Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 3 · Theory (Extended)
Physics 0625/33 Oct/Nov 2010 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 3 (Theory (Extended)), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2010: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 80 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 80
- Grade A from
- 45
File names: 0625_w10_qp_33 · 0625_w10_ms_33
Grade thresholds for 0625/33 Oct/Nov 2010
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 80). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 20 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/33 Oct/Nov 2010 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/33 Oct/Nov 2010
- Question 1
A young athlete has a mass of 42 kg. On a day when there is no wind, she runs …
- Question 2
(a) A loose uniform wooden floorboard weighs 160 N and rests symmetrically on four supports …
- Question 3
(a) Fig. 3.1 represents the path taken in air by a smoke particle, as seen in a Brownian motion experiment. The smoke particles can be seen through a microscope, but the air molecules cannot. Fig. 3.1 (i) State what causes …
- Question 4
(a) (i) Name the process by which thermal energy is transferred through a metal rod. (ii) Describe how this process occurs. (b) An iron rod and a copper rod of equal length are each held by hand at one end, …
- Question 5
(a) Define specific heat capacity. (b) Solar energy is striking the steel deck of a ship. (i) Describe how the colour of the deck affects the absorption of the solar energy. (ii) The solar energy strikes the deck at the …
- Question 6
A boy drops a ball of mass 0.50 kg. The ball falls a distance of 1.1 m, as shown in Fig. 6.1. Ignore air resistance throughout this question. 1.1 m Fig. 6.1 (a) Calculate the decrease in gravitational potential energy …
- Question 7
Fig. 7.1 shows how the resistance of the filament of a lamp changes as the current through the lamp changes. …
- Question 8
A coil is wound on a cylindrical cardboard tube and connected to a sensitive centre-zero millivoltmeter. Figs. 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 show three situations involving the coil and a magnet. (a) On the lines alongside each situation, describe what, if …
- Question 9
In Fig. 9.1, a ray of light TRS is shown entering, passing through and leaving a semicircular glass block. air glass …
- Question 10
(a) A small object S is dipped repeatedly into water near a flat reflecting surface. Fig. 10.1 gives an instantaneous view from above of the position of part of the waves produced. S reflecting surface Fig. 10.1 On Fig. 10.1, …
- Question 11
A radioactive source is placed near a radiation detector connected to a counter, as shown in Fig. 11.1. radioactive source radiation detector counter Fig. 11.1 (a) The count rate, measured over three successive minutes, gives values of 720 counts / …
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