Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/21 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 1, May/June 2022: 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
- 22
File names: 0625_s22_qp_21 · 0625_s22_ms_21
Grade thresholds for 0625/21 May/June 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/21 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/21 May/June 2022
- Question 1
Which measuring devices are most suitable for determining the length of a swimming pool and the thickness of aluminium foil? length of a swimming pool thickness of aluminium foil A ruler measuring cylinder B tape measure micrometer screw gauge C …
- Question 2
A man stands next to a railway track. A train travelling at …
- Question 3
A speed–time graph is used to describe the motion of an object. Which quantities are calculated from the gradient of the graph and from the area under the graph? gradient of the graph area under the graph A acceleration distance …
- Question 4
On the Moon, all objects fall with the same acceleration. Which statement explains this? A On the Moon, all objects have the same weight. B The Moon has a smaller gravitational field strength than the Earth. C The weight of …
- Question 5
A measuring cylinder contains 30 cm3 of a liquid. …
- Question 6
An object on the end of a string moves in a clockwise circular path at constant speed. The diagram shows the object as viewed from above. What is the direction of the resultant force on the object when it is …
- Question 7
A beam is pivoted at one end, as shown. pivot 40 cm 6.0 N beam X The beam weighs 6.0 N and its weight acts at a point X 40 cm from the pivot. A force of 4.0 N is …
- Question 8
On the diagram shown, what is the magnitude of the resultant force of the two vectors? scale …
- Question 9
Three situations are listed. 1 An object has a resultant force acting on it. 2 A moving object experiences an impulse. 3 An object is decelerating. In which situations is the momentum of the object changing? A 1 and 2 …
- Question 10
A ball of mass 0.16 kg is moving forwards at a speed of …
- Question 11
A mass hangs vertically from a spring. The mass is raised to a point P and is then released. The mass oscillates repeatedly between point P and a lower point Q. Which energies alternately increase and decrease throughout the oscillations? …
- Question 12
A car has 620 kJ of kinetic energy. The car brakes and stops in a distance of 91 m. What is the average braking force acting on the car? …
- Question 13
The diagram shows a deep reservoir formed by a dam. water dam X On what does the pressure at X depend? A the depth of the water at X B the length of the reservoir C the surface area of …
- Question 14
A sealed rigid container has a fixed volume. The container is filled with air. The container is placed in a freezer cabinet and the temperature of the air in the container decreases. Which row correctly describes what happens to the …
- Question 15
Two open containers are filled with water at room temperature. The containers have different shapes. container 1 container 2 From which container does the water evaporate at the greater rate and how can the rate of evaporation be increased? container …
- Question 16
The diagram shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer. …
- Question 17
Water in a beaker gains thermal energy at a rate of 3000 W. The water is at its boiling point. The specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is …
- Question 18
A glass contains an iced drink on a warm and humid day. Water starts to form on the outside of the glass. What is the name of the effect by which the water forms? A condensation B conduction C convection …
- Question 19
One end of a copper bar is heated to a high temperature. Which mechanism is responsible for the transfer of thermal energy to the other end of the copper bar? A the lattice vibrations of copper ions only B the …
- Question 20
The diagram shows a convection current caused by a piece of ice placed in a beaker of water at room temperature. ice P Q Which row correctly compares the temperatures and densities at water points P and Q? temperature at …
- Question 21
- Question 22
A sound wave is created by a loudspeaker that vibrates backwards and forwards 96 000 times per minute. The speed of sound is …
- Question 23
A card is placed in front of a plane mirror so that its label is facing the mirror, as shown. observer plane mirror card label The label is shown. How does the image of the label formed by the mirror …
- Question 24
A thin converging lens can produce both real and virtual images. Which row describes a real and a virtual image? real image virtual image A rays converge to form the image image can be projected onto a screen B rays …
- Question 25
- Question 26
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used by a remote controller for a television? A infrared waves B microwaves C radio waves D visible light
- Question 27
Which statement correctly compares radio waves and X-rays? A Radio waves have a longer wavelength and a greater speed in a vacuum. B Radio waves have a longer wavelength and the same speed in a vacuum. C Radio waves have …
- Question 28
A student counts how many iron pins an electromagnet picks up when its power supply is switched on. Then, she counts how many pins are picked up when the power supply is switched off. core d.c. power supply on iron …
- Question 29
A plastic rod is brought near to a small plastic sphere suspended from a stand. The sphere is repelled by the rod. Why is this? A The rod and the sphere have like charges. B The rod and the sphere …
- Question 30
Which unit is equivalent to a volt …
- Question 31
A resistor converts 360 J of energy when there is a current of 3.0 A in it. The potential difference across the resistor is 6.0 V. For how long is there this current in the resistor? …
- Question 32
The four circuits shown each contain four diodes. In which circuit is the direction of the current in the resistor always from the red terminal to the black terminal? red terminal black terminal …
- Question 33
The diagram shows a circuit of six identical lamps connected to a battery. …
- Question 34
A digital circuit is made of two logic gates. …
- Question 35
A magnet is dropped vertically through a solenoid. This induces magnetic poles at both ends of the solenoid. …
- Question 36
- Question 37
What is the purpose of the split-ring commutator in an electric motor? A to ensure that the magnetic field in the motor changes direction every half rotation B to ensure that the magnetic field in the motor stays in the …
- Question 38
How do the sizes of the two nuclei produced in a nuclear fission reaction compare to the size of the original nucleus? A both larger than the original nucleus B one larger and one smaller than the original nucleus C …
- Question 39
Which statement about the radioactive decay of a substance is correct? A It cannot be predicted when a particular nucleus will decay. B Placing a radioactive substance inside a lead-lined box prevents it from decaying. C The decay always produces …
- Question 40
The diagram shows a stream of -particles travelling in a line that passes between the poles of a magnet. N S -particles In which direction will the -particles be deflected by the magnet? A towards the N pole B towards …
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