All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Physics - 0625 - Supplement Paper 2 2021 Summer Zone 2
Theory
MCQ
01.
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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

Which piece of apparatus is the most suitable for measuring the mass of a pencil sharpener?

02.
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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Four balls with different masses are dropped from the heights shown. Air resistance may be ignored. Which ball has the smallest average speed?

03.
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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A ball is thrown vertically upwards through the air. Air resistance acts on the ball.
Which graph shows how its speed varies with time?

04.
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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

What is the best description of the meaning of the 'mass' of an object?

05.
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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A measuring cylinder contains 40 cm³ of water. A stone of mass 94 g is lowered into the water so that it is fully submerged as shown. What is the density of the stone?

06.
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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The extension–load graph for a spring is shown. The unstretched length of the spring is 17.0 cm.
When an object is suspended from the spring, the length of the spring is 19.2 cm.
What is the weight of the object?

07.
MCQ 1 Marks
CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A satellite orbits the Earth in an anticlockwise direction at constant speed, as shown. When the satellite is in the position shown, in which direction does the resultant force act upon it?

08.
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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A tennis ball has a mass of 57 g.
A tennis player hits the tennis ball with a tennis racket. The tennis ball has a velocity of 25 m/s when it hits the racket.
The velocity of the tennis ball when it leaves the player’s racket is 15 m/s in the opposite direction from its approaching direction.
The average force exerted by the tennis racket on the ball is 35 N.
For how long is the tennis ball in contact with the tennis racket?

09.
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CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

This question is about four methods used to produce electrical energy.
Which method has a correct description?
[Table_1]

10.
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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A stone is released from rest from a high building on Earth. Air resistance is negligible.
What is its velocity when it has fallen 5 m?

11.
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CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

The power input to an electric motor is 400 W. The efficiency of the motor is 85%.
How much power is wasted?

12.
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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A book has a mass of 400 g.
The surface of the book in contact with a table has dimensions 0.10 m × 0.20 m.
The gravitational field strength $g$ is 10 N/kg.
What is the pressure exerted on the table due to the book?

13.
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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A horizontal metal plate of area 0.50 m² lies at the bottom of a lake at a depth of 40 m. The density of water is 1000 kg/m³ and the gravitational field strength $g$ is 10 N/kg.
What is the downward force acting on the plate due to the water?

14.
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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

Which row describes the forces between the molecules and the motion of the molecules in a gas?
[Table_1]

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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

Very small pollen grains are suspended in water. A bright light shines from the side.
When looked at through a microscope, small specks of light are seen to be moving in a random, jerky manner.
What are the moving specks of light?

16.
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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

A hole is drilled in a metal plate. What happens to the length of the plate and to the diameter of the hole when the plate is cooled? [Table_1]

17.
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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

Which statement describes a sensitive liquid-in-glass thermometer?

18.
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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

A block of aluminium of mass 2.0 kg has an initial temperature of 20°C. It absorbs 7300 J of thermal energy.
The specific heat capacity of aluminium is 913 J/(kg°C).
What is the final temperature of the aluminium block?

19.
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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

A student sets up four cans. Each can contains the same mass of water at 90°C. The cans are identical except for the outside surfaces. Which can will cool down the fastest?

20.
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CH5 - THERMAL EFFECTS

Thermal energy is transferred by conduction in a metal bar. Which statement is not correct?

21.
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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

A water wave passes into a region where the wave travels more slowly.
As it passes into the slow region, what happens to the frequency and what happens to the wavelength of the wave?
[Table_1]

22.
MCQ 1 Marks
CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

Light travelling at a speed of $3.0 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s}$ strikes the surface of a glass block and undergoes refraction as it enters the block.
The diagram shows a ray of this light before and after it enters the block.

What is the speed of light in the glass?

23.
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CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

Which statement about the image of an object formed in a plane mirror is correct?

24.
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CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

An object is placed in front of a thin converging lens.
The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object.

An image of the object is formed on a screen to the right of the lens.
How does this image compare with the object?

25.
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CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

Here are three statements about the speed of electromagnetic waves.
1. The speed of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum is 340 m/s.
2. The speed of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum is $3.0 \times 10^8$ m/s.
3. The speed of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum is approximately the same as in air.
Which statements are correct?

26.
MCQ 1 Marks
CH6 - WAVES AND SOUNDS

The sound from a loudspeaker must pass through two materials to reach a microphone.
Which combination of materials gives the shortest time for the sound to reach the microphone?
[Table_1: 'material 1' & 'material 2']

27.
MCQ 1 Marks
CH9 - MAGNETS AND CURRENTS

Which method does not demagnetise a bar magnet?

28.
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CH9 - MAGNETS AND CURRENTS

Three piles of small nails, P, Q and R, are placed on a bench below three electromagnets.
One set of nails is made of copper, one of soft iron and one of steel.
Diagram 1 shows the situation when the electromagnets are switched on.
Diagram 2 shows the situation when the electromagnets are then switched off.

![Diagram 1: The switches are closed. Diagram 2: The switches are open.](Image_1)

Which row correctly identifies the materials from which the nails are made?

[Table_1]

29.
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CH9 - MAGNETS AND CURRENTS

A magnet is suspended by a cotton thread.
The magnet is displaced then allowed to swing freely until it comes to rest.
Why does the magnet always come to rest pointing in the same direction?

30.
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CH8 - ELECTRICITY

A student rubs a plastic rod with a cloth.
The rod becomes positively charged.
What has happened to the rod?

31.
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CH8 - ELECTRICITY

An isolated metal sphere is positively charged.
It is then brought near to another isolated metal sphere that is neutral.

What happens to the charges on the neutral sphere as the positively charged sphere is brought close to it?

32.
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CH8 - ELECTRICITY

Which circuit has a zero reading on the ammeter?

33.
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CH8 - ELECTRICITY

Two 10Ω resistors are connected in series and then in parallel. What is the combined resistance in each case? [Table_1]

34.
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CH10 - ELECTRON AND ELECTRONICS

The diagram shows a combination of four logic gates that produce an output signal at R that depends on the states of the inputs P and Q.
Which single logic gate produces the same effect as the combination?

35.
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CH10 - ELECTRON AND ELECTRONICS

A solenoid is connected to a very sensitive ammeter. A rod is inserted into one end of the solenoid. The ammeter shows that there is a small electric current in the solenoid while the rod is moving.



Which rod is being inserted?

36.
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CH10 - ELECTRON AND ELECTRONICS

The diagram shows a transformer.

What is the output voltage?

37.
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CH11 - ATOMS AND RADIOACTIVITY

Which row correctly states how nuclei behave during nuclear fission and during nuclear fusion?
[Table_1]

38.
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CH10 - ELECTRON AND ELECTRONICS

The charge on a proton is $e$.
What is the charge on an electron and what is the charge on a neutron?
[Table_1]

39.
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CH11 - ATOMS AND RADIOACTIVITY

Some radioactive nuclei decay to give new nuclei which are also radioactive. Part of a series of decays is shown.

$$^{238}_{92}\text{U} \rightarrow ^{234}_{90}\text{Th} \rightarrow ^{234}_{91}\text{Pa} \rightarrow ^{234}_{92}\text{U} \rightarrow ^{230}_{90}\text{Th} \rightarrow ^{226}_{88}\text{Ra}$$
How many decays involve the emission of a \(\beta\)-particle?

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CH11 - ATOMS AND RADIOACTIVITY

The graph shows the activity of a radioactive source over a period of time.
What is the half-life of the source?