Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Which safety precautions must be taken when wiring an electrical kettle that has a stainless-steel outer casing?

What is the purpose of the earth wire in a plug connected to an appliance?

The diagram shows a wire carrying a current in a magnetic field. [Figure 34.1] What is the direction of the force on the wire?

The diagram shows a simple d.c. motor. [Figure 35.1] What is the part labelled Q?

The diagram shows a transformer. [Figure 36.1] A student writes four statements about how the transformer works. 1 An alternating voltage across th...

Which two atoms are isotopes of the same element?

Four types of ionising radiation are listed. • alpha particles • beta particles • X-rays • gamma rays Which types of radiation can be emitted from ...

What is the nuclear reaction that powers the Sun?

A ball is released from rest at point A and moves along a smooth track ABCDE as shown in Fig. 1.1. The ball is shown at point A and as it passes po...

A small aircraft takes off from the horizontal deck of a ship. Before taking off, the aircraft is held in place by a holdback bar. When the holdbac...

A pan containing ice at –15°C is placed on a gas heater as shown in Fig. 3.1. [Figure 3.1]

Ultrasound of frequency 30 kHz has a wavelength of 0.011 m in air. State what is meant by 'frequency'.

Fig. 5.1 shows part of a circuit containing a 240V mains supply connected to a lamp and two heaters of resistance 40Ω and 60Ω. [Figure 5.1]

Fig. 6.1 shows the structure of a simple electric motor. [Figure 6.1] The current in the coil causes the coil to rotate. A student notices that the...

Table 7.1 shows four different nuclei. [Table 7.1]

Table 8.1 shows data about three planets, Mercury, Venus and Earth. [Table 8.1]

Fig. 1.1 shows two trolleys. On the front of trolley A, there is a wooden rod. Trolley B is initially at rest. As trolley A moves towards the right...

Fig. 2.1 shows a small swimming pool containing water. [Figure 2.1] The depth of water in the pool is 0.80 m. The density of water is 1000kg/m³.

Fig. 3.1 shows a solar-powered charger connected to a cell phone (mobile phone). [Figure 3.1] The battery inside the cell phone is charged by the s...

(a) Fig. 4.1 shows light passing through a triangular glass prism. [Figure 4.1]

An initially uncharged rubber balloon is rubbed with a woollen cloth as shown in Fig. 5.1. Rubbing the balloon causes the balloon to have a negativ...

Fig. 6.1 shows a circuit diagram containing a battery, a light-dependent resistor (LDR) and a fixed resistor of resistance 240 Ω connected in serie...

(a) A plotting compass contains a needle. The needle is a small magnet that can rotate about its centre. Fig. 7.1 shows the plotting compass placed...

Fig. 8.1 is a picture of a nebula formed from a supernova. [Figure 8.1]

Alpha particles are sometimes emitted from the nuclei of radioactive elements. This emission is both random and spontaneous.

You will find the volume of a small glass ball (marble) by two different methods. You are provided with: • six similar small glass balls (marbles) ...

In this experiment, you will investigate how the temperature of the surroundings affects the rate of cooling of water. You are provided with: • sto...

In this experiment, you will find the focal length of a convex lens. You are provided with: • a lamp • a piece of card with a shape cut out to be t...

Plan an experiment to investigate how the thickness of a metal wire affects its resistance. The resistance of a wire can be found using the equatio...

In this experiment you will investigate the resistance of a diode when different currents flow through it. You are provided with: • a power source...

In this experiment you will investigate the rate of cooling of hot water in a test-tube under different conditions. You are provided with: • a tes...

In this experiment you will investigate the balancing of a loaded metre rule. You are provided with: • a metre rule with a load of mass M fixed to...

A student has a converging (convex) lens and needs to determine its focal length. Plan an experiment that will enable the student to measure an acc...

A student finds the volume of a small glass ball (marble) by two different methods. (a) method 1 The student: • places six small glass balls by t...

A student investigates how the temperature of the surroundings affects the rate of cooling of water. (a) (i) The student: • pours 100 cm³ of hot w...

A student measures the focal length of a lens. Fig. 3.1 shows the apparatus she uses and the position of the lens when a clearly focused image is ...

Plan an experiment to investigate how the thickness of a metal wire affects its resistance. The resistance of a wire can be found using the equati...

A student investigates the resistance of a diode when different currents flow through it. The student sets up the circuit shown in Fig. 1.1. power...

A student investigates the rate of cooling of hot water in a test-tube under different conditions. (a) The student: • arranges a test-tube as shown...

A student investigates the balancing of a metre rule which has a load of mass M fixed to it at the 5.0 cm mark. The student: • places a pivot under...

Which quantity has both magnitude and direction, and is it a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?

The speed-time graph shows part of the journey of a bicycle for a time of 10 s. [Speed-time graph] What is the distance that the bicycle travels in...

Which statement explains why a heavy coin that falls through a short distance towards the ground does not reach terminal velocity?

The diagram shows the load-extension graph for a spring. [Load-extension graph] What is the name given to point X on the graph?

Some students measure the masses and the volumes of differently sized samples of a type of wood. Which graph shows their results?

The diagram shows a section of a roller coaster ride that is a circle arranged vertically. The truck is moving at constant speed at the position sh...

What is a unit for momentum?

In a safety test, a car collides with a concrete block. The impulse exerted by the block on the car is 14000 Ns. The collision with the block lasts...

An object pulled along horizontal ground accelerates to the right. The diagram shows the directions of the forces acting on the object. [Forces dia...

A builder leaves two identical, heavy, stone tiles resting on soft earth. One is vertical and the other is horizontal. [Tiles on earth diagram] Aft...