Cambridge · O Level · Physics

May/June 2016 — Paper 2 · Variant 2.

58 structured questions · 91 marks

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Topics covered

Fission and fusion
Thin lenses
Circuit diagrams and circuit components
The transformer
Electrical charge
Elastic deformation
Melting, boiling and evaporation
Series and parallel circuits
Electrical quantities
Uses of an oscilloscope
Efficiency
Half-life
The nucleus
Motion
Resistance
Electromagnetic spectrum
Energy
Balanced and unbalanced forces
Stars
Electromotive force and potential difference
Action and use of circuit components

Questions in this paper

Q1bMotion2 marks
Q1cBalanced and unbalanced forces2 marks
Q1aMotion1 marksincludes a figure
Q2cEfficiency1 marks
Q2b(ii)Efficiency2 marks
Q2aEnergy2 marks
Q2b(i)Efficiency1 marks
Q3bElastic deformation2 marks
Q3a(ii)Elastic deformation2 marks
Q3a(iii)Elastic deformation1 marks
Q3a(i)Elastic deformation1 marks
Q4cMelting, boiling and evaporation2 marks
Q4bMelting, boiling and evaporation3 marks
Q4aMelting, boiling and evaporation1 marks
Q5a(i)Thin lenses1 marks
Q5a(ii)Thin lenses2 marks
Q5b(i)Thin lenses2 marksincludes a figure
Q5b(ii)Thin lenses1 marks
Q6a(i)Electromagnetic spectrum1 marks
Q6a(ii)Electromagnetic spectrum1 marks
Q6bElectromagnetic spectrum4 marks
Q7c(ii)1Electrical charge1 marks
Q7aElectrical charge1 marks
Q7bElectrical charge2 marksincludes a figure
Q7c(ii)2Electrical charge1 marks
Q7c(i)Electrical charge1 marksincludes a figure
Q8aThe transformer2 marks
Q8cThe transformer1 marks
Q8bThe transformer1 marks
Q8dAction and use of circuit components1 marks
Q9b(i)2Series and parallel circuits1 marks
Q9b(ii)Series and parallel circuits2 marks
Q9b(iii)Series and parallel circuits1 marks
Q9d(ii)Resistance1 marks
Q9eCircuit diagrams and circuit components2 marksincludes a figure
Q9b(iv)Electrical quantities2 marks
Q9b(i)1Series and parallel circuits1 marks
Q9d(i)Resistance1 marks
Q9aElectromotive force and potential difference2 marks
Q9cResistance2 marks
Q10b(i)2Uses of an oscilloscope2 marks
Q10b(i)3Uses of an oscilloscope2 marks
Q10b(i)1Uses of an oscilloscope1 marks
Q10a(iv)Uses of an oscilloscope2 marks
Q10a(i)Uses of an oscilloscope3 marksincludes a figure
Q10a(iii)Uses of an oscilloscope1 marks
Q10b(ii)Uses of an oscilloscope2 marksincludes a figure
Q10a(ii)1Uses of an oscilloscope1 marks
Q10a(ii)2Uses of an oscilloscope1 marks
Q11e(ii)Half-life2 marks
Q11aThe nucleus2 marks
Q11b(ii)Fission and fusion1 marks
Q11e(i)Half-life2 marks
Q11b(i)The nucleus1 marks
Q11b(iii)Fission and fusion1 marks
Q11dStars3 marks
Q11b(iv)Fission and fusion1 marks
Q11cFission and fusion2 marks

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