Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/22 May/June 2017 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 2, May/June 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
- 30
File names: 0625_s17_qp_22 · 0625_s17_ms_22
Grade thresholds for 0625/22 May/June 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 | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/22 May/June 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/22 May/June 2017
- Question 1
What is the most accurate and precise method to measure the thickness of a coin? A Use a micrometer screw gauge. B Use a ruler and look at the scale perpendicularly. C Use a top pan balance. D Use the …
- Question 2
A student determines the average speed of a bubble rising through a liquid at constant speed. When the student starts the stopwatch the bubble is at position P. After 2.0 s the bubble is at position …
- Question 3
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for a toy car travelling in a straight line. …
- Question 4
In which pair are both quantities measured in newtons? A force and pressure B force and weight C mass and pressure D mass and weight
- Question 5
The masses of a measuring cylinder before and after pouring some liquid into it are shown in the diagram. 200 100 cm3 mass …
- Question 6
A spring which obeys Hooke’s Law has an unstretched length of 10 cm. A load of 20 N is hung from the spring. The new length of the spring is 36 cm. What is the spring constant k of the …
- Question 7
A car travels forwards along a straight horizontal road. Only the horizontal forces acting on it are shown. driving force air resistance and friction The length of each arrow represents the size of each force. How do these forces affect …
- Question 8
The diagram shows a wooden beam of weight 20 N. The centre of mass of the beam is labelled M. There is a pivot at one end of the beam. The beam is kept horizontal by an upward force, …
- Question 9
A ball of mass 2.0 kg is travelling at a speed of …
- Question 10
An object falls from a height of 5.0 m. Air resistance can be ignored. As it hits the ground the object has 750 J of kinetic energy. What is its mass? A 15 kg B 50 kg C 75 kg …
- Question 11
An electric generator produces an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 200 V and produces a current of 3.0 A in a circuit. The generator is driven by an engine with a power of 2.4 kW. What is the efficiency of the …
- Question 12
The diagrams show athletes training by stretching springs. Each spring has the same stiffness. Which athlete does the most work? A one spring stretched by 0.60 m two springs stretched by …
- Question 13
Four different liquids are poured into four containers. The diagrams show the depth and the density of liquid in each container. In which container is the pressure on its base the greatest? A liquid density …
- Question 14
Brownian motion is observed when using a microscope to look at smoke particles in air. What causes the smoke particles to move at random? A Smoke particles are hit by air molecules. B Smoke particles are moved by convection currents …
- Question 15
A student blows air through a liquid using a straw. This causes the liquid to evaporate quickly and therefore to cool. Which statement explains why the remaining liquid cools? A Slower-moving molecules are carried away by the air bubbles. B …
- Question 16
What is meant by the specific latent heat of fusion of ice? A the energy needed to change unit mass of ice into water at constant temperature B the energy needed to change unit volume of ice into water at …
- Question 17
Equal masses of two different liquids are put into identical beakers. Liquid 1 is heated for 100 s and liquid 2 is heated for 200 s by heaters of the same power. Each liquid has the same rise in temperature. …
- Question 18
A copper bar and a wooden bar are joined. A piece of paper is wrapped tightly around the join. The bar is heated strongly at the centre for a short time, and the paper goes brown on one side only. …
- Question 19
Different waves hit barriers with different sized gaps. The waves will diffract. In which diagram does the greatest spreading occur? gap 2.0 cm A barrier wavelength 1.0 cm gap 2.0 cm B barrier wavelength 2.0 cm wavelength 2.0 cm gap …
- Question 20
The incomplete ray diagram shows two rays of light that have passed from one point on an object through a thin converging lens. lens right object rays of light left Which type of image is formed, and on which side …
- Question 21
Which diagram shows what happens when a ray of white light passes through a prism? A spectrum B spectrum C spectrum D spectrum white light white light white light white light
- Question 22
Light travels in a vacuum and then enters a glass block. The speed of the light in the glass block is …
- Question 23
A fire alarm is not loud enough and the pitch is too low. An engineer adjusts the alarm so that it produces a louder note of a higher pitch. What effect does this have on the amplitude and on the …
- Question 24
A student demagnetises a magnetised steel bar. He places the bar in a solenoid connected to a power supply. He then removes the bar from the solenoid. Which row indicates the most effective way of demagnetising the bar? type of …
- Question 25
A magnet near a coil of wire is attracted to the coil only when there is a current in the coil. Which statement explains this force of attraction? A The coil of wire has its own gravitational field. B The …
- Question 26
What is wrong with this labelled diagram of a permanent magnet? N S iron disc A The cross-section should be rectangular. B The length should be greater than the diameter. C The magnet should be made of steel. D The …
- Question 27
A student tests the electrical conduction of four materials. aluminium iron plastic silver Which materials conduct electricity? A aluminium, iron and silver only B aluminium and silver only C iron, silver and plastic only D plastic only
- Question 28
What is the unit of charge? A ampere B coulomb C ohm D volt
- Question 29
An isolated metal sphere is positively charged. It is then brought near to another isolated metal sphere that is neutral. …
- Question 30
Which diagram is the current-voltage (I-V) characteristic graph for a metallic conductor at constant temperature? …
- Question 31
- Question 32
A student connects a variable potential divider (potentiometer) circuit. …
- Question 33
The diagram shows an electric circuit. …
- Question 34
What does the symbol shown represent? A an AND gate B a NOR gate C a NOT gate D an OR gate
- Question 35
What is the purpose of a relay? A to change a large voltage into a small voltage B to change a small voltage into a large voltage C to use a large current to switch on a small current D …
- Question 36
Which device uses a split-ring commutator? …
- Question 37
Which particle has a negative charge? A an alpha particle B an electron C a neutron D a proton
- Question 38
A type of nuclear reaction takes place in stars. Which row describes this type of reaction? nuclear reaction nuclei formed energy transfer A fission larger than original nuclei released B fission smaller than original nuclei absorbed C fusion larger than …
- Question 39
A sample of radioactive isotope is decaying. The nuclei of which atoms will decay first? A It is impossible to know because radioactive decay is random. B It is impossible to know unless the age of the material is known. …
- Question 40
A sample of a radioactive isotope emits particles at a rate of 240 per minute. After 48 hours the rate of emission has decreased to 15 per minute. What is the half-life of the radioactive material? A 4.0 hours B …
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