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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

0625/11

PHYSICS
Paper 1 Multiple Choice

May/June 2011
45 minutes

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answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.
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The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure
the length of a small feather.

mm
cm

10

20

30

What is the length of the feather?

A
2

19 mm

29 mm

19 cm

29 cm

An object moves initially with constant speed and then with constant acceleration.
Which graph shows this motion?

speed

speed

0
0

0
0

time

speed

0
0

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3

A tennis player hits a ball hard and 0.40 s later hears the echo from a wall.

The speed of sound in air is 330 m / s.

How far away is the player from the wall?
A
4

66 m

132 m

264 m

825 m

Which statement about mass and weight is correct?

A

Mass and weight are both forces.

Neither mass nor weight is a force.

Only mass is a force.

Only weight is a force.

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The diagram shows a balance being used to find the weight of a baby. The weight of the basket
can be ignored.
At equilibrium, the pivot is nearer to the weight W than to the baby.
centre of mass
of beam

pivot
W

baby

basket

What is the weight of the baby?

less than W

more than W

impossible to tell

A cube of side 2.0 cm is placed on a balance.

2.0 cm

balance

7.2 g

What is the density of the cube?

A

0.90 g / cm3

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1.8 g / cm3

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7

Objects with different masses are hung on a spring. The diagram shows how much the spring
stretches.

10 cm
20 cm
30 cm

100 g

The extension of the spring is directly proportional to the mass hung on it.
What is the mass of object M?
A
8

110 g

150 g

300 g

Which row gives an example of the stated form of energy?

form of energy

200 g

example

gravitational

internal

the energy due to the flow of cathode rays in a cathode-ray tube

kinetic

the energy due to the position of a swimmer standing on a

high diving board

strain

the energy due to the compression of springs in a car seat

the energy due to the movement of a train along a level track

Which energy resource is used to generate electricity by first boiling water?

A

hydroelectric

nuclear fission

tides

waves

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10 Two farmers use an electrically powered elevator to lift bales of hay. All the bales of hay have the
same mass.

bale of hay

As sunset approaches, they increase the speed of the motor so that more bales are lifted up in a
given time.
How does this affect the work done in lifting each bale and the useful output power of the motor?
work done in
lifting each bale

useful output power

of the motor

increases

decreases

increases

increases

no change

decreases

no change

increases

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11 A brick with flat, rectangular sides rests on a table.

brick
table

The brick is now turned so that it rests on the table on its smallest face.

How has this affected the force and the pressure exerted by the brick on the table?
force

pressure

increased

increased

increased

unchanged

unchanged

increased

unchanged

unchanged

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12 The diagram shows two mercury barometers.
Barometer 1 is measuring atmospheric pressure on day 1.
Barometer 2 is measuring atmospheric pressure on day 2.

mercury

point Y

point X
barometer 1, day 1

barometer 2, day 2

Which statement is true?

A

The atmospheric pressure on day 1 is less than the atmospheric pressure on day 2.

The atmospheric pressure on day 1 is the same as the atmospheric pressure on day 2.

The pressure at point X is less than the pressure at point Y.

The pressure at point X is the same as the pressure at point Y.

13 A sealed gas cylinder is left outside on a hot, sunny day.

What happens to the average speed of the molecules and to the pressure of the gas in the
cylinder as the temperature rises?
average speed of
the gas molecules

gas pressure

falls

falls

falls

rises

rises

falls

rises

rises

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14 When a liquid evaporates, some molecules escape from it and its temperature changes.
From where do the molecules escape and what is the effect on the temperature of the liquid?
molecules escape from

temperature of liquid

all parts of the liquid

decreases

all parts of the liquid

increases

only the liquid surface

decreases

only the liquid surface

increases

15 The diagram shows a thermometer calibrated in degrees Celsius.

C

110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10

What are the values of the lower fixed point and of the upper fixed point on the Celsius scale?
lower fixed
point / C

upper fixed
point / C

10

110

20

100

20

100

16 An ice cube at a temperature of 0 C is put into a drink at a temperature of 10 C.

After a short time, some of the ice has melted and the drink has cooled to a temperature of 8 C.
What is the temperature of the remaining ice?
A

0 C

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4 C

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8 C

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17 An experiment is set up to find out which metal is the best conductor of heat.
Balls are stuck with wax to rods made from different metals, as shown in diagram 1.
The rods are heated at one end. Some of the balls fall off, leaving some as shown in diagram 2.
Which labelled metal is the best conductor of heat?
diagram 1

diagram 2
A

heated end

heated end

before heating

after heating

18 Food is kept in a cool-box which uses two ice packs to keep it cool.
Where should the ice packs be placed to keep all the food as cool as possible?
A

both at the bottom of the box

both at the top of the box

one at the front and one at the back of the box

one on the left and one on the right of the box

19 Water waves can be used to show reflection, refraction and diffraction.

For each of these, which row shows whether or not the speed of the water waves changes?
reflection

refraction

diffraction

no

no

yes

no

yes

no

yes

no

no

yes

yes

yes

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20 A vertical stick is dipped up and down in water at P.
In two seconds, three wave crests are produced on the surface of the water.

wave
crests

Which statement is correct?

A

Distance X is the amplitude of the waves.

Distance Y is the wavelength of the waves.

Each circle represents a wavefront.

