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Cambridge · O Level · Physics

October/November 2025 — Paper 2 · Variant 1.

40 structured questions · 80 marks

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Topics covered

  • Particle model
  • The atom
  • Efficiency
  • Thin lenses
  • Convection
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Resistance
  • Electromotive force and potential difference
  • Electrical charge
  • Circular motion
  • Momentum
  • The Solar System
  • Balanced and unbalanced forces
  • Conduction
  • Melting, boiling and evaporation
  • Refraction of light
  • The nucleus
  • Specific heat capacity
  • Radioactive decay
  • Work
  • Electromagnetic induction
  • Mass and weight

Questions in this paper

  • Q1b(i)Momentum2 marks
  • Q1b(ii)Momentum3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q1aMomentum3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2a(ii)Work2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2b(i)Electromotive force and potential difference2 marks
  • Q2b(ii)Efficiency1 marks
  • Q2cEfficiency2 marks
  • Q2a(i)Mass and weight1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q3b(ii)Particle model2 marks
  • Q3aConduction2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q3b(i)Specific heat capacity2 marks
  • Q3b(iii)Conduction1 marks
  • Q4b(i)Thin lenses2 marks
  • Q4b(ii)Thin lenses1 marks
  • Q4c(ii)Thin lenses3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q4c(iii)Thin lenses1 marks
  • Q4aRefraction of light2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q4c(i)Thin lenses1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5b(iii)Convection2 marks
  • Q5b(ii)Particle model3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5aMelting, boiling and evaporation2 marks
  • Q5b(i)Electromagnetic induction3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6b(i)Series and parallel circuits2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6c(i)Resistance2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6aResistance2 marks
  • Q6c(ii)Series and parallel circuits2 marks
  • Q6b(ii)Resistance2 marks
  • Q7aElectrical charge2 marks
  • Q7b(iii)Electrical charge2 marks
  • Q7b(ii)Electrical charge3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7b(i)Electrical charge1 marks
  • Q8aThe nucleus2 marks
  • Q8bRadioactive decay3 marks
  • Q8c(ii)The atom2 marks
  • Q8c(i)The atom2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q9aBalanced and unbalanced forces2 marks
  • Q9b(ii)The Solar System3 marks
  • Q9b(iv)The Solar System2 marks
  • Q9b(i)Circular motion1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q9b(iii)The Solar System2 marks

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