Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/21 May/June 2020 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 1, May/June 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 0625/21 May/June 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/21 May/June 2020
- Question 1
A pendulum makes 50 complete swings in 2 min 40 s. What is the time period for 1 complete swing? …
- Question 2
A student investigates the motion of a ball rolling down a slope. The diagram shows the speed v of the ball at different times …
- Question 3
Which statement about acceleration is correct? A It is related to the changing speed of an object. B It is the distance an object travels in one second. C It is the force acting on an object divided by the …
- Question 4
Which statement correctly describes the effects of placing a heavy load in a car? A It is easier to accelerate the car and easier to bring the car to rest. B It is easier to accelerate the car but more …
- Question 5
A mass of 6.0 kg rests on the surface of a planet. On this planet, …
- Question 6
The mass of a measuring cylinder is …
- Question 7
The diagram shows a wooden beam PQ, of negligible weight, which is attached to a wall by a hinge at P and kept in a horizontal position by a vertical rope attached at Q. The beam is 3.0 m in …
- Question 8
Which quantity is a vector? A acceleration B distance C speed D mass
- Question 9
An object of mass 1.2 kg is moving with a velocity of …
- Question 10
The diagram shows part of a rollercoaster ride with the car at different positions. The car runs freely down from position X to position Y and up the hill on the other side. X Y car What happens to the …
- Question 11
Which energy resource does not have the Sun as the original source? A coal B geothermal C hydroelectric D wind
- Question 12
The diagram shows a solid block resting on a bench. The dimensions of the block are shown. bench 80 cm 20 cm 40 cm …
- Question 13
The pressure due to the liquid on an object immersed in that liquid is 4500 Pa. The density of the liquid is 900 kg / m3. What is the depth of the object below the surface of the liquid? A …
- Question 14
A gas is heated in a sealed container. The volume of the container does not change. What happens to the molecules of the gas? A The average distance between molecules increases. B The average kinetic energy of the molecules increases. …
- Question 15
Water in a beaker evaporates when left on a bench for a period of time. Which three factors all affect the rate of evaporation of the water? A wind speed, surface area, temperature B wind speed, temperature, volume C wind …
- Question 16
A solid is heated causing it to expand. What effect does this have on its mass and on its density? mass density A decreases decreases B decreases stays constant C stays constant decreases D stays constant stays constant
- Question 17
The diagrams show four blocks of steel. The blocks are all drawn to the same scale. The same quantity of thermal energy is given to each block. Which block shows the greatest rise in temperature? …
- Question 18
Why are metals better thermal conductors than other solids? A Metals contain free electrons which help transfer the energy. B Molecules in metals are in fixed positions. C Molecules in metals can move freely. D Molecules in metals vibrate faster …
- Question 19
Two freezers X and Y are identical except that one has a door opening at the front and the other has a door opening at the top. X freezer door Y freezer door Both doors are the same size and …
- Question 20
A wave of frequency 6600 Hz travels 1320 m in 4.0 s. What is the wavelength? …
- Question 21
The diagram shows a wave. 8 cm 4 cm 3 cm 6 cm What are the amplitude and the wavelength of this wave? amplitude / cm wavelength / cm …
- Question 22
Which statement is correct? A The speed of light in glass is equal to the speed of light in a vacuum multiplied by the refractive index of glass. B The incident angle of a light ray at an air-glass surface …
- Question 23
A narrow beam of white light passes through a prism and is dispersed into a spectrum. …
- Question 24
An intruder alarm sensor detects that a person is warmer than his surroundings. Which type of electromagnetic wave does the sensor detect? A infrared B radio C ultraviolet D visible light
- Question 25
Sound travels through air as a series of compressions and rarefactions. Which statement correctly compares a compression with a rarefaction? A In a compression the wavelength is longer than in a rarefaction. B In a compression the wavelength is shorter …
- Question 26
Four nails A, B, C and D are tested to find which makes the strongest permanent magnet. One of the nails is placed against a bar magnet and the number of paper clips which the nail can support is recorded. …
- Question 27
The circuit shows one method of magnetising a steel bar. + – steel bar How can the circuit be altered so that it can be used to demagnetise the magnetised steel bar? A remove the steel bar from the coil …
- Question 28
A student uses the circuit shown to determine the resistance of two identical resistors. A V The voltmeter reading is 2.2 V and the ammeter reading is 0.25 A. What is the resistance of each resistor? …
- Question 29
An electric fire is connected to …
- Question 30
The diagram shows an incomplete circuit. The temperature and light levels around the circuit remain unchanged. …
- Question 31
In the circuit shown, A1 and A2 are ammeters. …
- Question 32
Which symbol represents an OR gate? …
- Question 33
A digital circuit consists of two logic gates. When the input to the circuit is 1 and 1, the output is 0. digital circuit …
- Question 34
The diagram shows a wire between the poles of a magnet. The wire is perpendicular to the page. N S wire LEFT RIGHT The wire is moved and a current is induced upwards, out of the paper. In which direction …
- Question 35
A 100% efficient transformer converts …
- Question 36
Cables transmit electrical power from the output of the transformer at a power station to the input of the transformer at a substation. transformer at power station transformer at substation cables output input The power at the output of the …
- Question 37
Uranium-235 is a radioactive isotope. It undergoes a chain of decays and eventually forms the stable isotope lead-207. These two isotopes are represented as shown. 235U 92 207Pb 82 During this chain of decay, how many protons and how many …
- Question 38
A radioactive material has a half-life of 20 days. A sample of the material contains …
- Question 39
A thin sheet of paper is placed between a radioactive source and a radiation detector. The count rate falls to a very low reading. source paper detector counter From this result, which type of radiation is the source emitting? A …
- Question 40
α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays are emitted by radioactive nuclei when they decay. Which emissions can be deflected by an electric field? A α-particles and β-particles only B β-particles and γ-rays only C γ-rays and α-particles only D α-particles, β-particles and …
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