Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice (Core)
Physics 0625/11 May/June 2025 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 1 (Multiple choice (Core)), variant 1, May/June 2025: 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_s25_qp_11 · 0625_s25_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 0625/11 May/June 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/11 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/11 May/June 2025
- Question 1
The diagram shows a measuring cylinder containing liquid. …
- Question 2
Which statement about the speed and velocity of an object is correct? A The speed and velocity of an object are always greater than zero. B The speed of an object is always greater than its velocity. C The velocity …
- Question 3
The table shows a student’s times in three races. race distance / m time …
- Question 4
Which row gives the correct weight for the mass shown when it is at the Earth’s surface? mass / kg weight …
- Question 5
The masses and volumes of four objects are shown. Which object floats in a liquid of density …
- Question 6
A car is driven from rest on a long straight road. The car engine exerts a constant driving force. The diagram shows the horizontal forces acting on the car. The resistive forces are proportional to the speed of the car. …
- Question 7
A mattress placed on a bed contains many compression springs. bed mattress compression springs Which energy store of the mattress increases when a person lies on the bed? A gravitational potential B chemical C elastic D kinetic
- Question 8
Which energy resource does not contain a store of chemical energy? A biofuel B coal C nuclear fuel D oil
- Question 9
A person carries 20 tiles from the ground to the roof of a house. Each tile has a mass of 1.2 kg. The roof of the house is 15 m above the ground. How much work does the person do …
- Question 10
Which pair of changes, applied at the same time, always increases the pressure that a brick exerts on the ground? weight of brick area of brick in contact with ground A increase increase B increase decrease C decrease increase D …
- Question 11
Two different pure substances, X and Y, are heated. Both substance X and substance Y are initially in the solid state. The graph shows how the temperature of each substance changes with time. 0 0 temperature time substance X substance …
- Question 12
A liquid substance changes into a gas. Which property of the substance remains the same? A ability to flow B compressibility C shape D volume
- Question 13
At room temperature, iron is difficult to compress. At the same temperature, oxygen is much easier to compress. Which comparison of the particles in iron and the particles in oxygen explains this? A The iron particles are closer together. B …
- Question 14
A teacher has a gas in a sealed syringe with a movable plunger. gas syringe plunger The teacher slowly moves the plunger out of the syringe. The temperature of the gas remains constant. Which row explains what happens to the …
- Question 15
Evaporation occurs from the surface of a pool of water. Which statement describes this change of state? A Electrons move from the liquid and become a gas. B Molecules that move from the liquid have the same energy as the …
- Question 16
Students test four rods of different materials, …
- Question 17
A student has four metal containers filled with the same volume of water at a temperature of 80 °C. The metal containers are put in a room at a temperature of 20 °C. The metal containers are identical except for …
- Question 18
- Question 19
Which row correctly describes the vibrations of a transverse wave and also gives a correct example of a transverse wave? description of vibrations example of a transverse wave A at right angles to the wave direction sound B at right …
- Question 20
The diagram shows a view from above of waves on the surface of a pond after the water has been disturbed at point …
- Question 21
The diagram shows the image of a clock as seen by a person standing in front of a plane mirror. What is the actual time? …
- Question 22
The diagram shows a ray of light incident on the surface of a glass block. …
- Question 23
The amplitude and the frequency of a sound wave both increase. What happens to the loudness and what happens to the pitch of the sound? loudness pitch A decreases decreases B decreases increases C increases decreases D increases increases
- Question 24
Which statements about sound and ultrasound are correct? sound ultrasound A humans can hear frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 000 Hz the speed in air is …
- Question 25
Which row describes the magnetic properties of soft iron and steel? soft iron steel A easy to demagnetise easy to demagnetise B easy to demagnetise hard to demagnetise C hard to demagnetise easy to demagnetise D hard to demagnetise hard …
- Question 26
Two charged rods, X and Y, are brought, in turn, near to a negatively charged rod. X is attracted by the negatively charged rod, and Y is repelled. What are the charges on X and Y? charge on X charge …
- Question 27
The table gives data for four different electrical devices. Which device develops the greatest power? device voltage current A car headlight …
- Question 28
A mains-operated radio is a double-insulated appliance. Which statement is correct? A The radio does not need a neutral connection. B The radio must be earthed. C The radio circuit is safe without a fuse or trip switch. D The …
- Question 29
Which statement describes a magnetic field? A It is a region where all objects experience a force. B It is a region where all electric charges experience a force. C It is a region where all magnetic poles experience a …
- Question 30
A plastic rod is charged by friction. The plastic rod becomes positively charged. Which particles are transferred in this process? A atoms B electrons C protons D neutrons
- Question 31
A teacher makes a circuit using three 1.5 V cells and two 20 resistors connected in series. Which row gives the combined electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the cells and the combined resistance of the resistors? combined …
- Question 32
A student investigates the turning effect on a current-carrying coil placed in a magnetic field. The student changes the current in the coil and the number of turns on the coil. Which two changes together must increase the turning effect? …
- Question 33
There is a current of 3.0 A in a conductor. The current is changed to 6.0 A in the opposite direction. Which effect does this have on the magnetic field around the conductor? A It decreases and it acts in …
- Question 34
The table shows the contribution to background radiation from the four most common sources. source percentage of total background radiation / % radon gas (in the air) 48 rocks and buildings 13 food and drink 10 cosmic rays 11 Which …
- Question 35
The unstable nucleus of an element undergoes radioactive decay. The proton number remains unchanged. Which description of this radioactive decay event is correct? A The nucleus emits an -particle. B The nucleus emits a -particle. C The nucleus emits -radiation. …
- Question 36
When they lose electrons, 1 form 2 charged 3 . Which words correctly complete the sentence? …
- Question 37
An isotope of krypton has an atomic number of 36 and a mass number of 78. What is the number of protons in a krypton nucleus? …
- Question 38
What is the time taken for the Earth to spin once on its axis and the time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun? spin on its axis orbit the Sun A 24 hours 1 month B 24 hours …
- Question 39
Electromagnetic radiation from distant galaxies is redshifted when observed from the Earth. This is evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory. Which statement is correct? A Light from galaxies that are moving towards the Earth is redshifted. B Redshift is …
- Question 40
Which statement about the Milky Way is correct? A It is a galaxy made up of billions of stars. B It is a group of galaxies in our Solar System. C It is all the stars that we can see …
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