IGCSE Physics (0972) — May–June 2024, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 8 marks · Forces and motion

A load is suspended from a thread. The vertical force on the thread due to the load is 0.75 N. Calculate the mass of the load.

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Question 2 · 6 marks · Forces and motion

Define acceleration.

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Question 3 · 6 marks · Energy

A student drops a heavy ball from a vertical height of 1.8 m above the ground. The ball then falls to the ground. It does not bounce after hitting the ground. Describe the…

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Question 4 · 8 marks · Thermal physics

State two ways that evaporation differs from boiling.

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Question 5 · 8 marks · Waves

Fig. 5.1 shows a ray of yellow light incident on a glass prism ABC. The ray enters the prism at face AB. [Diagram: triangular glass prism ABC with vertex B at top, A at…

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Waves

A sound wave travels through air. Fig. 6.1 shows a pressure–time graph for the air at one place. [Diagram: pressure–time graph showing a sinusoidal wave oscillating about the…

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Question 7 · 10 marks · Magnetism and electromagnetism

Fig. 7.1 shows three bars of steel, A, B and C. [Diagram: three identical rectangular steel bars labelled A, B and C, arranged vertically one above the other.] A student is given…

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Question 8 · 7 marks · Electricity

Fig. 8.1 shows a circuit. The circuit is designed to switch on a night light when the surroundings are dark. The circuit contains a light-dependent resistor (LDR) in parallel with…

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Question 9 · 7 marks · Nuclear physics

Radioactive isotopes that emit ionising radiation are used in hospitals. State and explain two safety precautions necessary for the use of these isotopes in medical procedures.

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Question 10 · 7 marks · Space physics

The Solar System includes the Sun and planets. State two other types of natural object that orbit the Sun.

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Question 11 · 5 marks · Space physics

Name the galaxy that contains the Sun.

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