Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice (Core)
Physics 0625/12 Feb/March 2025 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 1 (Multiple choice (Core)), variant 2, Feb/March 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
- 26
File names: 0625_m25_qp_12 · 0625_m25_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 0625/12 Feb/March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/12 Feb/March 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/12 Feb/March 2025
- Question 1
A student is asked to find the volume of a small irregularly shaped piece of rock. The student has the following apparatus available. …
- Question 2
A digital stop-clock measures time in minutes and seconds. The stop-clock reads 00:50 when it is started (i.e. 00 minutes 50 seconds). It reads 02:10 when it is stopped. What is the shortest possible time that has passed between starting …
- Question 3
Four students are instructed to find the time it takes for a ball bearing to fall through a vertical height of 1.0 m. Each student uses a different procedure. Which student follows the correct procedure? A The student measures the …
- Question 4
The graph shows the motion of a car for a 5-second period. speed time …
- Question 5
Which property of an object is a gravitational force acting on its mass? A density B surface area C volume D weight
- Question 6
A stone has a weight of 5.7 N. The gravitational field strength g is …
- Question 7
Which equation is correct? A mass = force on accelerati B mass = density volume C mass = impulse force D mass = 2 velocity energy kinetic
- Question 8
What is meant by the moment of a force? A the magnitude of the force B the work done by the force C the time for which the force acts D the turning effect of the force
- Question 9
A mass of 20 kg is held stationary by a rope passing over a frictionless pulley. 20 kg T pulley wheel What is the force T in the rope? A 10 kg B 20 kg …
- Question 10
Which equation relates the work done W on an object by a force F when it moves a distance …
- Question 11
A boy produces an average useful power output of 60 W as he rides his bicycle for 2.0 minutes. How much useful energy does he transfer? …
- Question 12
The diagram shows a solid block resting on a bench. The dimensions of the block are shown. bench 80 cm 20 cm 40 cm …
- Question 13
A skier is standing still on a flat area of snow. skis The total weight of the skier is 550 N. The total area of his skis in contact with the ground is 0.015 m2. What is the pressure exerted …
- Question 14
A force acts on an area to produce a pressure. Which changes produce the same pressure? A doubling the area and doubling the force B doubling the area and halving the force C doubling the area and making the force …
- Question 15
The diagram shows a cylinder containing oxygen under high pressure. The temperature of the cylinder and the oxygen decreases. Which statement describes what happens to the pressure in the cylinder and gives the reason why the pressure changes? A The …
- Question 16
Which statement describes what happens during solidification? A Particles begin to move around each other easily. B Particles stop moving around each other. C The temperature of the particles continues to decrease during solidification. D The temperature of the particles …
- Question 17
Solids expand the 1 and the average separation between molecules is the 2 . Which words complete the sentence about the expansion of solids when they are heated, relative to liquids and gases? …
- Question 18
A girl blows some air into a party balloon and ties a knot to seal the air in the balloon. The girl holds the sealed balloon above a hot convector heater. She observes that the volume of the balloon increases …
- Question 19
The graph shows what happens to the density of a substance as its temperature changes over time. density time …
- Question 20
A candle is used to heat some water in a glass beaker. glass beaker candle water What is the main method of heat transfer through the glass and within the water? through the glass within the water A conduction conduction …
- Question 21
Which equation enables the speed of a wave to be calculated? A speed = amplitude frequency B speed = amplitude wavelength C speed = frequency wavelength D speed = wavelength frequency
- Question 22
A ray of light is incident on the surface of a plane mirror, as shown. In which position is the reflected ray? ray of light …
- Question 23
The diagram shows a ray of light passing from glass to air. The dotted line labelled ‘normal’ is a line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the glass. What is the angle of refraction? …
- Question 24
The diagram shows how a converging lens forms an image of an object. object image Which description of the image formed by the lens is correct? A real, inverted and diminished B real, upright and enlarged C virtual, inverted and …
- Question 25
Which row describes the image viewed in a plane mirror? type of image image size A real enlarged B real same size C virtual enlarged D virtual same size
- Question 26
The table gives the range of frequencies of three types of electromagnetic radiation. type of radiation range of frequencies / Hz radio …
- Question 27
An athlete hears a starting pistol fire 1.5 seconds after she sees a puff of smoke from the pistol. The sound and the smoke are made at the same time. The starting pistol is 450 metres away from the athlete. …
- Question 28
A plotting compass is placed close to the pole of a magnet with poles marked X and Y. The N pole of the plotting compass points to pole X, as shown. X Y Pole Y of the magnet is then …
- Question 29
Why are electrical cables often made from copper? A Copper contains free electrons and is a good conductor. B Copper contains free electrons and is a good insulator. C Copper contains free protons and is a good conductor. D Copper …
- Question 30
There is a current I in a resistor. The potential difference (p.d.) across the resistor is V. What does the product IV represent? A the charge flowing through the resistor B the energy transferred by the resistor C the power …
- Question 31
Which circuit contains a thermistor and a heater? …
- Question 32
Four 2.0 V cells are connected together in series to make a battery, as shown. What is the combined electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery? …
- Question 33
An isolated metal sphere is positively charged. It is then brought near to another isolated metal sphere that is neutral. …
- Question 34
The potential difference (p.d.) across a car headlamp is 12 V. The current in the lamp is 2.5 A. How much energy is transferred by the lamp in 1.0 hour? …
- Question 35
A copper wire rests in a uniform magnetic field. Which change causes an induced electromotive force (e.m.f.) in the wire? A connecting the wire to a power supply B connecting the wire to earth C heating the wire D moving …
- Question 36
An element has two isotopes. Which row compares the nucleus of one atom of each isotope? the charge on each nucleus the mass of each nucleus A different different B different the same C the same different D the same …
- Question 37
In a laboratory, a radiation detector is connected to a counter which shows a reading for the count rate due to background radiation. detector Which unit is count rate measured in? A counts …
- Question 38
Which statement about alpha, beta and gamma emissions is correct? A Alpha-particles are lighter than beta-particles. B Beta-particles are not deflected by magnetic fields. C Gamma rays are more penetrating than alpha-particles and beta-particles. D Gamma rays are more ionising …
- Question 39
What is an effect of ionising nuclear radiation on living things? A cell mutation B electric shock C internal cooling of body cells D broken bones
- Question 40
The diagram shows the Earth orbiting the Sun. Sun position 1 Which row identifies and explains the correct season in the northern hemisphere on the Earth in position 1? season explanation A summer the northern hemisphere tilts away from the …