AS & A Level Physics (9702) — May–June 2025, Paper 11

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Physical quantities and units

Which quantity is a vector? A pressure B temperature C weight D work

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Question 2 · 1 mark · Measurement techniques

Four students, A, B, C and D, have completed an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall, g. Each student repeated the experiment three times. The determined values…

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Question 3 · 1 mark · Measurement techniques

The diameter of a ball is measured as (5.26 ± 0.02) cm. What is the absolute uncertainty in the volume of the ball? A 0.29 cm³ B 0.87 cm³ C 1.1 cm³ D 7.0 cm³

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Question 4 · 1 mark · Scalars and vectors

Two vectors, X and Y, are shown. X points up and to the right; Y points down and to the right. What are the directions of X + Y and X – Y? X + Y X – Y --- --- --- A rightward…

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Question 5 · 1 mark · Uniformly accelerated motion

A ball is projected vertically downwards with an initial velocity of 20 m s^-1. Air resistance is negligible. What is the displacement from its initial position of the ball after…

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Question 6 · 1 mark · Waves

A surveyor's device emits a pulse of light. The light is reflected from a wall 150 m away. What is the total time taken for the pulse to travel from the device to the wall and…

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Question 7 · 1 mark · Uniformly accelerated motion

Which equation of uniformly accelerated motion can be derived using only the gradient of a velocity–time graph? A s = ½(u + v)t B s = ut + ½at² C v = u + at D v² = u² + 2as

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Question 8 · 1 mark · Projectile motion

An object is projected horizontally from a table at time t = 0. The object falls in a uniform gravitational field. Air resistance is negligible. Graphs P, Q, R and S are…

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Question 9 · 1 mark · Momentum

What is always conserved in elastic collisions? total kinetic energy total velocity --- --- --- A yes yes B yes no C no yes D no no

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Question 10 · 1 mark · Newton's laws of motion

A firework travels vertically upwards in air. Gases are pushed vertically downwards from the firework. Several forces that act on the firework and gases are shown: thrust upward…

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Question 11 · 1 mark · Momentum

Two blocks K and L slide towards each other along a horizontal frictionless surface. Block K has momentum 0.72 kg m s^-1 to the right; block L has momentum 0.46 kg m s^-1 to the…

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Question 12 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

Leonardo da Vinci proposed a flying machine that would work like a screw to lift the pilot into the air. The 'screw' is rotated by the pilot. The machine and the pilot together…

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Question 13 · 1 mark · Forces and equilibrium

Which row describes a pair of forces that forms a couple? direction of the forces magnitude of the forces --- --- --- A opposite different B opposite equal C same different D same…

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Question 14 · 1 mark · Pressure and upthrust

A uniform cylinder of weight 25.0 N is suspended from a newton meter. The cylinder is fully submerged in water, as shown. The reading on the newton meter is 10.0 N. The water is…

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Question 15 · 1 mark · Forces and equilibrium

A student balances a 30 cm ruler on a fulcrum set at the 15 cm mark. She then places a 50 g mass on the 23 cm mark and a 20 g mass on the 11 cm mark. Which mass should she place…

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Question 16 · 1 mark · Pressure and upthrust

A submarine is at a depth of 130 m below the surface of the sea. The pressure on the submarine due to the sea water is p. The submarine sinks to a depth of 260 m below the…

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Question 17 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

An object is falling in a uniform gravitational field. Which two quantities are sufficient to calculate the change in gravitational potential energy? A mass and acceleration of…

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Question 18 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

The points X, Y and Z are on a rough, horizontal surface. The distance from X to Y is 3.0 m (vertically above Y). A box P is pushed across the surface from X to Y and then from Y…

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Question 19 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

The momentum of a car of mass m increases from p₁ to p₂. What is the increase in the kinetic energy of the car? A (p₂² − p₁²) / (2m) B (p₂ − p₁)² / (2m) C (p₂ − p₁) / (2m) D (p₁ −…

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Question 20 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

A parachutist is falling at constant (terminal) velocity. Which statement is not correct? A Gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy of the air. B…

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Question 21 · 1 mark · Deformation of solids

