Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice (Core)
Physics 0625/12 Feb/March 2020 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 1 (Multiple choice (Core)), variant 2, Feb/March 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
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Which syllabus chapters 0625/12 Feb/March 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/12 Feb/March 2020
- Question 1
The diagram shows a rectangular metal sheet close to two rulers. …
- Question 2
The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time over part of a journey. 0 0 speed time …
- Question 3
A steel ball is dropped from the top floor of a building. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement describes the motion of the ball? A The ball falls with constant acceleration. B The ball falls with constant speed. C …
- Question 4
Diagram 1 shows a piece of flexible material that contains many pockets of air. Diagram 2 shows the same piece of flexible material after it has been compressed so that its volume decreases. diagram 1 (before compression) diagram 2 (after …
- Question 5
On the Moon, the gravitational field strength g is …
- Question 6
A measuring cylinder contains 40 cm3 of water. A solid metal ball is dropped into the water and the water level rises to 56 cm3. The mass of the ball is 80 g. What is the density of the metal …
- Question 7
A car travels along a horizontal road at constant speed. Three horizontal forces act on the car. The diagram shows two of these forces. air resistance 300 N force from engine 1500 N direction of motion forwards What is the …
- Question 8
A force F is applied to a spanner, as shown. F nut spanner Which action increases the moment of F about the centre of the nut? A apply the force F to the end of the spanner handle B apply …
- Question 9
A ball is released from rest and rolls down a track from the position shown. What is the furthest position that it is possible for the ball to reach? ball starts here …
- Question 10
Which row describes an advantage and a disadvantage of wind turbines? advantage disadvantage A no fuel needed harmful gases released B variable supply fuel needed C no harmful gases released variable supply D constant supply noisy
- Question 11
A box of mass m and weight W is carried up some stairs of total height x and total width …
- Question 12
Diagram 1 shows a tube sealed at one end and partly immersed in mercury. The tube has a diameter d. The top of the mercury in the tube is a height h above the mercury reservoir. h vacuum mercury reservoir …
- Question 13
A skier is standing still on a flat area of snow. skis The weight of the skier is 550 N. The total area of his skis in contact with the ground is 0.015 m2. What is the pressure exerted on …
- Question 14
The molecules of a substance in a particular state of matter move freely with random motion. The average speed of the molecules is increasing. What is being described? A a gas being heated B a liquid evaporating C a solid …
- Question 15
A student measures the mass of warm water in an open container over two minutes. The container is kept at a constant temperature. The results are in the table. time / minutes mass …
- Question 16
Which points are the fixed points of the liquid-in-glass thermometer shown? …
- Question 17
Four different metal blocks are given the same quantity of thermal energy. Which block has the greatest thermal capacity? A temperature rise …
- Question 18
A solid is heated from room temperature. The graph shows how its temperature changes with time as it is heated constantly. At which time has it just become completely liquid? …
- Question 19
Rods of the same shape and size are inserted through corks into a tank of hot water. Each rod is covered with a layer of solid wax that has a low melting point. After a period of time, some wax …
- Question 20
A boy jumps into an indoor swimming pool. He notices that the water appears to get colder as he goes deeper underwater. This is due to convection. Which statement is correct? A Cold water is more dense than warm water …
- Question 21
The diagrams show examples of wave motion. 1 2 waves on water waves in air waves on a rope waves in a spring 3 4 ripple tank drum Which waves are longitudinal? A 1 only B 2 and 3 only …
- Question 22
Waves on the surface of water travel from deep to shallow water. Which diagram shows the correct path of the waves in the shallow water? deep water A shallow water deep water B shallow water deep water C shallow water …
- Question 23
Which diagram shows how the light from a candle is reflected by a mirror, and shows the position of the image formed? eye candle image of candle A eye candle eye candle image of candle B image of candle C …
- Question 24
The diagram shows an image being formed by a converging lens. F object image …
- Question 25
The horn on a ship makes a sound. The captain on the ship hears an echo from a cliff 4.0 s later. The speed of sound is …
- Question 26
Bats produce ultrasound waves to navigate. What is a possible frequency range for these waves? A 0–20 Hz B 20 Hz–2000 Hz C 2 kHz–20 kHz D 20 kHz–120 kHz
- Question 27
The table shows the forces that exist between magnetic poles. Which row is correct? N pole and N pole N pole and S pole A attraction attraction B attraction repulsion C repulsion attraction D repulsion repulsion
- Question 28
The diagrams show three different metal rods P, Q and R, inside coils of wire. Small iron nails are placed on a wooden bench under the rods. Diagram 1 shows the situation when there are electric currents in the wires. …
- Question 29
A polythene rod becomes negatively charged when it is rubbed with a cloth. Which statement explains this? A The rod gains electrons. B The rod loses electrons. C The rod gains protons. D The rod loses protons.
- Question 30
The diagram shows a reading on an ammeter. …
- Question 31
A student is to determine the resistance of resistor R. She uses a circuit including a voltmeter and an ammeter. Which circuit should be used? …
- Question 32
The diagram shows a battery connected to two resistors. Three ammeters M1, M2 and M3 are connected in the circuit. …
- Question 33
Lamps in a circuit are connected in parallel. What is the advantage of this? A If one lamp breaks, the others remain lit. B Less current is taken from the power supply. C The lamps use less power than if …
- Question 34
The diagram shows a relay being used to control a buzzer. relay What is the function of the circuit? A The buzzer switches off when the circuit becomes cold. B The buzzer switches off when the circuit becomes light. C …
- Question 35
There is a 5 A fuse in the circuit of an appliance. What is the purpose of the fuse and in which wire is it connected? purpose wire in which it is connected A breaks the circuit if the current …
- Question 36
The diagram shows a transformer that has an output voltage of …
- Question 37
A current-carrying conductor is placed between two magnetic poles. The current causes a force to act on the wire. N S force wire current direction Three other arrangements P, Q and R, of the wire and magnetic poles are set …
- Question 38
The symbol for a radioactive nuclide of carbon is 14 6C. How many neutrons are in its nucleus? …
- Question 39
A student measures the rate at which ionising radiation is emitted from a radioactive substance. He places a detector at different distances from the radioactive source. radioactive source detector counter distance d The table shows how the reading on the …
- Question 40
The graph shows the count rate from a radioactive source over a period of time. …