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Cambridge · O Level · Physics

May/June 2018 — Paper 1 · Variant 1.

40 multiple-choice questions · 40 marks

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Topics covered

  • Forces on a current-carrying conductor
  • Elastic deformation
  • Pressure
  • Action and use of circuit components
  • Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
  • Electrical safety
  • Half-life
  • Power
  • Radiation
  • Refraction of light
  • Mass and weight
  • Melting, boiling and evaporation
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Magnetic effect of a current
  • Sound
  • The nucleus
  • Radioactivity
  • Turning effect of forces
  • Reflection of light
  • Friction
  • Physical quantities and measurement techniques
  • Circular motion
  • Balanced and unbalanced forces
  • Resistance
  • Thin lenses
  • The three types of emission
  • Energy resources
  • Motion
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Centre of gravity
  • Convection
  • The a.c. generator

Questions in this paper

  • Q1Electromagnetic spectrumMCQ
  • Q2Physical quantities and measurement techniquesMCQ
  • Q3Circular motionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q4MotionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q5FrictionMCQ
  • Q6Mass and weightMCQ
  • Q7Mass and weightMCQ
  • Q8Elastic deformationMCQincludes a figure
  • Q9Turning effect of forcesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q10Centre of gravityMCQincludes a figure
  • Q11Balanced and unbalanced forcesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q12PowerMCQ
  • Q13Energy resourcesMCQ
  • Q14PressureMCQincludes a figure
  • Q15PressureMCQ
  • Q16PressureMCQincludes a figure
  • Q17Melting, boiling and evaporationMCQ
  • Q18Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gasesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q19Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gasesMCQ
  • Q20ConvectionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q21RadiationMCQincludes a figure
  • Q22Reflection of lightMCQincludes a figure
  • Q23Refraction of lightMCQ
  • Q24Thin lensesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q25SoundMCQ
  • Q26SoundMCQincludes a figure
  • Q27Magnetic effect of a currentMCQincludes a figure
  • Q28Magnetic effect of a currentMCQincludes a figure
  • Q29ResistanceMCQincludes a figure
  • Q30Action and use of circuit componentsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q31Electrical safetyMCQ
  • Q32Forces on a current-carrying conductorMCQincludes a figure
  • Q33The a.c. generatorMCQincludes a figure
  • Q34SoundMCQincludes a figure
  • Q35Series and parallel circuitsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q36RadioactivityMCQincludes a figure
  • Q37The three types of emissionMCQ
  • Q38Half-lifeMCQ
  • Q39The nucleusMCQ
  • Q40The nucleusMCQ

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