The frequency of the waves is 3 Hz.

21 The diagram shows the dispersion of white light by a glass prism.

white light

red light
glass prism

violet light

Why does dispersion occur when white light enters the glass?
A

The frequency of red light decreases more than that of violet light.

The frequency of violet light decreases more than that of red light.

The speed of red light decreases more than that of violet light.

The speed of violet light decreases more than that of red light.

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22 A thin converging lens is used to produce, on a screen, a focused image of a candle.

screen
image
lens

candle

Various focused images are produced on the screen by moving the lens and the screen
backwards and forwards.
Which statement is always correct?
A

The image is at the principal focus (focal point) of the lens.

The image is bigger than the object.

The image is closer to the lens than the object is.

The image is inverted.

23 Sound travels by wave motion.

Which property of waves causes echoes?
A

diffraction

dispersion

reflection

refraction

24 A student listens to a machine that makes sounds of different frequencies. He can only hear one
of the sounds.
Which frequency of sound is the student able to hear?
A

2 Hz

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2 kHz

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25 Which test could be used to find which end of a magnet is the north pole?
A

putting it near a compass needle

putting it near a ferrous metal

putting it near a non-ferrous metal

putting it near a steel spoon

26 In two separate experiments, a magnet is brought near to an unmagnetised iron bar. This causes
the bar to become magnetised.
experiment 1

magnet

experiment 2

magnet

iron bar

iron bar

Which magnetic poles are induced at X and at Y?

pole induced at X

pole induced at Y

27 An ammeter and an 18 resistor are connected in series with a battery. The reading on the
ammeter is 0.50 A. The resistance of the battery and the ammeter can be ignored.

A
18

What is the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery?

A

9.0 N

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28 A polythene rod repels an inflated balloon hanging from a nylon thread.
What charges must the rod and the balloon carry?
A

The rod and the balloon carry opposite charges.

The rod and the balloon carry like charges.

The rod is charged but the balloon is not.

The balloon is charged but the rod is not.

29 Which circuit includes a capacitor and what does the capacitor do in this circuit?
circuit

what the
capacitor does

potential divider

stores current

potential divider

stores energy

time delay

stores current

time delay

stores energy

30 A student sets up the circuit shown. The switch is open (off).

Which lamps are on and which lamps are off?

lamp X

lamp Y

lamp Z

off

off

off

on

off

off

on

off

on

on

on

on

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31 The diagram shows a thermistor in a potential divider. A voltmeter is connected across the
thermistor.

The graph shows how the resistance of the thermistor changes with temperature.

resistance

temperature

As the thermistor becomes warmer, what happens to its resistance and what happens to the
reading on the voltmeter?
resistance

voltmeter reading

decreases

decreases

decreases

increases

increases

decreases

increases

increases

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32 In this circuit, a component at X automatically protects the wiring from overheating if there is a
fault.
X
electrical supply

Which components are suitable to use at X?

A

a circuit-breaker, a fuse or a switch

only a circuit-breaker or a fuse

only a circuit-breaker or a switch

only a fuse

33 Which graph shows how the output voltage varies with time for a simple a.c. generator?

voltage

voltage

0
time

time

voltage

voltage

0
time

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34 A magnet is suspended from a spring so that it can move freely inside a coil. The coil is
connected to a sensitive centre-zero ammeter.

spring
moving magnet
N
centre-zero ammeter

stationary coil

What does the ammeter show when the magnet repeatedly moves slowly up and down?
A

a reading constantly changing from left to right and right to left

a steady reading to the left

a steady reading to the right

a steady reading of zero

35 The diagram shows a simple step-down transformer used to decrease a voltage.

Which part is the primary coil?

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36 The diagram shows a cathode-ray tube.
power
supply

vacuum

screen
X

What are the correct labels for X and for Y?

X

negative anode

positive cathode

negative cathode

positive anode

positive anode

negative cathode

positive cathode

negative anode

37 A beam of cathode rays passes between two parallel metal plates connected to a high-voltage
d.c. power supply.
Which path does the beam follow?

D
cathode

rays
A

38 Which row shows the relative ionising effects and penetrating abilities of -particles and
-particles?
ionising effect

penetrating ability

greater than

greater than

greater than

less than

less than

greater than

less than

less than

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39 A powder contains 400 mg of a radioactive material that emits -particles.
The half-life of the material is 5 days.
What mass of that material remains after 10 days?
A

0 mg

40 mg

100 mg

200 mg

40 An atom of the element lithium has a nucleon number of 7 and a proton number of 3.
Which diagram represents a neutral atom of lithium?

n
+

+
+ +
n

key
n = a neutron

+ = a proton

= an electron
(not to scale)

n
+n+
n n
+

n
+n+
n n
+

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for the guidance of teachers

0625 PHYSICS
0625/11

Paper 1 (Multiple Choice), maximum raw mark 40

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examination.

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Syllabus
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Question
Number

Key

Question
Number

Key

1
2

A
B

21
22

D
D

3
4
5

A
D
A

23
24
25

C
C
A

6
7

A
C

26
27

A
B

8
9
10

D
B
D

28
29
30

B
D
D

11
12

C
D

31
32

A
B

13
14
15

D
C
C

33
34
35

C
A
D

16
17

A
A

36
37

B
C

18
19
20

B
B
C

38
39
40

B
C
C

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