Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/22 Feb/March 2025 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), 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
- 30
File names: 0625_m25_qp_22 · 0625_m25_ms_22
Grade thresholds for 0625/22 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 | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/22 Feb/March 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/22 Feb/March 2025
- Question 1
The diagram shows three forces acting on an object. …
- Question 2
Which row defines speed and velocity? speed velocity A distance travelled in a given direction speed per unit time B distance travelled per unit time speed in a given direction C distance travelled in a given direction speed in a …
- Question 3
The graph shows the journey of a motorcyclist. Which section of the graph shows the time when the motorcyclist is stationary at some traffic lights? 0 0 speed time …
- Question 4
The acceleration of free fall on the Moon has one sixth of its value on the Earth. On the Earth, an astronaut’s mass is measured as 60 kg. Which row gives the mass and weight of the astronaut on the …
- Question 5
The load–extension graph for a material is shown. Which point indicates the limit of proportionality? load extension …
- Question 6
An object of mass 4.0 kg is moving with a velocity of …
- Question 7
A tall cylinder is partly filled with two liquids, which do not mix. The two liquids have different densities. A student measures the pressure due to the liquids at different depths. position P position Q liquids with different densities Which …
- Question 8
A tennis ball with momentum 2.3 kg …
- Question 9
A car is travelling at a speed of …
- Question 10
The Sun is not the primary source of energy for which resource? A oil B tidal C wind D wave
- Question 11
An experiment is done to compare the rate of conduction of thermal energy in metal and plastic spoons. An ice cube is placed on one end of each spoon and the other end is heated gently. heat metal spoon ice …
- Question 12
Four students determine the efficiency of four different electrical devices. The teacher knows that one student has made a mistake in the calculation. Which value for efficiency is not correct? …
- Question 13
A sample of gas is sealed inside a container of fixed volume. The temperature of the gas is increased. Which statement explains why the pressure of the gas increases? A The gas particles collide with the walls of the container …
- Question 14
A student does an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal block. She records the following measurements. energy supplied = 12 kJ initial temperature …
- Question 15
A metal block is left overnight in a cool, shady room. In the morning, the metal block is moved into warm surroundings. Which statement about the metal block is correct in the morning? A The internal energy of the metal …
- Question 16
A fixed mass of gas is contained within a sealed syringe at a pressure of 100 kPa. The plunger is slowly moved until the pressure is 80 kPa. The final volume of the gas is 50 cm3. The temperature of …
- Question 17
The diagram shows the more energetic water molecules escaping from the surface of liquid water. = water molecule key water What is this process called? A Brownian motion B condensation C evaporation D conduction
- Question 18
A hot object emits thermal radiation. Which row describes two changes that both reduce the rate of emission of radiation? surface area surface temperature A increased increased B increased reduced C reduced increased D reduced reduced
- Question 19
The frequency of a wave is doubled. The speed of the wave does not change. What happens to the wavelength of the wave? A It becomes four times as large. B It does not change. C It doubles. D It …
- Question 20
Which statement about ultrasound is correct? A It has a higher frequency than audible sound and it is a longitudinal wave. B It has a higher frequency than audible sound and it is a transverse wave. C It has a …
- Question 21
Which statement about the image produced by a plane mirror is not correct? A The image is real. B The image is upright. C The image is the same size as the object. D The distance from the image to …
- Question 22
A ray of light is incident on a boundary between air and water. Under which conditions is the ray of light totally internally reflected? A The ray, initially in the air, is incident on the air–water boundary at any angle …
- Question 23
A converging lens is used to make an image on a screen. candle screen converging lens image formed here Which type of image is formed on the screen? A real and inverted B real and upright C virtual and inverted …
- Question 24
A negatively charged rod is brought near to a metal sphere. A positive charge develops on the surface of the metal sphere closest to the negatively charged rod. Why is this? A Electrons in the sphere are attracted by the …
- Question 25
The electromotive force (e.m.f.) of a cell is defined in terms of which quantities? A the energy transferred by the cell in moving charge around the circuit B the energy transferred by the cell in moving voltage around the circuit …
- Question 26
A resistor of resistance R is connected to a battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) V. There is a current I in the resistor. Power P is dissipated by the resistor. In time t, the energy transferred is E. Which expression …
- Question 27
A copper wire of length 80 cm and cross-sectional area 0.20 mm2 has resistance R. Which length of copper wire of cross-sectional area 0.40 mm2 has resistance …
- Question 28
Four identical resistors are connected to a battery as shown. Each resistor has a value of …
- Question 29
The resistors in the circuit shown are identical. The reading on voltmeter V2 is 1.5 V. The reading on ammeter A2 is 0.50 A. The reading on ammeter A3 is …
- Question 30
A wire is moved in the region between the poles of a magnet. N pole S pole direction of induced current wire A current is induced in the wire. In which direction is the wire moved? A horizontally from the …
- Question 31
A fixed resistor is connected to the secondary coil of a step-down transformer. The transformer is 100% efficient. …
- Question 32
An electrical device changes the voltage of an electrical supply from …
- Question 33
An a.c. generator is set up so that its coil of wire is perpendicular to the magnetic field. The coil of wire is rotated slowly to produce an alternating electromotive force (e.m.f.). A graph of the induced e.m.f. against time …
- Question 34
A uranium nucleus U 238 92 decays to form thorium by emitting an -particle. Thorium decays to protactinium by emitting a -particle. Which row gives the atomic number and mass number of this isotope of protactinium? atomic number mass number …
- Question 35
Which row shows what happens when a nucleus decays by emitting a -particle? change in the nucleus particle emitted A a neutron changes to a proton and an electron electron B a neutron changes to a proton and an electron …
- Question 36
Which precaution does not always reduce a scientist’s exposure when working with sources of ionising radiation? A ensuring the scientist only works with sources of radiation that have long half-lives B increasing the distance between the scientist and the source …
- Question 37
A detector is placed near a radioactive isotope and records a count rate of 700 counts / min. The half-life of the isotope is 8 min. The average background count rate is 60 counts / min. What is the count …
- Question 38
The nucleus of an isotope of nitrogen, N, absorbs a neutron. It then decays into an isotope of carbon, C, and emits …
- Question 39
The graph shows how the strength of the Earth’s gravitational field varies as the distance from the Earth’s surface increases. strength of the Earth’s gravitational field distance from the surface of the Earth 0 0 Which row describes the effect …
- Question 40
A student plots a graph of the speed of different galaxies moving away from the Earth against their distance from the Earth. …