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Cambridge · O Level · Physics

May/June 2018 — Paper 2 · Variant 2.

55 structured questions · 90 marks

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Topics covered

  • Half-life
  • Detection of radioactivity
  • Elastic deformation
  • Energy resources
  • Power
  • Safety precautions
  • Electrical safety
  • Melting, boiling and evaporation
  • Simple magnetism and magnetic fields
  • Thin lenses
  • Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
  • Circuit diagrams and circuit components
  • Density
  • Resistance
  • The transformer
  • Consequences of thermal energy transfer
  • Motion
  • The three types of emission
  • Electromotive force and potential difference
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Action and use of circuit components
  • Electromagnetic induction
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • The a.c. generator
  • General properties of waves
  • Energy
  • Efficiency
  • Balanced and unbalanced forces

Questions in this paper

  • Q1b(ii)Balanced and unbalanced forces2 marks
  • Q1aMotion2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q1b(i)Motion2 marks
  • Q2aElastic deformation1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2c(i)Energy1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2c(ii)Energy2 marks
  • Q2bElastic deformation2 marks
  • Q3aThermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases1 marks
  • Q3c(i)Density1 marks
  • Q3c(ii)Density2 marks
  • Q3bThermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q4aMelting, boiling and evaporation2 marks
  • Q4b(ii)Consequences of thermal energy transfer1 marks
  • Q4b(i)Melting, boiling and evaporation2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5b(ii)General properties of waves1 marks
  • Q5aElectromagnetic spectrum2 marks
  • Q5b(i)General properties of waves2 marks
  • Q6aThin lenses2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6cThin lenses2 marks
  • Q6dThin lenses1 marks
  • Q6bThin lenses1 marks
  • Q7b(ii)Simple magnetism and magnetic fields1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7aSimple magnetism and magnetic fields1 marks
  • Q7b(i)Simple magnetism and magnetic fields2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7b(iii)1Electromagnetic induction1 marks
  • Q7b(iii)2Electromagnetic induction1 marks
  • Q8aElectrical safety2 marks
  • Q8b(i)Electrical safety1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q8b(ii)Circuit diagrams and circuit components1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q8b(iii)Electrical safety1 marks
  • Q9a(iii)1Energy resources1 marks
  • Q9b(ii)Power2 marks
  • Q9a(i)Energy resources1 marks
  • Q9c(ii)1The transformer2 marks
  • Q9c(ii)2The transformer1 marks
  • Q9a(iii)2Energy resources1 marks
  • Q9c(i)The a.c. generator2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q9b(i)Energy2 marks
  • Q9b(iii)Efficiency2 marks
  • Q9a(ii)Energy resources1 marks
  • Q10d(i)Power2 marks
  • Q10d(ii)Power1 marks
  • Q10cAction and use of circuit components2 marks
  • Q10b(i)Resistance2 marks
  • Q10aElectromotive force and potential difference2 marks
  • Q10eSeries and parallel circuits4 marksincludes a figure
  • Q10b(ii)Electromotive force and potential difference2 marks
  • Q11a(iii)Detection of radioactivity2 marks
  • Q11d(i)Safety precautions1 marks
  • Q11c(i)Half-life1 marks
  • Q11c(ii)Half-life3 marks
  • Q11d(ii)Safety precautions2 marks
  • Q11bThe three types of emission2 marks
  • Q11a(i)Detection of radioactivity2 marks
  • Q11a(ii)Detection of radioactivity2 marks

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