Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/23 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 3, 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
- 25
File names: 0625_s22_qp_23 · 0625_s22_ms_23
Grade thresholds for 0625/23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/23 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/23 May/June 2022
- Question 1
What is a micrometer screw gauge used to measure? A very small currents B very small distances C very small forces D very small pressures
- Question 2
A man stands next to a railway track. A train travelling at …
- Question 3
A skydiver jumps from an aeroplane and falls towards the Earth. Which statement is correct when the skydiver has reached terminal velocity? A The skydiver’s speed is decreasing. B The skydiver’s speed is increasing. C The skydiver is moving with …
- 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
A box of mass 4.0 kg is pulled along a horizontal floor in a straight line by a constant force F. The constant frictional force acting on the box is 2.0 N. The speed of the box increases from …
- 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
Two vectors, WX and WZ, are as shown. …
- Question 9
Which equation for impulse is correct? A impulse = Ft B impulse …
- Question 10
A ball of mass 0.16 kg is moving forwards at a speed of …
- Question 11
In which form is energy stored by stretching a spring? A chemical energy B elastic potential energy C gravitational potential energy D thermal energy
- Question 12
A car moves along a horizontal road. Its initial kinetic energy is 280 kJ. A constant resistive force of 200 N acts on the car. No other horizontal forces act on the car. What is the kinetic energy of the …
- 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
The diagram shows gas particles hitting the wall of a container. The system is at room temperature. Why do the gas particles exert a pressure on the wall? A When the particles hit the wall, their momentum changes, which causes …
- Question 15
A gas in a container is cooled but the volume of the gas does not change. Which row describes the changes in the pressure of the gas and the kinetic energy of the gas particles? pressure of gas kinetic energy …
- Question 16
The iron cylinder of an engine is to be fitted into a piece of aluminium. The outside diameter M of the iron cylinder is slightly larger than the diameter N of the hole in the aluminium. M N iron cylinder …
- Question 17
Four metal blocks at a temperature of 200 °C are left to cool down to the same temperature. The table gives the mass of each block and the energy it transfers to the surroundings as it cools. block mass / …
- 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
An object emits infrared radiation. Which two properties of the object determine the rate of radiation of thermal energy from the object? A the density and the surface area of the object B the density and the surface temperature of …
- Question 21
- Question 22
The wavelength of a beam of X-rays, travelling through air, is …
- Question 23
A ray of light passes from air through a sheet of glass and out the other side, as shown. air glass air boundary 1 boundary 2 Which two angles are equal to each other? A angle of incidence at boundary …
- Question 24
A plane mirror is fixed to a vertical wall. A boy looks at the image of himself in the mirror. Which statement describes the image formed? A real and upright B real and upside down C virtual and upright D …
- Question 25
- Question 26
A resistor and a battery are connected in series. The value of the resistor is 20 Ω. The potential difference (p.d.) of the battery is 4.0 V. What is the current in the resistor? …
- 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 attempts to make a permanent magnet by hammering metal bars of the same size in the same magnetic field. In which case is the strongest permanent magnet produced? A iron bar B iron bar C steel bar D …
- Question 29
A metal sphere R is suspended on an insulating thread. insulating thread R support Another sphere S is brought close to sphere R. Sphere S has a negative charge and is attached to a plastic stand. The diagram shows the …
- Question 30
A student compares the wavelength and uses of infrared waves with microwaves. Which row is correct? wavelength of infrared compared to microwaves use of infrared waves A longer intruder alarms B longer satellite television C shorter intruder alarms D shorter …
- Question 31
There is a current I in a resistor for a time t. The potential difference (p.d.) across the resistor is V. A student calculates the product IVt. In which unit is the student’s answer measured? A ampere B coulomb C …
- Question 32
Which statement about identical lamps in a parallel circuit is not correct? A If one lamp blows, the others remain switched on. B The current in each lamp is different. C The lamps can be switched on and off separately. …
- Question 33
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 34
The truth table for a logic gate is shown. inputs output …
- Question 35
A wire XY is connected to a resistor R. The wire is moved in the magnetic field between two magnetic poles. In which direction must the wire be moved so that the induced current is in the direction shown? …
- Question 36
- Question 37
The circuit shown consists of a vertical wire, a resistor R and a battery. The magnetic field near the wire is also shown. card vertical wire view from above showing the magnetic field card wire carrying current into the page …
- Question 38
Carbon-14 has a proton number (Z) of 6 and a nucleon number (A) of 14. Nitrogen-14 has a proton number of 7 and a nucleon number of 14. Carbon-14 emits β-particles to form nitrogen-14. Which nuclide equation describes this process? …
- Question 39
A beam of radiation, containing α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays, passes between two parallel plates. One plate is positively charged and the other is negatively charged. Which radioactive emissions will be attracted towards the positively charged plate? A α-particles only B …
- Question 40
A scientist uses a counter to measure the radioactivity of a sample of nitrogen-13. The counter and sample of nitrogen-13 are on a table in a laboratory. The reading on the counter is recorded for a period of 80 min …
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