Cambridge IGCSE ยท 0625 ยท Paper 2 ยท Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2016 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 3, Oct/Nov 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
- 25
File names: 0625_w16_qp_23 ยท 0625_w16_ms_23
Grade thresholds for 0625/23 Oct/Nov 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 | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Motion | 6 | โ |
| Electrical quantities | 5 | โ |
| Energy, work & power | 3 | โ |
| Kinetic particle model of matter | 3 | โ |
| Electric circuits | 3 | โ |
| Pressure | 2 | โ |
| Thermal properties & temperature | 2 | โ |
| General wave properties | 2 | โ |
| Light | 2 | โ |
| Sound | 2 | โ |
| Simple phenomena of magnetism | 2 | โ |
| Earth & the Solar System | 1 | โ |
| Density | 1 | โ |
| Forces | 1 | โ |
| Transfer of thermal energy | 1 | โ |
| Electronics | 1 | โ |
| Electrical safety | 1 | โ |
| Nuclear model of the atom | 1 | โ |
| Radioactivity | 1 | โ |
Questions in 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2016
- Question 1
The graph shows how the distance travelled by a vehicle changes with time. 0 0 distance time โฆ
- Question 2
A stone falls freely from the top of a cliff. Air resistance may be ignored. Which graph shows how the acceleration of the stone varies with time as it falls? 0 0 time acceleration โฆ
- Question 3
The speed-time graph for an object is shown. โฆ
- Question 4
An astronaut on the Moon weighs less than on Earth. What is the reason for this difference, and how does his mass on the Moon compare with his mass on Earth? reason for weight difference mass on Moon A the โฆ
- Question 5
The diagrams show an empty container, and the same container filled with liquid. The empty container has a mass of 120 g. When filled with the liquid, the total mass of the container and the liquid is 600 g. container โฆ
- Question 6
An object travels in a circular path at constant speed. Which statement about the object is correct? A It has changing kinetic energy. B It has changing momentum. C It has constant velocity. D It is not accelerating.
- Question 7
Different loads are hung on a spring. The diagram shows the length of the spring with and without the loads attached. โฆ
- Question 8
A vehicle of mass 900 kg is travelling with a velocity of โฆ
- Question 9
Which list contains only scalar quantities? A acceleration, energy, force, mass B acceleration, force, momentum, velocity C distance, energy, mass, speed D distance, momentum, speed, velocity
- Question 10
A ball is dropped onto a floor. Its speed just before hitting the floor is โฆ
- Question 11
Which list contains only energy resources that derive their energy from the Sun? A geothermal, nuclear, tidal B hydroelectric, water waves, wind C geothermal, hydroelectric, solar D nuclear, solar, water waves
- Question 12
A lamp has a power input of 5.0 W. It wastes 1.0 W of power heating the surroundings. What is the efficiency of the lamp? โฆ
- Question 13
A container is filled with liquid to a certain depth h. h container liquid The pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the container depends on several factors. Which is one factor on which the pressure does not depend? โฆ
- Question 14
Which diagram best represents the movement of a smoke particle displaying Brownian motion? โฆ
- Question 15
The volume of a gas is measured at different pressures. The pressure p and the volume V of the gas are found to be related by the equation: pV = constant. Which quantities are kept constant and which quantities change? โฆ
- Question 16
A piece of melting ice at 0 ยฐC and a beaker of boiling water are both in a laboratory. The laboratory is at 20 ยฐC. melting ice boiling water Bunsen burner heating water What is happening to the temperature of โฆ
- Question 17
A scientist has two thermometers available: a liquid-in-glass thermometer and a thermocouple thermometer. Which thermometer is better for measuring a very high temperature, and which thermometer is better for measuring a rapidly varying temperature? very high temperature rapidly varying temperature โฆ
- Question 18
A copper container of mass 0.20 kg contains 0.10 kg of water. The specific heat capacity of copper is โฆ
- Question 19
The diagrams show four spherical objects of the same size. Two of the objects are white and two are black. Two of the objects are at the same high temperature and two are at the same low temperature. Which object โฆ
- Question 20
A man is talking at the side of a house. He can be heard by a woman at the front of the house even though she cannot see him. What is the explanation for this? A Sound waves are longitudinal โฆ
- Question 21
An image is formed by a plane mirror. A second image is formed by a lens used as a magnifying glass. Which row states the nature of each of these images? plane mirror magnifying glass A real real B real โฆ
- Question 22
- Question 23
Which description applies to infra-red radiation? A longitudinal and electromagnetic B longitudinal but not electromagnetic C transverse and electromagnetic D transverse but not electromagnetic
- Question 24
A girl notices that, when she shouts into a cave, she hears an echo. Which wave property causes the echo? A diffraction B dispersion C reflection D refraction
- Question 25
A man stands 110 m from a high wall. He makes a short, sharp sound and then hears an echo from the wall. The speed of sound in air is โฆ
- Question 26
A student suggests three methods for demagnetising a piece of steel. 1 placing it in an east-west direction and hammering it hard 2 placing it in an east-west direction and heating it until red hot 3 removing it slowly from โฆ
- Question 27
In two separate experiments, a magnet is brought near to an unmagnetised iron bar. This causes the bar to become magnetised. N S magnet X iron bar N S magnet Y iron bar experiment 1 experiment 2 Which magnetic pole โฆ
- Question 28
A student holds a rod in his hand. rod hand cloth He rubs the rod with a cloth. The rod gains a positive charge. Of which material could the rod be made, and which transfer of charge has happened? material โฆ
- Question 29
The diagram shows a lamp in a circuit. P Which change to the circuit would increase the current in the lamp? A adding another resistor in parallel with the one in the circuit B adding another resistor in series with โฆ
- Question 30
The graph shows the relationship between the current in a circuit component and the potential difference (p.d.) across it. The graph has a straight section and a curved section. current โฆ
- Question 31
In the circuit shown there is a current of 10 A. How much charge passes through the resistor in 2.0 minutes? โฆ
- Question 32
The four circuits shown each contain four diodes. In which circuit is the direction of the current in the resistor always from the red terminal to the black terminal? red terminal black terminal โฆ
- Question 33
The diagram shows a potential divider. โฆ
- Question 34
The diagram shows two logic gates connected together. low (0) low โฆ
- Question 35
Two electrical appliances are connected to the mains supply. The cable connected to one appliance includes an earth wire. The cable connected to the second appliance does not need an earth wire. What is a reason for this difference? A โฆ
- Question 36
An electric current can produce a heating effect and a magnetic effect. Which row shows the effect that a relay uses and one application of a relay? effect used by a relay one application of a relay A heating effect โฆ
- Question 37
Which particle is absorbed by a nucleus to cause nuclear fission? A a neutron B a proton C an ฮฑ-particle D a ฮฒ-particle
- Question 38
An ฮฑ-particle enters a uniform magnetic field directed out of the page. uniform magnetic field out of the page ฮฑ-particle In which direction is the ฮฑ-particle deflected by the field? A into the page B out of the page C โฆ
- Question 39
Radioactive source S emits ฮฑ-particles, ฮฒ-particles and ฮณ-rays. A detector is placed 5 cm away from S. A thin sheet of paper is placed as shown in the diagram. S 5 cm thin sheet of paper detector Which emissions from โฆ
- Question 40
Uranium-238 is radioactive and decays to thorium-234 by the emission of a particle. โฆ
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