Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice (Core)
Physics 0625/13 May/June 2016 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 1 (Multiple choice (Core)), variant 3, May/June 2016: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 22
File names: 0625_s16_qp_13 · 0625_s16_ms_13
Grade thresholds for 0625/13 May/June 2016
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 40). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/13 May/June 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/13 May/June 2016
- Question 1
The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure the length of a small feather. 1 mm cm …
- Question 2
An object moves at a constant speed for some time, then begins to accelerate. Which distance-time graph shows this motion? distance time …
- Question 3
A car travels at an average speed of 60 km / h for 15 minutes. How far does the car travel in this time? A 4.0 km B 15 km C 240 km D 900 km
- Question 4
A heavy object is released near the surface of the Earth and falls freely. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement about the acceleration of the object due to gravity is correct? A The acceleration depends on the mass of …
- Question 5
A cup contains hot liquid. Some of the liquid evaporates. What happens to the mass and what happens to the weight of the liquid in the cup? mass weight A decreases decreases B decreases stays the same C stays the …
- Question 6
Diagram 1 shows a measuring cylinder containing water. Diagram 2 shows the same measuring cylinder and water after 10 identical solid glass spheres have been added. diagram …
- Question 7
A feather falls through the air. Its downward speed is constant. Which statement about the feather is correct? A No energy is lost to the air as the feather falls. B The air resistance acting on the feather is greater …
- Question 8
The diagram shows an L-shaped piece of card suspended freely from a pin at B. When the card is pushed, it swings and then comes to a stop in the position shown. At which labelled point is the centre of …
- Question 9
A skier walks from the bottom of a ski slope to the top and gains …
- Question 10
Which energy source is renewable and reliably available at all times? A coal B geothermal C nuclear D wind
- Question 11
Two workers are stacking cans on to a shelf in a shop. The workers lift the same number of identical cans on to the same shelf from the same level. Worker P takes 3.0 minutes to lift the cans. Worker …
- Question 12
The diagram shows four solid pieces of the same metal. Each piece has the same thickness and stands on a bench as shown. Which piece of metal produces the greatest pressure on the bench? 1.0 cm 1.0 cm 3.0 cm …
- Question 13
The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. …
- Question 14
What causes the random, zig-zag movement (Brownian motion) of smoke particles suspended in air? A air molecules colliding with smoke particles B convection currents as the hot smoke rises C smoke particles colliding with each other D smoke particles reacting …
- Question 15
A sealed bottle of constant volume contains air. The air in the bottle is heated by the Sun. What is the effect on the average speed of the air molecules in the bottle, and the average distance between them? average …
- Question 16
The melting points of ethanol and mercury are shown. melting point / °C ethanol –114 mercury –39 Which of these two liquids is / are suitable to use in a liquid-in-glass thermometer to measure temperatures of –50 °C and …
- Question 17
A jug of water is at room temperature. Several ice cubes at a temperature of 0 °C are dropped into the water and they begin to melt immediately. What happens to the temperature of the water and what happens to …
- Question 18
Which quantity gives the thermal capacity of a beaker? A the thermal energy required to change the state of the beaker at constant temperature B the thermal energy required to raise the temperature of the beaker by …
- Question 19
A student suggests some uses for containers made from good thermal conductors and for containers made from poor thermal conductors. In which row are both suggested uses correct? good thermal conductor poor thermal conductor A keeping a cold liquid at …
- Question 20
A rod is made half of glass and half of copper. Four pins …
- Question 21
Which row shows the natures of light waves, sound waves and X-rays? light waves sound waves X-rays A longitudinal longitudinal transverse B longitudinal transverse longitudinal C transverse longitudinal transverse D transverse transverse longitudinal
- Question 22
Radio waves are received at a house at the bottom of a hill. hill radio waves house The waves reach the house because the hill has caused them to be A diffracted. B radiated. C reflected. D refracted.
- Question 23
The diagram shows an object in front of a plane mirror. At which labelled position is the image of the object formed? object eye …
- Question 24
White light enters a glass prism. The light leaving the other side of the prism is separated into colours. diagram 1 white light colour 1 colour 2 diagram 2 white light colour 1 colour 2 glass prism glass prism Which …
- Question 25
Which range of wave frequencies includes only sounds that can be heard by a human with normal hearing? A 3.0 Hz to 300 Hz B 30 Hz to 3000 Hz C 300 Hz to 30 000 Hz D 3000 Hz …
- Question 26
A candle flame is placed in front of a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker produces a sound wave that causes air particles to vibrate. The vibrating air particles make the candle flame vibrate in the same direction as the air particles. candle …
- Question 27
Which statement about magnetism is correct? A An unmagnetised iron bar becomes magnetised when it is placed near a magnet. B An unmagnetised steel bar can be magnetised by passing a current through it. C The direction of magnetic field …
- Question 28
A student wishes to make a permanent magnet. She has an iron rod and a steel rod. Which rod should she use to make the permanent magnet, and is this rod a hard magnetic material or a soft magnetic material? …
- Question 29
A flexible electrical cable consists of a central conductor and outer insulation. outer insulation central conductor Which pair of materials is suitable for the cable? central conductor outer insulation A copper plastic B lead wood C plastic copper D wood …
- Question 30
The diagram shows a battery connected to two resistors. R Four students separately measure the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery, the current in the resistors, and the potential difference (p.d.) across resistor R. Their results are shown in the …
- Question 31
Why are lamps in a house lighting circuit connected in parallel rather than in series? A If one lamp stops working, the remaining lamps become brighter. B Less current is taken from the power supply. C The lamps can be …
- Question 32
The diagram shows a cell connected to two 6.0 Ω resistors. Three currents, I1, I2 and I3, are labelled. …
- Question 33
The diagram shows part of a circuit used to switch street lamps on and off automatically. + – LDR In the evening it gets dark. Which row shows the effect on the resistance of the light-dependent resistor (LDR) and on …
- Question 34
- Question 35
A strong electromagnet is used to attract pins. core pins coil current What happens when the current in the coil is halved? A No pins are attracted. B Some pins are attracted, but not as many. C The same number …
- Question 36
The diagram shows a transformer. primary coil 800 turns secondary coil 40 turns input voltage output voltage The input voltage is 240 V. What is the output voltage? …
- Question 37
A proton and a neutron are each close to a positive nucleus. + proton neutron positive nucleus How does the charge on the nucleus affect the proton and the neutron, if at all? A The neutron is attracted; the proton …
- Question 38
Below are four statements about isotopes of a certain element. Which statement about the isotopes must be correct? A They are radioactive. B They are unstable. C They have the same number of neutrons. D They have the same number …
- Question 39
Radioactive materials should be handled carefully. Which safety precaution does not reduce the risk to people using a radioactive material? A keeping the material a long distance from people B keeping the material at a low temperature C using lead …
- Question 40
A sample of a radioactive isotope has an initial rate of emission of 128 counts per minute and a half-life of 4 days. How long will it take for the rate of emission to fall to 32 counts per minute? …
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