Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

A small hydroelectric power station diverts water from a river. Every second, 20kg of water flows through a pipe and falls through a vertical drop ...

Two cylindrical vessels are joined together and filled with water as shown. How does the pressure at point X compare to the pressure at points Y an...

The pressure of a gas in a cylinder is measured using a water manometer. The density of water is 1000kg/m³ and the gravitational field strength g i...

Four beakers contain equal volumes of water at two different temperatures. The beakers are placed in the open air. From which beaker does water eva...

A fixed mass of gas undergoes a change of volume at constant temperature. Which diagram shows the relationship between the volume and the pressure ...

A substance consists of particles that are close together and moving past each other at random. The average speed of the particles is gradually inc...

The table shows the melting points and the boiling points of some elements. Which element is a liquid over the largest range of temperature?

Some ice cubes are taken from a freezer and heated in a container. The readings of temperature and time are recorded on the graph. Which temperatur...

The mercury-in-glass thermometer shown has a linear scale. At a temperature of 100 °C, h has a value of 28 cm. At 80 °C, h has a value of 24 cm. Wh...

The diagram shows a clinical thermometer. How does the diagram show that this is a sensitive thermometer?

There is a tight metal lid on a glass jar. The lid is loosened by pouring hot water over it. Which physics property explains this?

Which waves are longitudinal?

Light travelling in glass is incident on a glass-air boundary. The angle of incidence of the light is greater than the critical angle. Which arrow ...

Light strikes the top surface of a glass block at an angle of 15° as shown. The refractive index of glass is 1.5. What is the angle of refraction r?

A wall poster showing the electromagnetic spectrum is displayed in a laboratory. A section of the electromagnetic spectrum has been accidentally ri...

Which type of wave is used to send television signals to a satellite?

A ship that is stationary on the surface of the sea sends pulses of sound vertically downwards towards the sea bed. Each pulse that reflects from t...

A charged plastic ball is at rest. Which fields are found in the region surrounding the ball? (Ignore the magnetic field of the Earth.)

What proves that a metal bar is a permanent magnet?

Electrical apparatus is protected from magnetic fields by placing the apparatus in a box. What is the box made from?

A shoe becomes positively charged by friction when it rubs against a carpet. What happens as the shoe becomes charged?

During a thunderstorm, a lightning flash occurs when charge flows between a cloud and the Earth. On average, 20 C of charge flows during each flash...

Why are batteries sometimes made from several identical cells arranged in parallel?

A cylinder of conducting material has resistance R. A second cylinder of the same material is twice as long but has half the cross-sectional area. ...

A student uses a transformer to light a filament lamp using a 230V a.c. supply. The lamp has a maximum voltage rating of 6.0 V. What happens when t...

Which row is correct for nuclear fission and for nuclear fusion?

A car accelerates at 5.0m/s² along a straight, horizontal road and reaches a velocity of 20m/s in a time of 4.0 s. During this time, its total disp...

The diagram shows the resultant R of a 3.0N force and a 4.0N force acting at a point. The angle between the 3.0N force and the 4.0 N force can be a...

A micrometer is used to measure the diameter of a uniform wire. What is done to obtain an accurate answer?

The diagram shows the distance-time graph of a car. The car is travelling along a straight road up a hill. Which quantity for the car is constant a...

The diagram shows a speed-time graph for an object moving with uniform acceleration. What is the distance travelled in the first 4.0s?

A hanging basket is fixed to a wall by a bracket. The weight of the basket is 80 N. The weight of the bracket is 20 N. What is the size of the upwa...

A train of mass 240000 kg is travelling at a speed of 60m/s. The brakes are applied and it decelerates for 10 minutes until it comes to rest. What ...

A car travels at a constant speed along a circular, horizontal path. Which statement describes the forces acting on the car?

The diagram shows a block of wood resting on a sloping board. Which arrow shows the direction of the gravitational force acting on the block?

On the Earth's surface, the gravitational field strength is 10N/kg. On the surface of Mars, the gravitational field strength is 3.8N/kg. A robot ve...

The diagram shows a rectangular block. The density of the block is 2.5g/cm³. What is the mass of the block?

The diagram shows a load-extension graph for a wire. Which point is the limit of proportionality?

A student of mass 60 kg climbs some steps. He travels a horizontal distance of 2.0m and a vertical distance of 1.5m. The gravitational field streng...

Which energy source is non-renewable?

In a coal-fired power station, the coal is burnt and thermal energy (heat) is produced. The thermal energy is used to produce electrical energy. In...

Two glass containers filled with different liquids are placed next to each other. Point P is a distance h below the surface of the liquid in one co...

The pressure of a gas in a cylinder is measured using a water manometer. The density of water is 1000kg/m³ and the gravitational field strength g i...

A fixed mass of gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a movable piston. The gas is initially at pressure p₁ and has a volume V1. The temperature is ke...

A tray for making ice cubes holds 30 g of water. The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.3 x 10⁵ J/kg. How much thermal energy is removed fr...

The bulbs of the four thermometers shown all contain mercury. Which thermometer is the most sensitive?

A metal box has four different surfaces; dull black, shiny black, dull silver and shiny silver. The box is filled with boiling water so that each s...

The diagram shows a water wave in a ripple tank being refracted at the boundary between region P and region Q. How does the wave in region P compar...

The graph shows how the height of a water wave varies with distance along the wave. Which graph shows a wave with twice the amplitude, half the fre...

A narrow beam of yellow and green light is separated as it passes through a prism. Which ray diagram is correct?