Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 2 · Multiple choice (Extended)
Physics 0625/22 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 2 (Multiple choice (Extended)), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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_w25_qp_22 · 0625_w25_ms_22
Grade thresholds for 0625/22 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/22 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/22 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
Which quantities are both vectors? A acceleration and force B acceleration and pressure C density and force D density and pressure
- Question 2
How is the deceleration of an object calculated from a speed–time graph? A It is the area under the graph. B It is the gradient of the graph. C It is the difference between two readings on the horizontal (x) …
- Question 3
A space probe that has a mass of 600 kg is on the planet Mars. The acceleration of free fall on Mars is …
- Question 4
Students are asked to predict the order in which three liquids, P, Q and R, will float on each other. They are told that the liquids will not mix. The diagrams show how the density of liquid P is determined. …
- Question 5
A force F is applied to a spanner, as shown. F nut spanner handle Which action increases the moment of F about the centre of the nut? A applying the force F to the right-hand end of the spanner handle …
- Question 6
Diagram 1 shows a ball X of mass 0.15 kg travelling horizontally with a velocity of …
- Question 7
A mass is suspended from a vertical spring. The mass is pulled downwards causing the spring to extend further. The mass is held in this position and then released. Which energy changes occur during the initial movement of the mass …
- Question 8
Which energy resource stores kinetic energy? A coal B nuclear fission C solar D wind
- Question 9
Two beakers are filled to the same depth, one with water and one with oil. The density of water is 1000 kg / m3. The density of oil is 920 kg / m3. In which position is the pressure the …
- Question 10
The pressure of the air in a car tyre rises after a long journey. This is caused by a change in the average speed of the air particles and a change in the temperature of the air in the tyre. …
- Question 11
In which range of temperatures is water a liquid? …
- Question 12
The diagram represents the particle arrangements in samples of three different substances, P, Q and R. substance Q substance R substance P The samples have equal volumes and the same temperature. The samples are heated. The temperature increase of each …
- Question 13
A cup contains 0.25 kg of water at 60 °C. Some time later, the water has cooled to 20 °C. How much energy has been transferred from the water to the surroundings? (The specific heat capacity of water is …
- Question 14
A pure substance is heated slowly. The temperature of the substance is measured as it starts to melt and when it finishes melting. Which statement is correct? A The temperature decreases slightly as the substance melts. B The temperature fluctuates …
- Question 15
A lamp has a metal filament that glows when heated by an electric current. The middle of the filament has a very high temperature. The ends of the filament are connected to the base of the lamp and are cooler. …
- Question 16
A liquid passes through pipes inside a refrigerator. The liquid warms as the inside of the refrigerator cools. The warm liquid is then passed through pipes on the outside of the refrigerator to cool it before it goes back through …
- Question 17
An earthquake-monitoring station records the arrival of 16 complete wavelengths of an earthquake wave in a time of 20 s. The speed of the earthquake wave is 6.0 km / s. What is the wavelength of the earthquake wave? …
- Question 18
Which statement is correct? A Seismic S-waves are longitudinal. B Sound waves are longitudinal. C The amplitude is always greater than the wavelength in a longitudinal wave. D The vibration is at right-angles to the direction of propagation in a …
- Question 19
A water droplet is falling towards a horizontal plane mirror. At one moment, the droplet is a distance of 1.5 m above the mirror and falling at a speed of …
- Question 20
Total internal reflection may occur when light reaches an air–glass boundary. Under which conditions is light totally internally reflected? medium in which light travels towards the boundary angle of incidence A air greater than the critical angle B air less …
- Question 21
A long-sighted person cannot see objects clearly that are a short distance away because the image is blurred. Where is the image formed relative to the retina and which type of lens is used to correct long-sightedness? position of image …
- Question 22
What is the speed of infrared radiation in glass with a refractive index of …
- Question 23
Sound travels through air as a series of compressions and rarefactions. Which statement correctly compares a compression with a rarefaction? A In a compression, the wavelength is longer than in a rarefaction. B In a compression, the wavelength is shorter …
- Question 24
Which statements about magnets are correct? 1 Permanent magnets are made of steel. 2 Electromagnets are temporary magnets. 3 A magnet can be used to induce magnetism in an iron bar. …
- Question 25
In a circuit, two identical lamps are in parallel. The parallel pair of lamps is in series with a resistor and a battery. The battery does 120 J of work moving 50 C of charge around the circuit in time …
- Question 26
Two wires, X and Y, are made from the same metal and have the same resistance. Which row identifies a possible pair of values for X and for Y? length of X / cm diameter of X / mm length …
- Question 27
Which circuit contains a light-dependent resistor (LDR)? …
- Question 28
A teacher asks three students to write down an equation to determine the combined resistance RC of resistors with resistances RY and RZ. RY RZ Which students are correct? student …
- Question 29
An electrical appliance has a symbol on it to indicate it is double-insulated. Which statement is correct? A A two-core, flexible cable with no earth wire is used to connect it to the mains supply. B It needs an earth …
- Question 30
A length of wire moves across the space between the poles of a magnet. A voltmeter measures the electromotive force (e.m.f.) generated between the two ends of the wire. What gives the highest reading on the voltmeter? speed of wire …
- Question 31
The diagram shows a simple a.c. generator. …
- Question 32
The diagrams show the coil in a d.c. electric motor in two positions. As the coil rotates through 180°, the direction of the current in the coil reverses from PQRS to SRQP. …
- Question 33
The arrow shows the path of an -particle travelling towards the centre of a gold nucleus. gold nucleus Which description of the path of the -particle after striking the gold nucleus is correct? A The -particle is deflected through a …
- Question 34
A teacher writes the nuclide equation for a fusion reaction. …
- Question 35
Radon gas is a source of radiation that contributes to background radiation. What does not contribute to background radiation? A electromagnetic rays B food and drink C rocks D seismic waves
- Question 36
Two beams of radiation, P and S, enter an electric field, as shown. …
- Question 37
Which change takes place in the nucleus when it decays by beta () emission? A neutron + electron proton B neutron proton + electron C proton + electron neutron D proton neutron + electron
- Question 38
A space probe measures the gravitational field strength at four different distances from a planet. The point furthest from the planet is measured first and the point nearest the planet is measured last. In which order were the measurements taken? …
- Question 39
The galaxy Draco II is a distance of …
- Question 40
What is a possible result of a supernova explosion? A a neutron star B a red giant star C a red supergiant star D a white dwarf star
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