2018

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

Physics 0625/43 May/June 2018 past paper

Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 4 (Theory (Extended)), variant 3, May/June 2018: 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
44

File names: 0625_s18_qp_43 ยท 0625_s18_ms_43

Grade thresholds for 0625/43 May/June 2018

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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4433231914106

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 0625/43 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Light211
Energy, work & power19
Thermal properties & temperature19
Motion18
Kinetic particle model of matter18
Electric circuits18
Pressure17
Electromagnetic effects17
Nuclear model of the atom17
General wave properties16

Questions in 0625/43 May/June 2018

  1. Question 1Motion ยท 8 marks

    There is no atmosphere on the Moon. A space probe is launched from the surface of the Moon. Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph of the space probe. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Energy, work & power ยท 9 marks

    A rifle fires a bullet of mass 0.020 kg vertically upwards through the air. As it leaves the rifle, the speed of the bullet is โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Pressure ยท 7 marks

    On a particular day, the atmospheric pressure is โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Thermal properties & temperature ยท 9 marks

    A beaker contains some water at room temperature. A student places a mercury-in-glass thermometer in the water with the bulb of the thermometer just beneath the surface of the water. Fig. 4.1 shows the arrangement. water thermometer Fig. 4.1 The โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Kinetic particle model of matter ยท 8 marks

    (a) A microscope that produces a very high magnification is used to observe the Brownian motion of smoke particles in air. Fig. 5.1(a) shows the apparatus used with the microscope. Fig. 5.1(b) represents the view through the microscope and shows โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6General wave properties ยท 6 marks

    Sound is a longitudinal wave. (a) Sketch a representation of a longitudinal wave. On your sketch โ€ข indicate and label a distance to show the wavelength, โ€ข mark and label the centre of one compression, โ€ข mark and label the โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Light ยท 5 marks

    (a) A ray of light travelling in air strikes a glass block at an angle of 30ยฐ to the normal. The light slows down as it enters the glass block. State and explain, in terms of wavefronts, what happens to โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Light ยท 6 marks

    (a) A thin converging lens is used to produce an image I of object O. Fig. 8.1 shows O, I and the screen on which the image is produced. O principal axis I 1.0 cm 1.0 cm screen Fig. 8.1 โ€ฆ

  9. Question 9Electric circuits ยท 8 marks

    Fig. 9.1 shows a circuit that includes a battery of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  10. Question 10Electromagnetic effects ยท 7 marks

    (a) A bar magnet is held with its N-pole just inside one end of a coil. Fig. 10.1 shows the coil connected to a galvanometer that has the zero mark in the centre of the scale. โ€ฆ

  11. Question 11Nuclear model of the atom ยท 7 marks

    (a) State the type of radioactive emission that causes (i) the proton number of a nuclide to increase by 1, (ii) the nucleon number of a nuclide to decrease by 4, (iii) no change in the proton number and no โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 0625/43 May/June 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (0625_s18_ms_43), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 0625/43 May/June 2018?
44 marks out of 80, a C needed 23.
Which topics came up in 0625/43 May/June 2018?
Mostly Light, Energy, work & power, Thermal properties & temperature. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 0625/43 May/June 2018?
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.