Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Charge of 0.40 C passes through a resistor in 1.0 s. In 2.0 s, 20 J of thermal energy is produced in the resistor. What is the potential difference...

The diagram shows a simple electric circuit. Which meter measures the current in resistor R2?

The diagram shows an electric circuit. Which lamps light when switch S₁ is closed and S2 is open?

The diagram shows a hairdryer. Which statement explains why the hairdryer does not need an earth wire?

A left hand can be used to determine the direction of the force when a current-carrying conductor is perpendicular to a magnetic field. Which quant...

Fig. 1.1 shows a model of the human arm. The rubber band represents the muscle that moves part of the arm XY up. A mass is suspended from XY, as sh...

Fig. 2.1 shows a wind turbine.[Figure 2.1]

Define latent heat of fusion.

Two parallel rays of light, one red and one blue, enter a glass prism. Fig. 4.1 shows both rays of light before they enter the prism. The blue ray ...

Fig. 5.1 shows a simple d.c. motor used in a toy car.[Figure 5.1]

A light-dependent resistor (LDR) is used to sense the amount of light in a room. Fig. 6.1 shows part of the circuit used. The LDR is not shown. Com...

Fig. 7.1 shows a toy helicopter. It can hover and travel through the air. A student flies the toy helicopter on a journey from A to B to C to D at ...

Fig. 8.1 shows a water manometer. When the water manometer is connected to a sealed container of gas and the tap is opened, the water levels change...

Table 9.1 shows details of seven different nuclides.[Table 9.1]

Fig. 1.1 shows a waterskier pulled horizontally across the water surface. [Figure 1.1] The mass of the waterskier is 60 kg. The gravitational field...

Fig. 2.1 shows a long cardboard tube, sealed at both ends, which contains many small pieces of metal. [Figure 2.1] The tube is turned vertically so...

Fig. 3.1 shows a syringe mounted vertically in a block of wood and sealed at one end. A plunger is free to move inside the syringe. [Figure 3.1] Th...

Fig. 4.1 shows a ray of white light incident on a glass prism. [Figure 4.1] Refraction causes the white light to separate into different colours.

(a) A student connects a battery, thermistor X and resistor Y in parallel, as shown in Fig. 5.1. [Figure 5.1] The electromotive force (e.m.f.) of t...

(a) Fig. 6.1 shows part of a toy which contains two ring-shaped, permanent magnets. A plastic rod passes through the centre of both magnets. [Figur...

Fig. 7.1 shows the speed-time graph for a car travelling on a straight horizontal road. [Figure 7.1] (b) The thinking distance is the distance trav...

(a) Fig. 8.1 shows a ripple tank and the crests of the water wave that is produced in it. [Figure 8.1] The frequency of the water wave is 2.0 Hz an...

Thorium-229 is a radioactive isotope used in several medical applications that involve alpha-particles and beta-particles.

A student wishes to measure directly the circumference of a football. What is the most suitable instrument to use?

Which equation contains two vector quantities?

Forces of 6.0 N and 8.0 N act as shown. Which diagram shows the resultant R of these two forces?

A speed-time graph for the journey of a car is shown. What is the distance-time graph for the journey?

The gravitational field strength on Earth is 9.8 N/kg. The gravitational field strength on Mars is 3.7 N/kg. The difference between the weight of a...

A student determines the density of a solid metal cube. Which pieces of equipment does the student use?

The diagram shows the only two horizontal forces acting on a trolley that is accelerating at 0.12 m/s². What is the mass of the trolley?

A spring is stretched to different lengths by a variable force. The graph shows how the size of the force depends on the length to which the spring...

A constant frictional force acts on a moving object for a short amount of time causing the momentum of the object to decrease. Which expression is ...

A large stone is rolled onto a lorry using a ramp. The length of the ramp is l. The stone is lifted a height of h. The mass of the stone is m. The ...

The diagram shows a burning candle. Which energy store is associated with the burning candle?

An African elephant has a mass of 6000 kg and each of its four feet has an area of 0.20 m². The gravitational field strength g is 9.8 N/kg. What is...

Which row describes the shape and the volume of a liquid at constant temperature?

Which row shows how the forces and the distances between the particles in a solid generally compare with the forces and distances in a liquid?

An incomplete statement about latent heat is given. Latent heat is the ......1...... required to overcome the bonds between molecules and change th...

A cold solid is placed on top of a hot solid. Thermal energy is transferred from the hot solid to the cold one. What is the explanation for this?

A house is to be thermally insulated to reduce thermal energy loss and reduce fuel costs. Which type of thermal insulation pays back the cost of in...

Light is incident on a mirror at an angle of 45° as shown. The mirror can be rotated about an axis into the page through point X. The mirror is rot...

A ray of light is incident on a plastic block in air, at an angle of incidence i. The refractive index of the plastic is n. The light ray refracts ...

The diagram shows white light entering a prism. What happens at point X and what is the colour of the light that strikes the screen at point Z?

Which row names a region of the electromagnetic spectrum with a wavelength longer than that of visible light and a region with a frequency that is ...

Sound travels at different speeds in different states of matter. Which list gives the three states of matter arranged in order of the speed of soun...

A student uses a wooden clamp and a stand to hold a freely suspended bar magnet. The diagrams show that: • in experiment 1, the student holds a bar...

In an electrostatics experiment, a plastic rod is rubbed with a cloth. The cloth becomes negatively charged. Which diagram shows the charge on the ...

Object X is stationary and positively charged. It experiences a force due to the field produced by object Y. The arrows show the direction of the f...

The diagram shows a battery of three 1.5 V cells. What is an advantage of this arrangement of cells?

A potential divider consists of a light-dependent resistor (LDR) and a resistor connected to a 6.0 V battery. The output is 3.0 V. What is the resi...