Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice (Core)
Physics 0625/12 Feb/March 2017 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 1 (Multiple choice (Core)), variant 2, Feb/March 2017: 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
- 23
File names: 0625_m17_qp_12 · 0625_m17_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 0625/12 Feb/March 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/12 Feb/March 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/12 Feb/March 2017
- Question 1
The diagram shows the height of a stack of identical coins. 2.40 cm stack of coins What is the thickness of one coin? A 0.20 mm B 2.0 mm C 0.24 cm D 2.0 cm
- Question 2
In a laboratory, a ball is dropped in a vacuum and falls 200 cm. 0 cm 50 cm 100 cm 150 cm 200 cm ball rule Which statement describes the acceleration of the ball? A It is greater at 10 …
- Question 3
A man stands by a railway track. A train travelling at …
- Question 4
Which statement about the masses and weights of objects on the Earth is correct? A A balance can only be used to compare weights, not masses. B Heavy objects always have more mass than light ones. C Large objects always …
- Question 5
A stone has a weight of 5.7 N. The gravitational field strength g is …
- Question 6
The block of metal shown has a mass of …
- Question 7
A car engine causes a forward force of 100 kN to act on the car. The total resistive force on the car is 20 kN. What is the resultant force on the car? A 5.0 kN B 60 kN C …
- Question 8
A student sets up the apparatus shown in the diagram to find the centre of mass of the card. cork stand pin or nail card string bob small hole The student makes sure that the card, the string and the …
- Question 9
A man can either take an escalator or a lift to travel up between two floors in a hotel. escalator lift The escalator takes 20 seconds to carry the man between the two floors. The useful work done against gravity …
- Question 10
The engine of a motor vehicle develops a large amount of power. Which statement is correct? A The driving force acting on the vehicle must be large. B The engine must have a very large volume. C The engine must …
- Question 11
The diagrams show two mercury barometers. The right-hand diagram shows a tube of larger diameter. There is a vacuum above the mercury in both tubes. Which labelled position on the right-hand tube shows the mercury level in the right-hand tube? …
- Question 12
The diagram shows four solid objects resting on a horizontal surface. The objects all have the same weight, and are drawn to the same scale. Which object exerts the least pressure on the surface? A sphere B cylinder C cube …
- Question 13
On a hot day, the pressure of the air in a car tyre is greater than on a cold day. Why is the pressure greater on a hot day? A The air molecules strike each other more frequently. B The …
- Question 14
Very small pollen grains are suspended in water. A bright light shines from the side. When looked at through a microscope, small specks of light are seen to be moving in a random, jerky manner. bright light pollen grains in …
- Question 15
When a thermometer is calibrated, the fixed points are marked. What are fixed points? A all the marks on the temperature scale which cannot be removed B all the marks of the temperature scale C the lowest and highest temperatures …
- Question 16
Which statement defines the thermal capacity (heat capacity) of a solid body? A the energy needed to melt the body without a change in temperature B the energy needed to raise the temperature of the body by one degree Celsius …
- Question 17
A substance can exist in three different states: solid, liquid or gas. Each of the two statements below describes a change of state. change 1 Molecules move closer together but continue to travel throughout the substance. change 2 Molecules stop …
- Question 18
The diagram shows the gap between a hot surface and a cold surface. The gap can contain air, solid iron, a vacuum or liquid water. gap cold hot Which row shows whether heat can be transferred between the surfaces by …
- Question 19
Ice is trapped by a piece of wire gauze at the bottom of a tube containing water. The water at the top of the tube boils before the ice at the bottom of the tube melts. gentle heating water wire …
- Question 20
In a shallow tank, a water wave moves towards a barrier with a narrow gap. barrier water wave Which diagram shows the wave beyond the barrier? …
- Question 21
A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass block. air glass normal direction of ray of light Which row describes how the speed and the direction of the ray of light change when it enters the …
- Question 22
A boy sees a fish in a lake. Which labelled path is taken by the light travelling from the fish to the boy’s eye? air water …
- Question 23
The points labelled F are the principal foci of a lens. A beam of parallel light is incident on the lens. Which diagram shows the path of the light after it passes through the lens? …
- Question 24
What is the main type of radiation given out by a campfire? A infra-red B microwave C ultraviolet D X-ray
- Question 25
A student stands a few hundred metres away from a wall and shouts. He hears a faint echo. Which statement is correct? A The sound waves returning are quiet because they have a reduced frequency. B The sound waves returning …
- Question 26
Which statement about ultrasound is correct? A It is produced by a rapidly vibrating source. B It is uncomfortable to human ears. C Its frequency must be greater than 300 kHz. D It travels the fastest in a vacuum.
- Question 27
A small compass is placed close to a strong bar magnet, the same distance from each end. Which diagram shows the direction in which the compass needle points? …
- Question 28
A student wishes to magnetise two steel bars X and Y. She places bar X in a coil connected to a d.c. power supply. She places bar Y parallel to a magnetic field and hammers it. Which bars become magnetised? …
- Question 29
Which particles move in a metal to cause an electric current? A electrons B neutrons C nucleons D protons
- Question 30
The diagrams represent four copper wires. Which wire has the greatest resistance? 10 mm 1 mm 2 mm 1 mm 2 mm 10 mm 20 mm 20 mm …
- Question 31
An air-conditioning unit, a lamp and an electric fire all receive electrical energy from the mains supply. From which of these devices is all this energy eventually transferred to the surroundings? air- conditioning unit lamp electric fire …
- Question 32
In the circuits shown, each of the resistors has a resistance of 1.0 Ω. Which circuit has the greatest resistance? …
- Question 33
The diagram shows an electric circuit. V The light falling on the light-dependent resistor (LDR) increases in brightness. What happens to the resistance of the LDR, the current in the fixed resistor and the reading on the voltmeter? resistance of …
- Question 34
The diagram shows two linked circuits to control when a bell is switched on. The conditions are altered and only one pair of conditions causes the bell to ring. Which pair causes the bell to ring? A bright light and …
- Question 35
In this circuit, a component at X automatically protects the wiring from overheating if there is a fault. electrical supply X Which row indicates components that are suitable? circuit breaker fuse switch …
- Question 36
The diagram shows a simple transformer with an input of 240 V and an output of 40 V. There are 600 turns on the primary coil. output input 600 turns …
- Question 37
A wire is placed between the poles of a horseshoe magnet. There is a current in the wire in the direction shown, and this causes a force to act on the wire. N S wire current magnet force Three other …
- Question 38
The nuclide notation for an isotope of silver is Ag …
- Question 39
A radioactive substance emits radiation at a rate of 600 emissions per second. Four hours later, it emits radiation at a rate of 300 emissions per second. What is the half-life of the substance and what is the rate of …
- Question 40
A radioactive source is placed near a detector. The radiation arriving at the detector from the source is measured for 10 minutes with different materials placed between the source and the detector. materials placed here detector (Geiger-Müller tube) radioactive source …