All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Physics - 0625 - Core Paper 1 2024 Winter Zone 1
Theory
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The diagram shows a rectangular metal sheet close to two rulers. What is the area of the metal sheet?

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The diagram shows the speed–time graph of an object. In which section does the object have the largest acceleration?

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An object begins to fall close to the Earth's surface. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement about the object's acceleration is correct?

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Which quantity is equal to gravitational force?

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A concrete building block has the dimensions shown. The mass of the block is 15000g. What is the density of the block?

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What is measured by the moment of a force?

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Two identical containers, P and Q, are partly filled with different quantities of sand. The position of the centre of gravity for each container is labelled X. Which container is more stable and what is the reason why it is more stable?

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The diagram shows a steel sphere falling through a cylinder of oil.
Which row indicates what happens to the steel sphere and what happens to the oil as the steel sphere falls? [Table_1]

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A moving object is brought to rest by a frictional force of 30 N over a distance of 5.0 m.
The diagram shows the energy transferred between stores.

How much energy is transferred by this force and how is the energy transferred?
[Table_1]

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A motor transfers 24 J of energy in 60 seconds. What is the power output of the motor?

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An artist makes four sculptures with circular bases and places them on sand. All the sculptures are of equal weight and volume. Which sculpture is least likely to sink into the sand?

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A quantity of water is boiled to form the same mass of steam. Which row shows how the volume and density of the water change? [Table_1]

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The diagram represents gas particles moving around in a sealed container. The gas particles collide with the walls of the container. The temperature of the gas is increased. What happens to the average speed of the gas particles and what happens to the number of collisions by the gas particles with the walls of the container? [Table_1]

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A metal object is heated strongly in an oven. What happens to the volume of the object and the internal energy stored in the object? [Table_1]

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Which row describes the process of melting? [Table_1]

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A beaker of water is heated and thermal energy travels through the water by convection. What happens to the density of the water when it is heated and how does the water move?

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Waves travel across the surface of water. What is meant by the amplitude of the wave?

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Water waves change direction when they move from shallow water to deep water.
What is the name of this effect?

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The ray diagram shows the formation of an image when light is reflected by a plane mirror.
Which lines represent light rays?

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Which diagram shows how an image of an object is formed on a screen by a converging lens?

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Which diagram shows the dispersion of white light by a glass prism?

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Which regions of the electromagnetic spectrum are used for satellite television and for security marking? [Table_1]

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The horn on a ship makes a sound. The captain on the ship hears an echo from a cliff 4.0 s later.
The speed of sound is 340 m/s.
How far away is the cliff from the ship?

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A bar magnet is next to a steel bar. Some of the magnetic field lines due to the magnet are shown.
What are the correct poles of the magnet and would the steel bar attract or repel the bar magnet?

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Which row about electrical conduction in metals is correct? [Table_1]

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The diagram shows three wires, P, Q, and R. They are all made from the same metal. The cross-sectional areas of the wires are as follows: P: 0.8 cm\(^2\), Q: 0.8 cm\(^2\), R: 1.6 cm\(^2\). The lengths of the wires are: P: 2 cm, Q: 4 cm, R: 2 cm. Which list gives the wires in order of resistance, from lowest to highest? [Diagram showing wires P, Q, and R]

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What is a thermistor?

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The diagram shows a circuit containing two identical resistors connected to a battery. The current is measured at X and at Y. Which row is correct? [Table_1]

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The mains voltage is 120 V. Which fuse should be fitted to an electric kettle with a power of 1.5 kW?

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The diagrams show a strong magnet and a weak magnet moving into the same coil of wire at different speeds.
Which arrangement induces the largest electromotive force (e.m.f.) and which arrangement induces the smallest e.m.f.?

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The diagrams show a current-carrying wire with an arrow in the direction of the current. Which diagram shows the magnetic field produced by the current?

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What are the best materials to use for the construction of a transformer?

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Which diagram represents the structure of a neutral atom?

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The diagram shows five atoms in a radioactive substance. The atoms each give out an $\alpha$-particle.\n\n\n\nAtom 1 is the first to give out a particle. Atom 3 is the second to give out a particle.\n\nWhich atom will give out the next particle?

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The diagram shows a radioactive source, a thick aluminium sheet and a radiation detector.
The radiation detector shows a reading greater than the background reading.
Which type of radiation is being emitted by the source and detected by the detector?

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The half-life of the radioactive isotope caesium $^{137}_{55}$Cs is 30 years. Starting with 30 g of the isotope, which mass of the isotope remains after 90 years?

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Which list gives the names of the planets in the correct order?

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Which row describes the Sun and the Milky Way? [Table_1]

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What is the approximate diameter of the Milky Way?