Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

PHYSICS 0625/23
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) October/November 2016
45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.

Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully.

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
Electronic calculators may be used.
Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 10 N (acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2).

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 18 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

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1 The graph shows how the distance travelled by a vehicle changes with time.

S
distance
Q R

P
0
0 time

Which row describes the speed of the vehicle in each section of the graph?

P to Q Q to R R to S

A constant zero constant

B constant zero decreasing
C increasing constant decreasing
D increasing zero constant

2 A stone falls freely from the top of a cliff. Air resistance may be ignored.

Which graph shows how the acceleration of the stone varies with time as it falls?

A B

acceleration acceleration

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

acceleration acceleration

0 0
0 time 0 time

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3 The speed-time graph for an object is shown.

speed X Y
10
m/s

W
Z
0
0 10 30 50
time / s

Below are four statements about the acceleration of the object.

Which statement is true?

A The acceleration in the first 10 s is (10 ÷ 10) m / s2.

B The acceleration increases between W and X.
C The acceleration decreases between Y and Z.

D The deceleration between Y and Z is (10 ÷ 50) m / s2.

4 An astronaut on the Moon weighs less than on Earth.

What is the reason for this difference, and how does his mass on the Moon compare with his
mass on Earth?

reason for weight difference mass on Moon

the Moon has a weaker
A less than on Earth
gravitational field
the Moon has a weaker
B same as on Earth
gravitational field
the Moon has a weaker
C less than on Earth
magnetic field
the Moon has a weaker
D same as on Earth
magnetic field

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5 The diagrams show an empty container, and the same container filled with liquid.

The empty container has a mass of 120 g. When filled with the liquid, the total mass of the
container and the liquid is 600 g.

empty container container filled with liquid

120 g 600 g

The volume of liquid in the container is 600 cm3.

What is the density of the liquid?

A 0.020 g / cm3 B 0.80 g / cm3 C 1.0 g / cm3 D 1.2 g / cm3

6 An object travels in a circular path at constant speed.

Which statement about the object is correct?

A It has changing kinetic energy.

B It has changing momentum.
C It has constant velocity.
D It is not accelerating.

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7 Different loads are hung on a spring. The diagram shows the length of the spring with and without
the loads attached.

20 cm

40 cm

65 cm

200 N

400 N

What is the extension of the spring when the load is 400 N?

A 5 cm B 25 cm C 40 cm D 45 cm

8 A vehicle of mass 900 kg is travelling with a velocity of 20 m / s.

What is the momentum of the vehicle?

A 45 kg m / s B 450 kg m / s C 18 000 kg m / s D 180 000 kg m / s

9 Which list contains only scalar quantities?

A acceleration, energy, force, mass

B acceleration, force, momentum, velocity
C distance, energy, mass, speed
D distance, momentum, speed, velocity

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10 A ball is dropped onto a floor.

Its speed just before hitting the floor is 3.0 m / s.

Which change would result in a speed of 6.0 m / s just before hitting the floor?

Ignore any effects due to air resistance.

A Drop the ball from double the height above the floor.
B Drop the ball from four times the height above the floor.
C Use a ball with double the mass.
D Use a ball with four times the mass.

11 Which list contains only energy resources that derive their energy from the Sun?

A geothermal, nuclear, tidal

B hydroelectric, water waves, wind
C geothermal, hydroelectric, solar
D nuclear, solar, water waves

12 A lamp has a power input of 5.0 W. It wastes 1.0 W of power heating the surroundings.

What is the efficiency of the lamp?

A 20% B 50% C 80% D 120%

13 A container is filled with liquid to a certain depth h.

container
h
liquid

The pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the container depends on several factors.

Which is one factor on which the pressure does not depend?

A the strength of the Earth’s gravitational field

B the density of the liquid
C the depth of the liquid
D the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field

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14 Which diagram best represents the movement of a smoke particle displaying Brownian motion?

A B

smoke smoke
particle particle

C D

smoke
particle

smoke
particle

15 The volume of a gas is measured at different pressures.

The pressure p and the volume V of the gas are found to be related by the equation:

pV = constant.

Which quantities are kept constant and which quantities change?

density of gas mass of gas temperature of gas

A    key
B    = constant
C    = changed
D   

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16 A piece of melting ice at 0 °C and a beaker of boiling water are both in a laboratory. The
laboratory is at 20 °C.

boiling water

melting ice
Bunsen burner
heating water

What is happening to the temperature of the melting ice and what is happening to the
temperature of the boiling water?

temperature of temperature of
melting ice boiling water

A constant constant
B constant increasing
C increasing constant
D increasing increasing

17 A scientist has two thermometers available: a liquid-in-glass thermometer and a thermocouple

thermometer.

Which thermometer is better for measuring a very high temperature, and which thermometer is
better for measuring a rapidly varying temperature?

very high temperature rapidly varying temperature

A liquid-in-glass liquid-in-glass
B liquid-in-glass thermocouple
C thermocouple liquid-in-glass
D thermocouple thermocouple

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18 A copper container of mass 0.20 kg contains 0.10 kg of water.

The specific heat capacity of copper is 385 J / (kg °C) and the specific heat capacity of water
is 4200 J / (kg °C).

How much energy, in joules, is needed to raise the temperature of the copper container and the
water by 10 °C?

A (0.20 × 385 × 10) – (0.10 × 4200 × 10)

B (0.20 × 385 × 10) + (0.10 × 4200 × 10)

 4200 + 385 
C (0.10 + 0.20) ×   × 10
 2 
D (0.10 + 0.20) × (4200 + 385) × 10

19 The diagrams show four spherical objects of the same size. Two of the objects are white and two
are black. Two of the objects are at the same high temperature and two are at the same low
temperature.

