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Cambridge IGCSE ยท 0625 ยท Paper 4 ยท Theory (Extended)

Physics 0625/41 May/June 2016 past paper

Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 4 (Theory (Extended)), variant 1, May/June 2016: 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
51
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 0625_s16_qp_41 ยท 0625_s16_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 0625/41 May/June 2016

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.

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Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 0625/41 May/June 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Motion216
Light19
Radioactivity19
Sound18
Density17
Electrical quantities17
Kinetic particle model of matter16
Pressure16
Simple phenomena of magnetism16
Electronics16

Questions in 0625/41 May/June 2016

  1. Question 1Motion ยท 7 marks

    A bus travels at a constant speed. It stops for a short time and then travels at a higher constant speed. (a) 1 Using the axes in Fig. 1.1, draw a distance-time graph for this bus journey. time distance 0 โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Motion ยท 9 marks

    Fig. 2.1 shows a dummy of mass 70kg used in a crash test to investigate the safety of a new car. 2 barrier passenger compartment dummy windscreen Fig. 2.1 The car approaches a solid barrier at 20m/s. It crashes into โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Density ยท 7 marks

    Fig. 3.1 shows an oil tank that has a rectangular base of dimensions 2.4m by โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Kinetic particle model of matter ยท 6 marks

    Explain, in terms of molecules, why it is possible to compress a gas, but not a liquid. (a) 4 Two containers made of insulating material contain the same volume of water at room temperature. The containers do not have lids. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Pressure ยท 6 marks

    State what happens to the molecules of a gas in a sealed container when the temperature of the gas is increased. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Sound ยท 8 marks

    Two students are measuring the speed of sound. The students are provided with a starting pistol, a stopwatch and a long measuring tape. The starting pistol, when fired, produces a loud sound and a puff of smoke at the same โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Light ยท 9 marks

    A ray of light passes through a length of curved optical fibre. โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Simple phenomena of magnetism ยท 6 marks

    Two straight, vertical wires X and Y pass through holes in a horizontal card. (a) 8 Fig. 8.1 shows the card viewed from above. X Y wire in hole card wire in hole Fig. 8.1 There is a current in โ€ฆ

  9. Question 9Electrical quantities ยท 7 marks

    Fig. 9.1 shows a 12V battery connected in a circuit containing resistors โ€ฆ

  10. Question 10Electronics ยท 6 marks

    Fig. 10.1 shows the symbol for a circuit component. โ€ฆ

  11. Question 11Radioactivity ยท 9 marks

    Bismuth-214 is radioactive. It has a half-life of 20 minutes. 11 The nuclide notation for bismuth-214 is Bi. (a) State the composition of the nucleus of bismuth-214. Bismuth-214 decays by ฮฒ-decay to an isotope of polonium, Po. (b) Complete the โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 0625/41 May/June 2016 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (0625_s16_ms_41), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 0625/41 May/June 2016?
51 marks out of 80, a C needed 29.
Which topics came up in 0625/41 May/June 2016?
Mostly Motion, Light, Radioactivity. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 0625/41 May/June 2016?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.