Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
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A kettle is connected to the 240 V mains supply using a plug containing a 13 A fuse. The kettle contains water. When it is switched on, the fuse bl...
The diagram shows the resultant R of a 3.0N force and a 4.0N force that act at a point P. The angle between the 3.0N force and the 4.0N force can b...
Stop-watches are used to time the runners in a race. The stop-watches show the times recorded for the winner and another runner. What is the differ...
Two cameras are a known distance apart. The exact time that a vehicle passes each of the cameras is recorded. What can be obtained from the informa...
The diagram shows a motorcyclist leaning over in order to turn the corner to the left. Which force causes him to turn?
An object weighs 40 N on Earth, where the gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg. The object is taken to a planet where the gravitational field st...
The diagram shows the equipment used to determine the density of a liquid. Which equation is used to calculate the density of the liquid?
Which single item can be used to find the centre of mass of a plane lamina of irregular shape?
A student makes a model toy which balances on the end of a metal rod. Why are the weights needed?
An unstretched elastic cord of length 15.0 cm stretches by 4.0 cm when a weight of 6.0 N is suspended from it. The cord does not exceed the limit o...
An object is placed at different depths in liquids of different densities. In which liquid and at what depth is the pressure on the object the grea...
A small vessel of volume 3.0 cm³ contains air at a pressure of 100 kPa. The small vessel is connected to a syringe. The piston is fully inserted in...
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 ...
The main stages in the operation of a coal-fired power station are listed. They are not in the correct order. 1 The turbine turns a generator. 2 Wa...
In which situation is there no transfer of energy?
The 200 V battery of an electric car is charged with a current of 33 A for 4.0 hours. The efficiency of the charging process is 90%. How much useab...
In an experiment to measure the power output of a small steam engine, a known load is lifted by the engine. Which two measuring instruments are als...
Four metal containers, with identical dimensions, are filled with water at 90 °C. All the faces, except one, of each container are covered in a ver...
Thermal energy is used to turn water at 100 °C to steam at 100 °C. Which of the following occurs? 1 The forces between the molecules decrease. 2 Th...
What always happens when the temperature increases?
The air in a sealed can is heated. Which statement explains the increase in pressure inside the can?
The diagram shows how the height above the ground of a rope transmitting a wave varies with distance from the source of vibrations at one instant i...
A vibrator produces 12 wavelengths on the surface of water in 10s. The spacing between the first crest and the third crest is 60 cm. What is the sp...
The diagram shows a ray of light incident on the boundary between two mediums W and X. The mediums have different refractive indexes. Some light is...
A converging glass lens is used to produce a virtual, magnified image. Which ray diagram shows the rays passing through the converging lens?
A metal lightning conductor is placed on the top of a tall building. The conductor is connected to Earth. When a charged cloud passes over the buil...
A metal wire of length l and cross-sectional area A has resistance R. A second wire is made from the same metal. It has a length 2l and a cross-sec...
The diagram shows a circuit. What effect does closing the switch have on the readings of ammeters X and Y?
A rectangular current-carrying coil is pivoted between the poles of an electromagnet. Which action does not, on its own, increase the size of the t...
The diagram shows a coil connected to a very sensitive ammeter. A magnet is next to the coil. Which action results in a zero reading on the ammeter?
Fig. 1.1 shows the thinking distance and the braking distance for a car being driven along a dry road and along a wet road at the same speed. [Fig...
A student performs an experiment to mark the centre of mass C on a thin piece of card. There are two holes in the card. Fig. 2.1 shows the card and...
A student suspends a spring from a support. He attaches different loads to the lower end of the spring. For each load attached, he measures the ext...
Glass and iron are both conductors of heat. However, glass is a poor conductor of heat and iron is a good conductor of heat.
Use the relationship between pressure, force and area to explain why it is harder to cut something with a blunt knife than with a sharp knife. ......
A dentist uses a plane mirror to see the back of a tooth.
Two isotopes of carbon are carbon-12 and carbon-14. One of these isotopes, carbon-14, undergoes radioactive decay.
Fig. 8.1 shows a lamp from a car. It contains two metal filaments. [Figure 8.1 (car lamp with filament 1 and filament 2)]
Ultrasound and X-rays are both used in medical imaging.
Fig. 10.1 shows a motor lifting a mass. Fig. 10.2 shows part of the circuit diagram of the connections to the motor. [Figure 10.1 (motor lifting a...
Fig. 1.1 shows part of the speed-time graph for an athlete in a race. [Figure 1.1]
Fig. 2.1 shows the thinking distance and the braking distance for a car driven at 100km/h. The car has old, smooth tyres. [Figure 2.1]
Fig. 3.1 shows part of a hydraulic press that is used to compress waste paper into a brick for burning. A force of 20 N is exerted downwards on the...
Two mirrors, A and B, are inclined at an angle of 60° to each other. Light strikes mirror A at an angle of 30°, as shown in Fig. 4.1. [Figure 4.1]
The components of the electromagnetic spectrum have different uses. Microwaves are used in cooking and ultraviolet rays are used in sterilisation.
The clothes iron shown in Fig. 6.1 is connected to the electrical mains. [Figure 6.1]
Radon-222 is an isotope of radon which undergoes a series of radioactive decays. Fig. 7.1 is a diagram showing the proton number (atomic number) an...
Fig. 8.1 shows the circuit diagram of a temperature gauge. It contains an ammeter, a thermistor, a fixed resistor R and a battery. [Figure 8.1] The...
Fig. 9.1 shows a simple relay used to switch a mains electric motor on and off. [Figure 9.1]
An oscilloscope is a device used to display waveforms. (a) Inside the oscilloscope, a beam of electrons is emitted from a metal filament by thermio...