Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/21 May/June 2023 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 1, May/June 2023: 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_s23_qp_21 · 0625_s23_ms_21
Grade thresholds for 0625/21 May/June 2023
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 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/21 May/June 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/21 May/June 2023
- Question 1
Which vector diagram correctly shows the force Z as the resultant of forces X and …
- Question 2
An object falls towards the surface of the Earth. The object is falling at its terminal velocity. Which statement is correct? A There is air resistance and the acceleration of the object is negative. B There is air resistance and …
- Question 3
The graph represents the motion of a vehicle. …
- Question 4
On the Earth, a spring stretches by 5.0 cm when a mass of 3.0 kg is suspended from one end. The gravitational field strength on the Moon is 1 6 of that on the Earth. Which mass, on the Moon, …
- Question 5
A shopkeeper pours rice into a dish that hangs from a spring balance. He records the reading. …
- Question 6
A student determines the density of an irregularly shaped stone. The stone is slowly lowered into a measuring cylinder partly filled with water. measuring cylinder stone Which other apparatus does the student need to calculate the density of the irregularly …
- Question 7
A train is travelling horizontally in a straight line. A book is on a table in the train. The diagram shows all the forces acting on the book. contact force weight of book frictional force book table How is the …
- Question 8
The diagrams show four beams, each of negligible weight and freely pivoted. Which beam is not in equilibrium? A pivot …
- Question 9
An object of mass 1.2 kg is moving with a velocity of …
- Question 10
Which row about the change of energy in the energy store must be correct? process energy store change of energy in store A water pumped up to a high-altitude dam gravitational potential energy of water increases B water pumped up …
- Question 11
A woman of mass 50 kg has 81 J of kinetic energy. What is her speed? …
- Question 12
A child runs up a set of stairs four times. The time taken for each run is recorded. Which time is measured when the child’s useful power is greatest? …
- Question 13
A dam holds water in a reservoir. The height of the water in the reservoir is 15 m. dam 15 m water in reservoir The density of water is 1000 kg / m3. What is the pressure due to the …
- Question 14
A student uses a microscope to observe pollen moving on the surface of water. Which statement describes the reason for this movement? A Water molecules are moved by microscopic pollen particles. B Water molecules are moved by pollen molecules. C …
- Question 15
Which statements about evaporation of water are correct? 1 Evaporation causes the remaining liquid to cool. 2 During evaporation, the more energetic particles escape from the surface of the liquid. 3 Evaporation only happens at …
- Question 16
Some hot water is sealed inside a metal can. The can is in a vacuum in outer space. The hot water slowly cools down. How does the thermal energy escape into space? A by conduction then convection B by conduction …
- Question 17
The diagrams show graphs of displacement against time for four waves. All the graphs are drawn to the same scale. Which wave has the largest amplitude and the highest frequency? displacement A time displacement B time displacement C time displacement …
- Question 18
The diagram shows a ray of light entering a glass block. 50 25 air glass Which calculation gives the refractive index of the glass? A sin 40 sin …
- Question 19
An object O is placed at point P near to a thin converging lens. The diagram shows three rays from the top of O passing through the lens. Each point F is one focal length from the centre of the …
- Question 20
Which diagram shows the dispersion of white light by a glass prism? violet red A violet violet red red B white white violet red C violet violet red red D violet red white white
- Question 21
Visible light has wavelengths in the range …
- Question 22
Student X fires a starting pistol which produces smoke and sound. Student Y is standing 100 m away and sees the smoke the instant it is produced. The speed of sound in air is …
- Question 23
An unmagnetised piece of soft iron is placed close to a strong permanent magnet, as shown. …
- Question 24
A plastic rod is rubbed with a cloth. plastic rod cloth The rod and the cloth both become charged as electrons move between them. The rod becomes negatively charged. Which diagram shows how the rod becomes negatively charged and shows …
- Question 25
A wire has a uniform circular cross-sectional area. Which statement is correct? A The resistance of the wire is directly proportional to its cross-sectional area and inversely proportional to its diameter. B The resistance of the wire is directly proportional …
- Question 26
The diagram shows the current–voltage graph for a metal wire. 0 0 voltage current What can be deduced from the graph? A As voltage increases, the temperature of the wire increases. B As voltage increases, the temperature of the wire …
- Question 27
A battery is connected to a circuit. It is switched on for 1.0 minute. During that time, there is a current of 0.40 A in the circuit and the battery supplies a total of 48 J of energy. Which row …
- Question 28
The circuit diagram shows two identical lamps connected in parallel to a cell. Three ammeters, X, Y and Z, are also connected in the circuit, as shown. …
- Question 29
A student connects the circuit shown. …
- Question 30
The diagram shows an a.c. generator. …
- Question 31
An electron moves into a uniform magnetic field. The arrow shows the initial direction of motion of the electron. The direction of the magnetic field is into the plane of the page. uniform magnetic field electron In which direction does …
- Question 32
Which statement about a transformer is correct? A There is an alternating current in the iron core from the primary coil to the secondary coil. B An alternating current in the iron core induces an alternating current in the secondary …
- Question 33
How are positive and negative ions formed from atoms? positive ion negative ion A add positive charge to the nucleus add an electron to the atom B add positive charge to the nucleus remove positive charge from the nucleus C …
- Question 34
A nucleus of element X is represented as …
- Question 35
A radioactive source is placed near a detector connected to a counter. 210 counts are recorded by the counter in 3 minutes. The background count rate is 20 counts per minute (cpm). What is the corrected count rate for the …
- Question 36
The background count rate measured by a radiation counter is 40 counts per minute (cpm). With the counter close to a radioactive source, the counter reading is 960 cpm. The half-life of the source is 20 minutes. What is the …
- Question 37
Which planet in our Solar System is nearest to the Sun and what is the nature of the planet? planet nature A Mercury rocky B Mercury gaseous C Venus rocky D Venus gaseous
- Question 38
A space station orbits the Earth at a distance of 7000 km from the Earth’s centre. It makes 15 orbits in every 24-hour period. What is the speed of the space station in its orbit? A 2900 km …
- Question 39
Which nuclear reaction powers a stable star? A nuclear fission of nuclei producing hydrogen B nuclear fission of a uranium nucleus into a krypton nucleus and a barium nucleus C nuclear fusion of a krypton nucleus and a barium nucleus …
- Question 40
Which stages in the life cycle of a star are listed in the order that they occur? A interstellar dust cloud stable star protostar B protostar red giant stable star C red giant white dwarf …
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