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Cambridge · O Level · Physics
May/June 2017 — Paper 2 · Variant 1.
51 structured questions · 89 marks
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Topics covered
- Resistance
- Specific heat capacity
- Series and parallel circuits
- Power
- Energy resources
- Conduction
- Circuit diagrams and circuit components
- Radioactive decay
- Pressure
- Forces on a current-carrying conductor
- General properties of waves
- Electromagnetic induction
- Sound
- Density
- Reflection of light
- The three types of emission
- Thin lenses
- Motion
- Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
- Safety precautions
- Energy
- Balanced and unbalanced forces
- Radiation
- Electrical current
- Electrical safety
- Centre of gravity
- Mass and weight
- The transformer
- Uses of electricity
Questions in this paper
- Q1b(iii)Motion2 marks
- Q1cMotion2 marks
- Q1aBalanced and unbalanced forces1 marksincludes a figure
- Q1b(i)Mass and weight1 marks
- Q1b(ii)Balanced and unbalanced forces1 marks
- Q2aPressure2 marksincludes a figure
- Q2bCentre of gravity2 marksincludes a figure
- Q3aConduction3 marksincludes a figure
- Q3bConduction1 marksincludes a figure
- Q3c(ii)Radiation1 marks
- Q4b(i)Thin lenses1 marksincludes a figure
- Q4b(ii)Thin lenses1 marksincludes a figure
- Q4a(i)Thin lenses1 marksincludes a figure
- Q4a(ii)Thin lenses1 marks
- Q4b(iii)Thin lenses1 marksincludes a figure
- Q5bSeries and parallel circuits2 marksincludes a figure
- Q5aSeries and parallel circuits3 marksincludes a figure
- Q6a(i)Power1 marksincludes a figure
- Q6a(iii)Electrical current2 marks
- Q6bElectrical safety2 marks
- Q6a(ii)Uses of electricity2 marks
- Q7b(i)Electromagnetic induction2 marks
- Q7aForces on a current-carrying conductor3 marksincludes a figure
- Q7b(ii)Electromagnetic induction1 marks
- Q8bRadioactive decay2 marks
- Q8aThe three types of emission1 marks
- Q8cSafety precautions2 marks
- Q9a(iv)Energy resources1 marks
- Q9b(i)Energy resources1 marksincludes a figure
- Q9b(iii)2Specific heat capacity4 marks
- Q9a(ii)Energy resources3 marks
- Q9a(iii)Energy resources1 marks
- Q9a(i)Energy resources1 marks
- Q9b(iii)1Density1 marks
- Q9b(ii)Energy1 marks
- Q9b(iv)The transformer2 marks
- Q10c(i)Sound2 marks
- Q10b(ii)1General properties of waves1 marksincludes a figure
- Q10b(ii)2General properties of waves2 marksincludes a figure
- Q10c(ii)1Sound1 marks
- Q10a(i)Reflection of light2 marksincludes a figure
- Q10a(ii)Reflection of light1 marks
- Q10b(i)General properties of waves2 marksincludes a figure
- Q10c(iii)Sound3 marks
- Q10c(ii)2Sound1 marks
- Q11aCircuit diagrams and circuit components3 marks
- Q11b(i)1Resistance3 marksincludes a figure
- Q11c(i)Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases3 marks
- Q11b(ii)Resistance2 marks
- Q11b(i)2Resistance2 marksincludes a figure
- Q11c(ii)Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases2 marks
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