Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/22 May/June 2025 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 2, 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
- 27
File names: 0625_s25_qp_22 · 0625_s25_ms_22
Grade thresholds for 0625/22 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 | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/22 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/22 May/June 2025
- Question 1
Which instrument is most suitable to determine the volume of a small irregularly shaped stone? A 30 cm ruler B digital timer C measuring cylinder D tape measure
- Question 2
A steel ball is dropped from the top floor of a building. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement describes the motion of the ball? A The ball falls with constant acceleration. B The ball falls with constant speed. C …
- Question 3
The diagram shows a velocity–time graph for an object which is accelerating. …
- Question 4
Diagram 1 shows a piece of flexible material that contains many pockets of air. Diagram 2 shows the same piece of flexible material after it has been compressed so that its volume decreases. diagram 1 (before compression) diagram 2 (after …
- Question 5
A student determines the density of copper. She has a rectangular block of copper. Which other apparatus does she need? balance ruler stop-watch thermometer …
- Question 6
A 0.15 kg mass is suspended from a vertical spring. The mass is pulled downwards until the spring has extended by 12 cm from its unstretched length. The spring constant of the spring is …
- Question 7
A cricket ball of mass 0.15 kg is moving at a speed of …
- Question 8
A stone is thrown vertically upwards at a speed of …
- Question 9
Three energy resources are listed. 1 geothermal 2 wind 3 nuclear fuel Which resources get their energy from the Sun? …
- Question 10
A sample of a substance has a shape that is determined by its container. What are the possible states of this sample? A gas, liquid and solid B gas and liquid only C gas and solid only D solid and …
- Question 11
A stationary smoke particle is hit by a fast-moving nitrogen molecule. Which row describes the motion of the smoke particle and of the nitrogen molecule after the collision? smoke particle nitrogen molecule A moves rebounds B moves stops C remains …
- Question 12
A bubble of gas rises from the bottom of a lake to the top. The table shows readings of the gas pressure inside the bubble and the volume of the bubble. The temperature of the water in the lake is …
- Question 13
The diagram shows a glass flask sealed with a small volume of mercury in a glass tube. When the flask is gently warmed, the mercury rises up the tube. air mercury glass tube What is the main cause of the …
- Question 14
The diagram shows the equipment used in an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal. In the experiment, a heater is switched on for t s and the increase in temperature of a block of the …
- Question 15
The diagram shows four rods. Each rod is made of a different metal. …
- Question 16
Three solid copper spheres, X, Y and Z, are heated to the same temperature. sphere diameter colour of surface X 2d black Y d white Z 2d white Which row gives the order for the rate of emission of radiation? …
- Question 17
Which wave will diffract the most when passing through a gap that is 0.85 m wide? …
- Question 18
Which arrow on the graph shows the amplitude of the wave? 0 0 displacement distance …
- Question 19
Which row describes a seismic S-wave? type of wave direction of vibration A longitudinal parallel to the direction of travel of the wavefront B longitudinal perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wavefront C transverse parallel to the direction …
- Question 20
The image of an object is formed by a plane mirror. Which row gives the correct properties of the image? real or virtual distance of the image from the mirror A real closer to the mirror than the object B …
- Question 21
A ray of light, travelling in air, is incident on an air–glass boundary. The angles between the incident ray, the refracted ray and the boundary are shown. 50° 64° incident ray refracted ray air glass Which equation is used to …
- Question 22
A small object O is placed near a converging lens, as shown. The lens forms an image …
- Question 23
What is the approximate speed of light in air? …
- Question 24
A ship sends an ultrasound pulse to the seabed to measure the depth of the sea. The speed of ultrasound waves in sea water is …
- Question 25
A dolphin has a range of audible frequencies of 150 Hz–150 kHz. Which range of frequencies can be heard both by humans with good hearing and by dolphins? A 20 Hz–150 Hz B 20 Hz–150 kHz C 20 kHz–150 kHz …
- Question 26
A positively charged balloon is placed against a wall. The charge makes the balloon stick to the wall. Which statement explains this? A Positive charges on the balloon attract electrons in the wall. B Positive charges on the balloon attract …
- Question 27
A student is trying to determine the resistance of a lamp. He sets up the incorrect circuit shown. A V Which change would allow him to take the measurements needed to calculate the resistance of the lamp? A Disconnect the …
- Question 28
A metallic wire X has a resistance. What is the difference in resistance for a wire of the same material as X that is: ● shorter than X but the same diameter ● the same length as X but with …
- Question 29
The diagram shows the circuit for a potential divider. …
- Question 30
Which electrical device is used to convert a.c. to d.c.? A diode B relay C thermistor D transformer
- Question 31
A cell is connected to a parallel combination of …
- Question 32
When there is an electric current in a long straight wire, a magnetic field is created around the wire. Which diagram shows the correct pattern and direction of magnetic field lines around a long straight wire carrying current into the …
- Question 33
The primary voltage supplied to a transformer is 3.0 V. The secondary voltage is 5.0 V and the secondary current is 2.0 A. The transformer is 100% efficient. What is the primary current in the transformer? …
- Question 34
When a thin gold foil is bombarded with alpha particles, some alpha particles are deflected through large angles. Which statement explains this deflection? A Most of the atom consists of empty space. B All of the positive charge and most …
- Question 35
A detector near a radioactive source shows a reading of 2000 counts / minute. How is the corrected count rate determined? A by moving the detector closer to the source B by placing an absorber between the detector and the …
- Question 36
Which statement about alpha, beta and gamma radiation is not correct? A Alpha particles are deflected most in an electric field. B Beta particles are deflected most in a magnetic field. C Gamma radiation is not deflected by a magnetic …
- Question 37
A sample of a radioactive material has a half-life of 20 minutes. Which statement is correct? A After 30 minutes, less than half of the material has decayed. B After 40 minutes, all of the radioactive material has decayed. C …
- Question 38
Which statement is correct? A The Earth orbits the Sun once in approximately 24 hours. B The Earth orbits the Moon once in approximately 1 week. C The Moon orbits the Earth once in approximately 1 month. D The Sun …
- Question 39
Stars are powered by nuclear reactions that release energy. Which statement describes the nuclear reaction in stable stars? A Nuclear fission converts helium into hydrogen. B Nuclear fission converts hydrogen into helium. C Nuclear fusion converts helium into hydrogen. D …
- Question 40
A galaxy is moving away from the Earth at a velocity of 3000 km / s. What is the distance between the Earth and the galaxy? …
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