d.) of a power supply in a series circuit is correct? A The difference between the electromotive force (e.m.f.) and the terminal p.d. of the power supply is equal to the total energy …
- Question 37
- Question 38
Which conclusion about the nucleus of an atom is not a result of observations from the -particle scattering experiment? A The diameter of the nucleus is very small compared to the diameter of the atom. B The majority of the …
- Question 39
An unstable nucleus C 11 6 decays in a single step to form a stable nucleus. During the decay, a nucleon of the unstable nucleus is changed when an up quark in the nucleon becomes a down quark. What is …
- Question 40
The nuclei of the isotopes of an element all contain the same number of a certain particle. What is this particle? A electron B neutron C nucleon D proton
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