A student investigates a spring. The variation of the length of the spring with the force applied to the spring is shown. The graph shows length (m) on the y-axis from 0 to 0.60…

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Question 22 · 1 mark · Deformation of solids

The graph shows the variation with force of the extension of a wire. The force is gradually increased to a maximum at Q and then gradually decreased to zero at R. On the…

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Question 23 · 1 mark · Deformation of solids

A uniform metal wire of length L and diameter d has spring constant k. What is the Young modulus of the metal? A πd² / (4kL) B πd² / (kL) C kL / (πd²) D 4kL / (πd²)

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Question 24 · 1 mark · Doppler effect

An aircraft produces a sound at a frequency of 30.0 Hz. The speed of sound in air is 330 m s^-1. The aircraft is directly in front of the stationary observer and travels in a…

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Question 25 · 1 mark · Progressive waves

Which statement about longitudinal and transverse wave motion for a progressive wave is correct? A All transverse and longitudinal waves require a medium for propagation. B All…

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Question 26 · 1 mark · Progressive waves

The diagram shows a progressive transverse wave on a stretched string at one instant in time. One point on the string is labelled X. Points A, B, C and D are also marked on the…

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Question 27 · 1 mark · Electromagnetic spectrum

Which wavelength of electromagnetic radiation in free space could be green light? A 4.9 × 10^-9 m B 6.6 × 10^-9 m C 5.5 × 10^-7 m D 8.6 × 10^-7 m

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Question 28 · 1 mark · Polarisation

Which group contains only waves that can be polarised? A infrared waves, radio waves, sound waves B visible light waves, microwaves, radio waves C visible light waves, radio…

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Question 29 · 1 mark · Superposition

One wave has an amplitude of 2A. A second wave has an amplitude of A/2. The waves are otherwise identical. The two waves travel in opposite directions and overlap. What is the…

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Question 30 · 1 mark · Diffraction gratings

Light of wavelength 680 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating with 450 lines mm^-1. What is the angle of diffraction of the second-order maximum in the diffraction…

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Question 31 · 1 mark · Stationary waves

A hollow tube is closed at one end and open at the other. A stationary sound wave of the lowest possible frequency, 820 Hz, is produced in the tube. The speed of sound in air is…

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Question 32 · 1 mark · Resistance and resistivity

Which expression gives the definition of resistance? A current divided by potential difference B current multiplied by potential difference C potential difference divided by…

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Question 33 · 1 mark · Current-voltage characteristics

The graph shows the I–V characteristic of an electrical component. The curve shows no current for negative V and a steeply rising current for positive V (non-linear,…

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Question 34 · 1 mark · Electrical circuits

The diagram shows six identical resistors connected in a circuit. The circuit has nodes P (left), Q (top), R (right), S (bottom). Between P and Q there is one resistor. Between Q…

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Question 35 · 1 mark · Electrical circuits

The diagram shows a circuit containing a thermistor, a fixed resistor and a battery connected in series. The graph shows the I–V characteristics of both components (two curves…

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Question 36 · 1 mark · Resistance and resistivity

Two resistors of resistances R₁ and R₂ are connected in parallel between terminals X and Y. What is the combined resistance between X and Y? A R₁ + R₂ B R₁R₂ / (R₁ + R₂) C (R₁ +…

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Question 37 · 1 mark · Internal resistance

A cell is connected in series with an ammeter and a variable resistor. A voltmeter is used to measure the p.d. across the variable resistor. The resistance of the variable…

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Question 38 · 1 mark · Particle physics

Which list contains only fundamental particles? A antineutrinos, baryons, neutrons, electrons B mesons, electrons, neutrinos, protons C positrons, quarks, hadrons, protons D…

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Question 39 · 1 mark · Radioactive decay

Which statement explains why alpha-particles have discrete energies, but beta-particles have a continuous range of energies? A Beta-particles have a much smaller mass than…

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Question 40 · 1 mark · Particle physics

A hadron consists of antiquarks that are all identical. What is a possible value, in terms of the elementary charge e, for the charge on the hadron? A 0e B +1e C +2e D +3e

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