Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

A student records the mass and volume of two irregular objects, one made of iron and the other of copper. The student uses the equipment shown in F...

Fig. 2.1 shows a container of gas connected to a manometer. The tube in the manometer has a constant cross-sectional area. The gas in the container...

Fig. 3.1 shows three rays of light travelling in water from a light source S. One ray of light is totally internally reflected at the boundary betw...

A star emits electromagnetic radiation over a range of wavelengths. Fig. 4.1 shows the brightness of the radiation from the star at different wavel...

Fig. 5.1 shows part of a machine used to investigate electrostatic charging. Before the machine is switched on the metal dome and the ball are unch...

Two lamps, P and Q, are connected to a battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) 6.0V and an ammeter, as shown in Fig. 6.1. Lamp P has a resistance o...

Fig. 7.1 shows a copper wire placed on two copper rods in the magnetic field between the poles of a magnet. The crocodile clip A touches the positi...

Fig. 8.1 shows a device that is used to show the force on an electron in an electric field. [Figure 8.1]

Fig. 9.1 shows a map of the route taken by a car as it travels from town A to town B. The journey involves a distance and a displacement. [Figure ...

Fig. 10.1 is a diagram of a soldering iron. Solder is a mixture of metals used to make a permanent contact between electrical wires. The heating el...

(a) Stars are formed inside a cloud of gas and dust in space. When a star forms, the cloud first becomes smaller as it collapses.

The diagram shows the resultant R of a 3.0 N force and a 4.0 N force that act at a point P. The angle between the 3.0 N force and the 4.0 N force c...

What is measured using a micrometer?

The graph shows a short journey. It is a speed–time graph. What is the greatest speed reached?

A car of weight 11000 N moves with constant velocity along a horizontal road. A driving force of 5000 N acts on the car. What is the force opposing...

A man with an open parachute falls to Earth at constant speed. The following forces act: P the upward force of the parachute on the man Q the upwar...

A box is pulled up a rough slope, as shown. In which direction does friction act on the box?

The diagram shows a motorcyclist leaning over in order to turn the corner to the left. Which force causes him to turn?

Which type of force causes the Earth to orbit the Sun?

Four objects of different masses are on different planets. The weight of each object on its planet is determined. Which object is on the planet wit...

Which physical quantity does not change when a piece of copper is heated?

A single metal bolt has a mass of 34 g. Three of the bolts are immersed in a measuring cylinder that contains 30 cm³ of water. The reading on the m...

A rocket of mass M when empty carries a mass M of fuel. The rocket and fuel travel at speed v. The engine of the rocket is fired and all of the fue...

A car of mass 1000 kg is driven 200 m up an incline so that it rises 50 m vertically. The acceleration of free fall g is 10 m/s². What is the gain ...

A fish is swimming 15 m below the surface of a lake, as shown. The density of the water is 1000 kg/m³. Atmospheric pressure is 100 000 Pa. The acce...

The diagram shows a mercury manometer. The tube is open to the atmosphere on the right-hand side. The left-hand side is connected to a container co...

In a weightlifting contest, an athlete lifts a metal bar of mass 20 kg fitted with a mass of 80 kg on each end. The lift from ground to a height of...

A boy is standing by the side of a lake. The boy drops a heavy stone from a height of 2.0 m above the water surface. The acceleration due to gravit...

In which situation is energy being released by the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form helium?

The diagram shows a block being pulled up a slope by a force F. The block reaches the new position at the top of the slope. What is the work done b...

Which statement about a mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer is correct?

Which description of a dull black surface is correct?

The temperature of a body increases by 1 °C. Which other quantity also increases?

The thermal energy produced by an electric heater in three minutes is used to melt wax. The solid wax is initially at its melting point of 60 °C. T...

Which row explains why a liquid has a fixed volume but does not have a fixed shape?

A fixed mass of gas is enclosed in a cylinder by a piston which is free to move. Which combination of changes to the pressure and to the temperatur...

Light enters a glass block at an angle of incidence i and it produces an angle of refraction r in the glass. Several different values of i and r ar...

A swimming pool is lit by an underwater light. A ray of light is incident on the water surface. What is the correct path for the ray of light?

Which diagram shows the action of a converging lens on a parallel beam of light?

What is a feature of red light compared with that of violet light?

What is the ratio of the longest sound wavelength audible to a healthy human ear to the shortest?

Ultrasound is used to clean jewellery in a liquid. What is another use of ultrasound?

Bar magnets and various non-magnetic and demagnetised metal bars are placed in the different arrangements shown. In which arrangement do the bars r...

There is varying current in the coil of the loudspeaker shown. The loudspeaker is producing a sound. The magnet is clamped. What is vibrating to pr...

Two insulated and uncharged metal spheres X and Y are touching. A positively charged rod is held near X and then the spheres are moved apart. X now...

A stationary negative charge in an electric field experiences an electric force in the direction shown. What is the direction of the electric field?

A battery consists of three identical cells in parallel. What is the unit of electromotive force (e.m.f.) and to what is the e.m.f. of the battery ...

The nuclide notation for an isotope of X is ZAX. How many neutrons are there in a nucleus?

Radioactivity is used in several activities that take place in hospitals. Which activity never uses radioactivity?

¹⁴₆C is a natural radioactive isotope of carbon and is present in all living things. It has a half-life of 5700 years. How old is a bone that is fo...