Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Theory (Core)
Physics 0625/23 May/June 2013 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Theory (Core)), variant 3, May/June 2013: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 12 questions worth 80 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 12
- Marks
- 80
File names: 0625_s13_qp_23 · 0625_s13_ms_23
Grade thresholds for 0625/23 May/June 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 33 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/23 May/June 2013 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/23 May/June 2013
- Question 1
For Examiner’s Use 1 Small drops of water fall at regular intervals from a leaking tap (faucet). tap (faucet) Fig. 1.1 Immediately after a drop has fallen, a student puts an empty measuring cylinder under the tap, to catch the …
- Question 2
For Examiner’s Use 2 Fig. 2.1 shows a simple barometer. The vertical tube is fixed in position. 25 cm 75 cm 5 cm tube liquid reservoir Fig. 2.1 (a) Suggest which liquid is contained in the barometer. (b) What occupies …
- Question 3
For Examiner’s Use 3 The arrows on Fig. 3.1 indicate the changes between the three states of matter. solid liquid gas melting condensation Fig. 3.1 (a) On Fig. 3.1, two of the changes have been labelled. In the empty boxes, …
- Question 4
For Examiner’s Use 4 (a) Explain why metals are able to conduct electricity well, whereas insulators, like plastic, are very poor conductors. (b) A plastic rod is rubbed with a dry cloth, as shown in Fig. 4.1. plastic rod dry …
- Question 5
For Examiner’s Use 5 Fig. 5.1 shows a circuit with two ammeters, X and …
- Question 6
For Examiner’s Use 6 (a) A technician has an unmagnetised steel rod. Describe how the technician can permanently magnetise the steel rod. (b) The technician places two magnets on a bench, in the positions shown in Fig. …
- Question 7
Waves are either transverse or longitudinal. Write either “transverse” or “longitudinal” in the space alongside each of the following descriptions. description type of wave This type of wave has vibrations at right angles to the direction in which the wave …
- Question 8
For Examiner’s Use 8 (a) An electric bell hangs from flexible wires inside a glass bell-jar, as shown in Fig. 8.1. to battery electric bell bell-jar to vacuum pump Fig. 8.1 (i) When air is present in the bell-jar, the …
- Question 9
For Examiner’s Use 9 (a) The transformer in Fig. 9.1 is being used in an attempt to light a lamp using …
- Question 10
For Examiner’s Use 10 Fig. 10.1 illustrates the energy into and out of a machine. input energy I machine useful energy output U wasted energy W Fig. 10.1 (a) Write an equation that links I, U and W. (b) Which …
- Question 11
For Examiner’s Use 11 (a) The α-particle source in Fig. 11.1 is placed 1 cm from a radiation detector connected to a ratemeter. The ratemeter gives a count-rate reading of 600 counts / min. …
- Question 12
For Examiner’s Use 12 The nucleus of uranium-238 is represented in nuclide notation as …
Other Physics papers from May/June 2013
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- 0625/22 Theory (Core)
- 0625/31 Theory (Extended)
- 0625/32 Theory (Extended)
- 0625/33 Theory (Extended)
- 0625/61 Alternative to Practical
- 0625/62 Alternative to Practical
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