Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

The total energy incident in 1.0s on a group of solar panels is 120 J/m². The group of solar panels converts 720 J of light energy to 120 J of usef...

A 1000 W, 240 V electrical device is switched on. How much energy does it use in 5.0 minutes?

A building has walls made from wood and steel. What describes the way in which thermal energy is transferred through the walls?

A liquid column in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is 2.0 cm long at 0°C. The column expands by 10.0 cm when heated to 100°C. Measuring from P, how l...

In many applications, a thermocouple is used to measure temperature instead of a liquid-in-glass thermometer. Which property of a thermocouple is a...

A liquid-in-glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing a liquid which expands into a thin capillary tube. The liquid in the thermometer is rep...

What is the usual symbol and what is the unit for the heat capacity of an object?

Which row describes the arrangement of particles and the forces between particles in a solid?

A wave in the sea collides with a cliff. A crest of the wave hits the cliff once every 6.0 s. The horizontal distance between a crest and the adjac...

A sound wave refracts as it passes from air to water. Which quantities change?

An object is viewed through a thin converging lens. The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object to an eye.

A ray of white light enters a prism as shown. Which row is correct?

Which waves are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

A man stands between two tall buildings, P and Q. He is 50 m from P and 200 m from Q. He sounds a horn. He hears the first echo from building P and...

Sound travels at different speeds in each of the three states of matter, solid, liquid and gas. Which row shows where sound travels fastest and whe...

Which material is used for the core of an electromagnet?

Two metal spheres are mounted on insulating stands. Sphere X is initially uncharged and sphere Y is initially positively charged. A metal rod, held...

Which device involves the use of static electrical charges?

An initially uncharged copper rod is placed in a uniform electric field E. The rod is parallel to the field. Which diagram shows the charges induce...

The diagram shows a simple electric circuit. Which row describes the charge on an electron and the direction of electron flow through the resistor?

When the flash on a camera is used, a charge of 1.5 C flows for 0.0030 s through the flash lamp. The average voltage across the flash lamp is 3600 ...

What is the unit of potential difference (p.d.) and which measuring instrument is used to measure p.d.?

The diagrams show four circuits. Each circuit contains three 100 Ω resistors. Which circuit has the smallest total resistance?

A metal kettle is plugged into a mains socket. The plug contains a suitable fuse. The kettle's cable is damaged and the fuse blows. Why does the fu...

As a magnet is moved into the coil of wire as shown, there is a small positive reading on the sensitive ammeter. Which change must increase the siz...

The diagram shows the circuit for a model power line with two transformers and a lamp at the output. What is the input voltage?

The diagram shows a beam of electrons about to enter a magnetic field. The magnetic field is directed into the page. What is the direction of the d...

In the Geiger-Marsden experiment, alpha-particles are fired at a thin gold sheet. Most alpha-particles pass straight through the thin gold sheet. A...

A force of 3.0 N and a force of 4.0N act on an object. What is the maximum possible resultant of these two forces?

The graph shows the speed-time graph for a parachutist who jumps from a plane but does not open his parachute immediately. At which point does he o...

A 60 kg passenger enters a stationary lift. The gravitational field strength g is 10N/kg. How much force does the floor of the lift exert on the pa...

A measuring cylinder containing water is placed on a balance. A stone is placed into the water. The diagram shows the readings on the balance and o...

The diagram shows a uniform solid rectangular block of weight 50 N that is pivoted about point P. The height of the block is 40 cm. The base of the...

The centre of mass of a solid rectangular block is at its centre. A small heavy weight is available. In which arrangement is the centre of mass the...

The graph shows how the extension of a spring depends on the force applied. Which point is the limit of proportionality?

An elastic spring has an unstretched length of 30 cm. A load of 6.0 N is hung from the spring and the length of the spring is now 66 cm. The 6.0 N ...

A barometer is an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. In one type of barometer the height of a liquid in a tube is measured. In which ...

A manometer contains mercury of density 14000kg/m³. The manometer is connected to a gas supply and the difference in the height of the mercury leve...

Which device provides a continuous, steady energy output for the longest time?

The electrical energy supplied to a kettle is 600 kJ. Of this energy, 45 kJ is transferred to the surroundings and 15 kJ is used to heat the casing...

How is heat energy transferred through the vacuum of space from the Sun to the Moon's surface?

A metal cube contains boiling water. Each vertical face of the cube is painted a different colour or has a different texture. Identical thermometer...

Steam at 110°C condenses on a surface to form water droplets at 100 °C. What happens after the steam comes into contact with the surface?

Which list shows the states of matter in order of expansion from smallest to greatest for the same temperature rise?

Which row describes the boiling and the evaporation of a liquid?

A hairdryer is used to blow air across the surface of water in a beaker so that the water evaporates. What increases the rate of evaporation of the...

The diagram shows a ray PQ reflected by mirror X to a parallel mirror Y. The reflected ray along RS is parallel to PQ. Which statement is correct?

Violet and indigo light have the shortest wavelengths in the spectrum of visible light. Which three colours, in order of increasing wavelength, imm...

A sound wave passes through a substance. The diagram shows the position of molecules of the substance at one point in time. Which type of wave is a...

A positively charged rod is held near an uncharged metal sphere on an insulating stand. What is the distribution of charge on the sphere?