Which object emits infra-red radiation at the greatest rate?

A B C D

high high low low

temperature temperature temperature temperature

20 A man is talking at the side of a house. He can be heard by a woman at the front of the house
even though she cannot see him.

What is the explanation for this?

A Sound waves are longitudinal and light waves are transverse.

B Sound waves are transverse and light waves are longitudinal.
C The sound waves have a long wavelength and the light waves have short wavelength.
D The sound waves have a short wavelength and the light waves have long wavelength.

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21 An image is formed by a plane mirror. A second image is formed by a lens used as a magnifying
glass.

Which row states the nature of each of these images?

plane mirror magnifying glass

A real real
B real virtual
C virtual real
D virtual virtual

22 The speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m / s.

The critical angle for light in a transparent plastic material placed in air is 37°.

What is the speed of light in the plastic material?

A 1.8 × 108 m / s

B 2.4 × 108 m / s

C 3.8 × 108 m / s

D 5.0 × 108 m / s

23 Which description applies to infra-red radiation?

A longitudinal and electromagnetic

B longitudinal but not electromagnetic
C transverse and electromagnetic
D transverse but not electromagnetic

24 A girl notices that, when she shouts into a cave, she hears an echo.

Which wave property causes the echo?

A diffraction
B dispersion
C reflection
D refraction

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25 A man stands 110 m from a high wall. He makes a short, sharp sound and then hears an echo
from the wall.

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

How long after making the sound does the man hear the echo?

A 0.33 s B 0.67 s C 1.5 s D 3.0 s

26 A student suggests three methods for demagnetising a piece of steel.

1 placing it in an east-west direction and hammering it hard

2 placing it in an east-west direction and heating it until red hot
3 removing it slowly from a coil carrying alternating current

Which of the methods will demagnetise the piece of steel?

A 1 only B 2 only C 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

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

experiment 1 N magnet S X iron bar

experiment 2 S magnet N iron bar Y

Which magnetic pole is induced at X and at Y?

pole induced at X pole induced at Y

A N N
B N S
C S N
D S S

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28 A student holds a rod in his hand.

cloth

hand
rod

He rubs the rod with a cloth. The rod gains a positive charge.

Of which material could the rod be made, and which transfer of charge has happened?

material of rod transfer of charge

A metal negative charge from rod to cloth

B metal positive charge from cloth to rod
C plastic negative charge from rod to cloth
D plastic positive charge from cloth to rod

29 The diagram shows a lamp in a circuit.

Which change to the circuit would increase the current in the lamp?

A adding another resistor in parallel with the one in the circuit

B adding another resistor in series with the one in the circuit
C decreasing the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery in the circuit
D moving the lamp to point P in the circuit

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30 The graph shows the relationship between the current in a circuit component and the potential
difference (p.d.) across it. The graph has a straight section and a curved section.

current

0
0 p.d.

What happens to the resistance of the component in these two sections as the current increases?

straight section curved section

A resistance increases resistance decreases

B resistance increases resistance increases
C no change in resistance resistance decreases
D no change in resistance resistance increases

31 In the circuit shown there is a current of 10 A.

How much charge passes through the resistor in 2.0 minutes?

A 0.083 C B 5C C 20 C D 1200 C

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32 The four circuits shown each contain four diodes.

In which circuit is the direction of the current in the resistor always from the red terminal to the
black terminal?

A B

12 V 12 V

red black red black

terminal terminal terminal terminal

C D

12 V 12 V

red black red black

terminal terminal terminal terminal

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33 The diagram shows a potential divider.

6V

0V

When brighter light falls on the light-dependent resistor (LDR), its resistance changes.

What happens to the resistance of the LDR and what happens to the current in it?

resistance of LDR current in LDR

A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

34 The diagram shows two logic gates connected together.

low (0) P Q
low (0)

The two inputs are both low (0).

What are the logic states at P and at Q?

P Q

A high (1) high (1)

B high (1) low (0)
C low (0) high (1)
D low (0) low (0)

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35 Two electrical appliances are connected to the mains supply.

The cable connected to one appliance includes an earth wire.

The cable connected to the second appliance does not need an earth wire.

What is a reason for this difference?

A One appliance has a metal case, but the other appliance does not.
B One appliance is fitted with a fuse, but the other appliance is not.
C One appliance is fitted with a switch, but the other appliance is not.
D One appliance needs more current than the other appliance.

36 An electric current can produce a heating effect and a magnetic effect.

Which row shows the effect that a relay uses and one application of a relay?

effect used by a relay one application of a relay

A heating effect allowing a small current to switch on a large current

B heating effect changing the voltage of an a.c. supply
C magnetic effect allowing a small current to switch on a large current
D magnetic effect changing the voltage of an a.c. supply

37 Which particle is absorbed by a nucleus to cause nuclear fission?

A a neutron
B a proton

C an α-particle

D a β-particle

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38 An α-particle enters a uniform magnetic field directed out of the page.

uniform
magnetic field
out of the page

α-particle

In which direction is the α-particle deflected by the field?

A into the page

B out of the page
C to the left
D to the right

39 Radioactive source S emits α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays. A detector is placed 5 cm away
from S. A thin sheet of paper is placed as shown in the diagram.

thin sheet of paper

S detector

5 cm

Which emissions from the source can be detected?

A α-particles and β-particles only

B α-particles and γ-rays only

C β-particles and γ-rays only

D α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays

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40 Uranium-238 is radioactive and decays to thorium-234 by the emission of a particle.

238 234
92 U → 90 Th + particle

Which particle is emitted in this process?

A an α-particle

B a β-particle
C a neutron
D a proton

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