Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Paper 4 · Theory (Extended)
Physics 0625/42 May/June 2026 past paper
Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) Paper 4 (Theory (Extended)), variant 2, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 80 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 80
File names: 0625_s26_qp_42 · 0625_s26_ms_42
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 0625/42 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 0625/42 May/June 2026
- Question 1
(a) Figure 1.1 shows a speed–time graph for a car journey. time / s speed …
- Question 2
(a) A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. (i) State the direction of the force acting on the satellite. (ii) A rocket is used to carry the satellite into space. The initial mass of the rocket and …
- Question 3
Figure 3.1 shows an electric shower. shower Figure 3.1 The temperature of water as it enters the shower is 15 °C. The water is heated in the shower. The water leaves the shower at a temperature of …
- Question 4
(a) Define ‘impulse’ in words. (b) A student jumps from the top of a low wall to the ground. The mass of the student is 55 kg. As the student reaches the ground, her speed is …
- Question 5
(a) On a hot day, a student wets his skin with cold water. The water on the student’s skin evaporates. Explain, in terms of particles, why the student’s skin temperature decreases. (b) Figure 5.1 shows wet clothes on a line …
- Question 6
(a) Complete the definition of the ‘principal focus’ of a lens. The principal focus of a lens is a point on the principal axis where (b) Figure 6.1 is a full-scale diagram of a converging lens and an object …
- Question 7
(a) Figure 7.1 shows a simplified diagram of a loudspeaker. …
- Question 8
(a) (i) Complete the definition of an ‘electric field’. An electric field is a region where experiences . (ii) Figure 8.1 shows two parallel, oppositely charged metal plates. …
- Question 9
(a) Carbon-14 is the only radioactive isotope of carbon that occurs naturally. (i) State one similarity and one difference in the composition of the nuclei of atoms of different isotopes of the same element. similarity difference (ii) When a tree …
- Question 10
(a) Nuclear fission is the process used to transfer energy in a nuclear reactor in a power station. (i) Describe the process which occurs when heavy nuclei undergo fission in a power station. (ii) Complete the sentences to describe how …
- Question 11
(a) Figure 11.1 shows some statements about the Earth and the approximate time taken for the events described in these statements to take place. statement approximate time taken The Earth orbits the Sun once. 8.3 minutes The Earth rotates once …
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