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

Physics 0625/42 Feb/March 2021 past paper

Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 4 (Theory (Extended)), variant 2, Feb/March 2021: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 80 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
10
Marks
80
Grade A from
45
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 0625_m21_qp_42 ยท 0625_m21_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 0625/42 Feb/March 2021

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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4534252016129

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 0625/42 Feb/March 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Electric circuits215
Forces111
Pressure110
Kinetic particle model of matter19
Light18
Radioactivity18
Sound17
Energy, work & power16
Electromagnetic effects16

Questions in 0625/42 Feb/March 2021

  1. Question 1Pressure ยท 10 marks

    (a) Fig. 1.1 shows a piece of glass of thickness 2.0 cm and area 0.15 m2. The density of the glass is โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Forces ยท 11 marks

    (a) (i) State what is meant by the moment of a force about a point. (ii) Fig. 2.1 shows a large crane on a construction site lifting a block of mass 14 000 kg. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Energy, work & power ยท 6 marks

    A power station burns waste materials from farm crops to generate electricity. (a) State and explain whether this process is renewable. statement explanation (b) The power station uses some of its waste thermal energy to heat water for houses in โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Kinetic particle model of matter ยท 9 marks

    (a) In terms of the momentum of molecules, explain how a gas exerts pressure on the walls of its container. (b) A fixed mass of gas of volume V1 is at a pressure p1. It is compressed to a volume โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Sound ยท 7 marks

    (a) State the name of the reflection of a sound wave or ultrasound wave. (b) Fig. 5.1 shows an ultrasound wave being used to scan an internal organ of a human body. ultrasound wave internal organ ultrasound transmitter and receiver โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Light ยท 8 marks

    (a) Fig. 6.1 is a full scale diagram showing a converging lens, the two principal focuses F1 and F2 and an object PO. โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Electromagnetic effects ยท 6 marks

    Fig. 7.1 shows a horizontal conducting wire XY between two opposite magnetic poles. Wire XY forms a circuit with an ammeter. N S wire โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Electric circuits ยท 8 marks

    (a) Define electromotive force (e.m.f.). (b) Fig. 8.1 shows a source E of โ€ฆ

  9. Question 9Electric circuits ยท 7 marks

    (a) Write down the truth table for an OR gate. (b) Draw the symbol for a NOR gate. (c) Fig. 9.1 shows a digital circuit designed to produce the values shown in Table 9.1 for the output S from the โ€ฆ

  10. Question 10Radioactivity ยท 8 marks

    (a) State the proton number, nucleon number and the value of the charge on an ฮฑ-particle. proton number nucleon number charge (b) A nucleus of strontium-90 consists of 38 protons and 52 neutrons. Strontium-90 is radioactive and decays by ฮฒ-emission โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 0625/42 Feb/March 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (0625_m21_ms_42), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 0625/42 Feb/March 2021?
45 marks out of 80, a C needed 25.
Which topics came up in 0625/42 Feb/March 2021?
Mostly Electric circuits, Forces, Pressure. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 0625/42 Feb/March 2021?
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.