Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Fig. 2.1 shows a man pushing a heavy box with a force P. A frictional force F acts in a horizontal direction. [Figure 2.1]

A passenger in an aircraft closes a plastic bag with some air inside, as shown in Fig. 3.1. [Figure 3.1]

A woman does work as she raises a flag by pulling downwards on a rope. This is shown in Fig. 4.1. [Figure 4.1]

A student has three resistors; each resistor is labelled 3.9Ω, 3W. She checks the value of the resistance of one of the resistors.

A steel rod is magnetised using an electrical method.

Electrostatics can be a nuisance but is also useful.

Fig. 8.1 shows a transformer connecting an overhead 25000 V electrical power line to a house. [Figure 8.1]

Electromagnetic radiation is produced by the Sun and travels from the Sun to the Earth.

Describe two differences between boiling and evaporation. 1. 2.

A water wave is produced in a ripple tank.

A student drops a small metal object into a cylinder of oil. The object falls alongside a vertical ruler and a camera records its position at 1.0s ...

In an experiment, a student takes measurements and determines the extension of a spring for different loads. The apparatus is shown in Fig. 2.1. [...

Equal volumes of metal, water and air are heated from 20 °C to 80°C. [Figure 3.1 is a diagram of the metal at 20°C. It shows a large square sheet ...

One form of latent heat is the thermal energy needed to melt a solid. [Figure 4.1 shows an apparatus for measuring thermal energy. It consists of ...

A microwave signal from a transmitter on the Earth's surface is sent up to a satellite in orbit and is then immediately transmitted back to Earth. ...

A converging lens has a focal length of 3.0 cm. An object of height 2.0 cm is placed 5.0cm from the centre of the lens. Fig. 6.1 shows the arrangem...

A computer hard disk contains a layer of a magnetic material. [Figure 7.1 (not to scale) shows part of a hard disk with a coil positioned above a ...

A fuse is one form of protection in an electrical circuit. [Figure 8.1 shows a fusebox connected to part of a lighting circuit in a house. The fus...

Wind energy is a renewable energy source. A wind turbine and generator convert energy in the wind to electrical energy in a generator. Fig. 9.1 sho...

A student connects a battery to two resistors. The circuit diagram is shown in Fig. 10.1. [Figure 10.1 shows a battery connected in series to a 10...

A smoke detector contains a small radioactive source of americium-241. The source emits alpha-particles. [The question asks the user to draw a dia...

Which quantities are both vectors?

Two forces X and Y act as shown. Which diagram shows the resultant force R of X and Y?

Which reading is given to one tenth of a millimetre?

The magnitudes of three different electric charges are given below. What is the correct order of size, from largest to smallest?

Four of the gravitational forces that act between bodies in the Solar System are listed below. P the force on the Moon due to the Earth Q the force...

A hot-air balloon is travelling at constant velocity and is at a constant height above the ground. The diagram shows the only four forces acting on...

The diagram represents an object O moving from X to Y along a circular path at constant speed. What is the direction of the resultant force on O in...

Four objects of different masses are situated in places with different gravitational field strengths. Which object has the greatest weight?

A uniform metre rule is balanced by a 4.0N weight as shown. What is the weight W of the metre rule?

Which statement about centre of mass is correct?

A garden table weighs 60N and has a top surface of area 2.0m². It is raining and the rain produces a pressure of 4.0 N/m² on the table. Ignoring th...

The diagram shows a manometer containing mercury that is sealed at one end. What happens to the distance h when the manometer is taken higher up a ...

Some doctors measure blood pressure by using a mercury manometer. Blood pressure varies by 5.6 kPa as a heart beats. The density of mercury is 1400...

The diagram shows a stationary fairground ride with four chairs of equal mass. Which chair has the most gravitational potential energy?

The diagram shows a small car of mass 500 kg approaching a hill. It moves up the hill with constant speed. The gravitational field strength g is 10...

The diagram shows a set of apparatus used to determine the specific heat capacity of water. What does not affect the rate at which energy is lost t...

Two thermometers X and Y contain different liquids but are otherwise identical. The thermometers are heated through the same temperature rise. The ...

The diagram shows two thermometers P and Q that are identical except that P contains less mercury. Which statement is correct?

The diagram shows air trapped in a flask by a small volume of water in a thin tube. When the flask is held in a student's hands, the small volume o...

Which statement about particles in a liquid is correct?

A gas is enclosed in a container of fixed volume. The gas gains heat energy from an external source. What happens to the molecules of the gas?

A ray of light strikes a plane mirror at an angle of incidence of 20°. The angle of incidence is then increased by 5°. What is the new angle betwee...

A parallel beam of light is incident on a thin diverging lens. The focal length of the lens is FL, as shown in the diagram. Which ray diagram shows...

The following lists show colours of the spectrum. Which list shows these colours in order of increasing frequency?

Four sound waves are displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. Which sound wave gets louder and has a pitch that decreases?

A student investigates a permanent magnet by suspending paper clips from the magnet as shown. Which statement is correct?

Two vertical wires pass at right-angles through a piece of card. There is a large current in each wire in the direction shown. A plotting compass i...

The diagram shows a car ignition switch and starter motor. The ignition switch is in a circuit with long, thin wires. The starter motor is in a cir...

The diagram shows some white plastic beads in a clear plastic box. The box is shaken and the beads rub against the box. The beads stick to the insi...