IGCSE Physics (0625) — May–June 2024, Paper 13
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Start with Question 1 →A student wishes to find the volume of a small, irregularly shaped stone. A ruler and a measuring cylinder containing some water are available. Which apparatus is needed? A…
Answer this question and get it marked →A car travels along a road at a constant speed. What correctly describes the speed–time graph of the car? A a horizontal line B a vertical line C a diagonal line upwards D a…
Answer this question and get it marked →Four objects are moving along a straight line. The distance of each object from a fixed point is plotted against time (distance–time graphs A, B, C, D). Which object is…
Answer this question and get it marked →An object is taken from the Earth to the Moon. The acceleration of free fall is 9.8 m/s² on the Earth and 1.6 m/s² on the Moon. Which row describes the mass and the weight of the…
Answer this question and get it marked →The diagram shows some liquid in a measuring cylinder (scale 0–25 cm³); the liquid reaches the 20 cm³ mark. The mass of the liquid is 16 g. What is the density of the liquid? A…
Answer this question and get it marked →A single force acts upon an object and the volume of the object does not change. Which statement is correct? A The density of the object changes. B The velocity of the object…
Answer this question and get it marked →Four electric motors do the same quantity of work when they lift a weight of 10 N through the same distance. The times taken by each motor are 1.5 s, 6.0 s, 15 s and 60 s. What is…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which row describes how the pressure beneath the surface of a liquid depends on the depth below the surface and on the density of the liquid? A pressure decreases with increasing…
Answer this question and get it marked →In which process does a gas turn into a liquid? A boiling B condensing C freezing D melting
Answer this question and get it marked →A pollen grain in a beaker of still water is viewed through a microscope. Which diagram (A, B, C or D) shows the most likely movement of the pollen grain? (The correct answer…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is the relationship between temperatures in kelvin (T) and temperatures in degrees Celsius (θ)? A θ = T + 273 B θ = T − 273 C θ = T + 373 D θ = T − 373
Answer this question and get it marked →In a famous experiment, a scientist showed that when water in an insulated tub is stirred, its temperature increases. What can be concluded from this experiment? A Temperature is…
Answer this question and get it marked →Solids expand when heated and contract when cooled. In which example is there a useful application of expansion and not an unwanted effect? A bridges B railway lines C telephone…
Answer this question and get it marked →A rod is made half of aluminium and half of glass, with a pin attached to each end by wax. The rod is heated at the centre; a pin falls off when the wax melts. Pin P is on the…
Answer this question and get it marked →In countries where it is usually hot, houses are often painted white. What is the reason for this? A White surfaces are good reflectors of infrared radiation. B White surfaces are…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is the name of the distance from one crest in a transverse wave to the next crest? A amplitude B period C wavefront D wavelength
Answer this question and get it marked →Waves on the surface of water travel from deep water to shallow water. Which diagram (A, B, C or D) shows the correct path of the waves in the shallow water? (The waves bend…
Answer this question and get it marked →The diagram shows a thin converging lens with principal focuses at F1 and F2. A small light source is placed at F1 and a beam of light from the source passes through the lens.…
Answer this question and get it marked →A student reads the relationship i = r in his physics book. What is the student reading about? A diffraction due to a gap B dispersion of light by a prism C reflection in a plane…
Answer this question and get it marked →The table shows the frequency of different colours of light: violet 7.2 × 10¹⁴ Hz; blue 6.3 × 10¹⁴ Hz; yellow 5.2 × 10¹⁴ Hz; red 4.5 × 10¹⁴ Hz. Using the data, what is the…
Answer this question and get it marked →The table gives the wavelengths of three electromagnetic waves: P 3.2 × 10⁻³ m; Q 5.0 × 10⁻⁹ m; R 2.6 × 10³ m. Which row correctly identifies P, Q and R? A P microwave; Q radio…
Answer this question and get it marked →A healthy human ear is able to hear a range of frequencies. What is this approximate range? A 10 Hz to 1000 Hz B 20 Hz to 2000 Hz C 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz D 200 Hz to 200 000 Hz
Answer this question and get it marked →A student hits two wooden blocks together in front of a wall and calculates the speed of sound to be 340 m/s. The time between hitting the blocks and hearing the echo is 0.59 s.…
Answer this question and get it marked →The diagram shows part of the magnetic field between two bar magnets, with ends X and Y facing each other. (The field lines run from X to Y.) Which statement about the ends of the…
Answer this question and get it marked →Diagrams 1, 2 and 3 show an experiment to compare two magnets 1 and 2 on a balance. A fixed magnet (N up, S down) sits on a balance reading 125.3 g alone. Magnet 1 (ends W and X)…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which graph of voltage against time (A, B, C or D) shows an a.c. voltage? (The a.c. graph oscillates periodically above and below zero.)
Answer this question and get it marked →There is a current I in a resistor for a time t. The potential difference across the resistor is V. What does the product IVt represent? A the charge flowing through the resistor…
Answer this question and get it marked →A student designs a circuit to turn on a fan when the temperature increases. Which component (A, B, C or D) does the student need to use in her circuit? (The required component is…
Answer this question and get it marked →Four statements about safety when designing electrical products are listed: 1 If the outer casing is a conductor, it should be earthed. 2 If the outer casing is a conductor, it…
Answer this question and get it marked →A transformer has 400 turns on the primary coil connected to the 240 V mains supply. There are two secondary coils: coil 1 has 2500 turns and coil 2 has 20 turns. Which row is…
Answer this question and get it marked →A class is designing a d.c. motor. To achieve a greater turning effect, three suggestions are made: 1 Have a larger current in the coil. 2 Have a stronger magnet. 3 Put a larger…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which statement about the structure of an atom is correct? A It contains positively charged particles only. B It contains negatively charged particles only. C It contains no…
Answer this question and get it marked →A nuclide of strontium is represented by ⁹⁰₃₈Sr. Which row gives the number and location of the electrons in an atom of ⁹⁰₃₈Sr? A 38; in the nucleus B 38; surrounding the nucleus…
Answer this question and get it marked →A radiation detector in a laboratory is measuring background radiation. Which row describes the readings and the cause? A readings vary with no pattern; background radiation is…
Answer this question and get it marked →The nuclei of the atoms in a substance are changing randomly and emitting radiation. What is happening to the substance? A It is undergoing electromagnetic induction. B It is…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is the safest way to store a radioactive source? A in a lead-lined box in a metal cabinet B on a shelf away from other radioactive materials C in a glass bottle containing…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which row explains the apparent daily motion of the Sun across the sky and the cycle of phases of the Moon? A Sun: the Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours; Moon: the…
Answer this question and get it marked →The nearest star to the Sun is 4 light-years away. A spaceship travels at 0.1% of the speed of light. What is the total time taken for a journey from the Sun to the star and back…
Answer this question and get it marked →In which regions of the electromagnetic spectrum does the Sun radiate most of its energy? A microwave to infrared B ultraviolet to X-ray C infrared to ultraviolet D radio to…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is the approximate diameter of the Milky Way? A 100 000 kilometres B 1 000 000 kilometres C 100 000 light-years D 1 000 000 light-years
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