Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2021 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2021: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 23
File names: 0625_w21_qp_23 · 0625_w21_ms_23
Grade thresholds for 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/23 Oct/Nov 2021
- Question 1
For which purpose is a micrometer screw gauge suitable? A measuring the current in a coil that is known to be about …
- Question 2
The graph shows how the speed of a car varies with time at the start of a journey. …
- Question 3
Which statement about mass and weight is correct? A Mass is a property that causes change in motion. B Mass is caused by a gravitational field acting on a weight. C Weight is a property that resists change in motion. …
- Question 4
Which substance in the table has the lowest density? substance mass / g volume / cm3 A nylon …
- Question 5
The diagram shows a uniform bar resting on two supports, P and Q. 0 cm …
- Question 6
A spring, which obeys Hooke’s law, has an unstretched length of 10 cm. A load of 20 N is suspended from the spring. The new length of the spring is 36 cm. What is the spring constant k of the …
- Question 7
A cricket ball has a mass of 0.16 kg. The ball travels at …
- Question 8
Electrical energy may be obtained from nuclear fission. In which order is the energy transferred in this process? A nuclear fuel generator reactor and boiler turbines B nuclear fuel generator turbines reactor and boiler …
- Question 9
Which energy resource has the Sun as its only source of energy? A geothermal B nuclear C oil D tidal
- Question 10
A man, attached to an elastic cord, jumps from a platform. He falls 60 m before starting to rise. The length of the unextended cord is 30 m. The diagrams show four successive stages in his fall. In which position …
- Question 11
The diagram shows three glass containers. All three contain water filled to the same vertical height …
- Question 12
A liquid is evaporating. The liquid is not boiling. Which statement about the liquid is correct at an instant in time? A Any molecule can escape, and from any part of the liquid. B Any molecule can escape, but only …
- Question 13
The same mass of a gas is trapped in four identical cylinders by a piston that can move. The diagrams show the samples of gas in different conditions of volume and temperature. piston …
- Question 14
An aluminium block has a mass of 200 g. The specific heat capacity of aluminium is …
- Question 15
A solid and a gas are each given the same increase in temperature. The gas is kept at a constant pressure. Which row is correct? the one which expands most the reason A the gas molecules in the gas each …
- Question 16
The diagram shows a pan used for cooking food. base of pan handle of pan Which row is correct for the materials used to make the base and the handle of the pan? base of pan handle of pan A …
- Question 17
In the diagram, the mountaineer can hear the stream although he cannot see it. When he is closer to the gully, he can both hear and see the stream. When he is further from the gully, he can neither hear …
- Question 18
Which row correctly defines the frequency and the speed of a wave? frequency speed A number of waves distance travelled per unit time B number of waves time taken for one complete wave to pass a point C number of …
- Question 19
A ray of light travels from air into a glass block. in air in glass speed of ray va vg wavelength of ray a g frequency of ray fa fg Three suggestions as to how the refractive index of glass …
- Question 20
The diagram shows a ray of light in air incident on a glass block. Some of the light is refracted and some of the light is reflected. Two angles, p and q, are marked on the diagram. air glass p …
- Question 21
A photographer sees his image as shown. X photographer image What could X be? …
- Question 22
The Sun emits infrared radiation and light. Light from the Sun reaches the Earth in 8 minutes. Which row gives correct information about the infrared radiation? wavelength of infrared radiation time taken for infrared radiation to reach the Earth A …
- Question 23
Which row gives the typical values of the speed of sound at room temperature in the materials stated? speed of sound …
- Question 24
What is ultrasound? A sound waves that are so loud that they damage human hearing B sound waves that are too high-pitched for humans to hear C sound waves that are too low-pitched for humans to hear D sound waves …
- Question 25
A stationary, charged particle is in a field. Which fields can cause there to be a force on this particle due to its charge? 1 gravitational field 2 magnetic field 3 electric field A 1 and …
- Question 26
An electric current in a copper wire is due to the flow of charge. Which particles are moving along the wire? A -particles B copper nuclei C electrons D protons
- Question 27
Which row is correct? definition of current I direction of conventional current …
- Question 28
The diagram shows a circuit containing two resistors of resistance 1.0 and …
- Question 29
Which graph shows the current–voltage characteristic for a filament lamp? …
- Question 30
The diagrams show pairs of circuits containing logic gates. In which diagram does the lower circuit of the pair behave differently from the upper circuit? …
- Question 31
Two 3.0 resistors and one 6.0 resistor are connected in series with a cell. Which statement is correct? A The current in the cell is equal to the current in the resistors. B The current in the cell …
- Question 32
Two resistors, with resistances R1 and R2, are connected in parallel. The resistance R1 is greater than the resistance …
- Question 33
Circuit breakers and fuses are devices used to protect a circuit from overloading. Which statement correctly describes the difference between a circuit breaker and a fuse? A Circuit breakers can be reset if they operate but fuses need to be …
- Question 34
Electrical energy is transferred by transmission lines at high voltage. Which statement explains why a high voltage is used? A The voltage is alternating. B The transmission lines have a larger resistance. C The transmission lines carry greater power. D …
- Question 35
Which diagram shows the magnetic field around a straight, current-carrying wire? current A current B current C current D
- Question 36
The coil in a d.c. motor is connected to a split-ring commutator. What is the purpose of the split-ring commutator? A to ensure that the coil continues to rotate in the same direction B to ensure that the size of …
- Question 37
The nucleus of an americium atom contains 146 neutrons and 95 protons. It decays by emitting an -particle. How many neutrons and how many protons remain in the nucleus when this form of americium decays? number of neutrons remaining number …
- Question 38
The half-life for lead-202 is 52 500 years. A sample of lead-202 produces 800 counts / s. How long will it take for the count rate to drop to 100 counts …
- Question 39
Oxygen-15 is used in hospitals. The count rate from a detector placed close to a sample of oxygen-15 was recorded over a period of 15 min. The background count rate is 20 counts / min. …
- Question 40
Of the three types of ionising radiation, , and , why does -emission cause the most ionisation? A -particles have the smallest mass. B -particles have the greatest mass. C -particles move with the greatest speed. D -particles travel …
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