Cambridge IGCSE ยท 0625 ยท Paper 2 ยท Theory (Core)
Physics 0625/23 May/June 2014 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Theory (Core)), variant 3, May/June 2014: 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_s14_qp_23 ยท 0625_s14_ms_23
Grade thresholds for 0625/23 May/June 2014
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 | 48 | 40 | 32 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/23 May/June 2014 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electric circuits | 2 | 16 |
| Motion | 1 | 13 |
| Light | 2 | 11 |
| Pressure | 1 | 7 |
| General wave properties | 1 | 7 |
| Electrical quantities | 1 | 7 |
| Energy, work & power | 1 | 6 |
| Radioactivity | 1 | 6 |
| Forces | 1 | 4 |
| Transfer of thermal energy | 1 | 3 |
Questions in 0625/23 May/June 2014
- Question 1
A motorcyclist travels from A to B along a straight road, as shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 2
A spring is attached to the underside of the edge of a bench. A metre rule is fixed next to it, as shown in Fig. 2.1. X bench top pin metre rule Fig. 2.1 Y spring load L Fig. 2.2 โฆ
- Question 3
A wheel F on an axle is free to rotate about a horizontal axis, as shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 4
A mercury manometer is connected to a gas supply, as shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 5
As part of his meal, a workman has a cup containing a hot drink. In order to keep the drink hot whilst he eats the rest of his meal, he covers the cup, as shown in Fig. 5.1. Fig. 5.1 โฆ
- Question 6
A laboratory worker hears the sound from a loudspeaker, as illustrated in Fig. 6.1. frequency amplitude signal generator Fig. 6.1 The amplitude control knob and the frequency control knob on the signal generator are set so that the worker hears โฆ
- Question 7
A filament lamp emits white light, which passes through a small hole in a card. The light spreads out from the hole, as shown in Fig. 7.1. glass lens glass prism card โฆ
- Question 8
Fig. 8.1 shows a lens, to the left of which is a vertical object AX with one end on the principal axis. โฆ
- Question 9
(a) What is the usual purpose of a transformer? Tick one box. to increase or decrease a.c. to increase or decrease d.c. to turn a.c. into d.c. (b) The transformer in Fig. 9.1 is connected to โฆ
- Question 10
A positively charged plastic ball is suspended on an insulating nylon thread, as shown in Fig. 10.1. negatively charged rod nylon thread positively charged plastic ball Fig. 10.1 A negatively charged plastic rod is brought towards the positively charged ball. โฆ
- Question 11
In an attempt to measure the current in a lamp and a resistor, a student connects the circuit shown in Fig. 11.1. V Fig. 11.1 (a) What instrument does the symbol V represent? (b) When the lamp fails to light, โฆ
- Question 12
A dish contains a sample of radioactive powder. The half-life of the radioactive substance is known to be 26 minutes. It decays by ฮฒ-particle emission. A radiation detector, held close to the powder, records a count rate of 800 counts โฆ
Other Physics papers from May/June 2014
- 0625/11 Multiple choice (Core)
- 0625/12 Multiple choice (Core)
- 0625/13 Multiple choice (Core)
- 0625/21 Theory (Core)
- 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
- 0625/63 Alternative to Practical