Cambridge IGCSE ยท 0625 ยท Paper 3 ยท Theory (Extended)
Physics 0625/31 May/June 2015 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 3 (Theory (Extended)), variant 1, May/June 2015: 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
- 53
File names: 0625_s15_qp_31 ยท 0625_s15_ms_31
Grade thresholds for 0625/31 May/June 2015
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 | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 42 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/31 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal properties & temperature | 2 | 14 |
| Pressure | 1 | 8 |
| Energy, work & power | 1 | 8 |
| Light | 1 | 8 |
| Electromagnetic effects | 1 | 8 |
| Motion | 1 | 7 |
| General wave properties | 1 | 7 |
| Electric circuits | 1 | 7 |
| Radioactivity | 1 | 7 |
| Electrical quantities | 1 | 6 |
Questions in 0625/31 May/June 2015
- Question 1
(a) Figs. 1.1 and 1.2 show speed-time graphs for two objects, each moving in a straight line. speed time speed time โฆ
- Question 2
A large stone block is to be part of a harbour wall. The block is supported beneath the surface of the sea by a cable from a crane. Fig. 2.1 shows the block with its top face a distance h โฆ
- Question 3
Fig. 3.1 shows an early water-powered device used to raise a heavy load. The heavy load rests on piston B. cylinder A water piston A cylinder B load pivot beam piston B connecting rod connecting rod Fig. 3.1 (not to โฆ
- Question 4
(a) (i) State two ways in which the molecular structure of a liquid is different from the molecular structure of a solid. 1. 2. (ii) Explain, in terms of energy, the process which takes place as a solid at its โฆ
- Question 5
(a) State what is meant by the specific heat capacity of a substance. (b) A student carries out an experiment to find the specific heat capacity of aluminium. He uses an electric heater and a thermometer, inserted into separate holes โฆ
- Question 6
A water wave in a tank travels from a region where the speed of the wave is faster into a region where it is slower. Fig. 6.1 is a one-quarter scale diagram that shows the wavefronts in the region where โฆ
- Question 7
(a) Fig. 7.1 represents an object O placed in front of a converging lens. โฆ
- Question 8
(a) Fig. 8.1 shows a bar magnet suspended by a spring over a coil. The coil is connected to a sensitive centre-zero millivoltmeter. spring magnet coil sensitive centre-zero millivoltmeter Fig. 8.1 (i) The lower end of the magnet is pushed โฆ
- Question 9
In Fig. 9.1, a 12 V battery supplies a current I to a circuit. The circuit contains a thermistor and โฆ
- Question 10
Fig. 10.1 shows two parallel conducting plates connected to a very high voltage supply. โฆ
- Question 11
(a) State the nature of ฮณ-rays. (b) A beam of ฮฑ-particles and ฮฒ-particles passes, in a vacuum, between the poles of a strong magnet. Compare the deflections of the paths of the two types of particle. (c) A beam of โฆ
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