Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 3 · Theory (Extended)
Physics 0625/33 May/June 2015 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 3 (Theory (Extended)), variant 3, 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
- 48
File names: 0625_s15_qp_33 · 0625_s15_ms_33
Grade thresholds for 0625/33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/33 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Energy, work & power | 2 | 16 |
| Thermal properties & temperature | 2 | 15 |
| Sound | 1 | 8 |
| Electric circuits | 1 | 8 |
| Motion | 1 | 7 |
| Light | 1 | 7 |
| Electromagnetic effects | 1 | 7 |
| Radioactivity | 1 | 6 |
| Nuclear model of the atom | 1 | 6 |
Questions in 0625/33 May/June 2015
- Question 1
At a sports event, a champion runner and a car take part in a race. (a) The runner runs at a constant speed of …
- Question 2
An electric train is initially at rest at a railway station. The motor causes a constant force of …
- Question 3
(a) The boxes on the left contain the names of some sources of energy. The boxes on the right contain properties of some sources of energy. Draw two straight lines from each box on the left to the two boxes …
- Question 4
A liquid-in-glass thermometer has a linear scale and a range of …
- Question 5
(a) State what is meant by the specific latent heat of fusion (melting) of a substance. (b) Ice cubes of total mass 70 g, and at 0 °C, are put into a drink of lemonade of mass 300 g. All …
- Question 6
A glass, converging lens is used as a magnifying glass to observe a red ant. (a) Fig. 6.1 shows the lens, the principal axis, and the two principal focuses F1 and F2. lens F2 F1 principal axis Fig. …
- Question 7
(a) A sound wave in air consists of alternate compressions and rarefactions along its path. (i) Explain how a compression differs from a rarefaction. (ii) Explain, in terms of compressions, what is meant by 1. the wavelength of the sound, …
- Question 8
(a) A student determines the resistance of a length of aluminium wire. She connects the wire in series with a battery and a variable resistor. The circuit is shown in Fig. 8.1. aluminium wire Fig. 8.1 She knows that an …
- Question 9
An extremely violent nuclear reaction is taking place at the centre of the Sun. It is this reaction that enables the Sun to emit both a very large quantity of energy and an extremely large number of charged particles. (a) …
- Question 10
A solenoid is held in a vertical position. The solenoid is connected to a sensitive, centre-zero ammeter. A vertical bar magnet is held stationary at position X just above the upper end of the solenoid as shown in Fig. 10.1. …
- Question 11
(a) An underground water pipe has cracked and water is leaking into the surrounding ground. Fig. 11.1 shows a technician locating the position of the leak. technician crack in water pipe metal water pipe water that leaked into ground ground …
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