Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

The electrical resistance of a metal wire varies with temperature as shown. The resistance of the wire at 0°C is 1.00 Ω and at 100°C is 1.40 Ω. Wha...

A cell is connected in series with an ammeter and a lamp. The reading on the ammeter is 1 A. In which circuit, using identical lamps, ammeters and ...

The diagram represents part of a household circuit containing an electric kettle. Which row correctly identifies the wires W, X and Y?

A wire hangs between the poles of a magnet. When there is a current in the wire, in which direction does the wire move?

The diagram shows a simple d.c. motor. Which labelled part is the commutator?

Two leads emerging from a box are connected to a sensitive ammeter. When a bar magnet moves towards the open end of the box, the needle of the amme...

What is used in a cathode-ray oscilloscope to cause the vertical movement of the trace?

Which component stores energy in a time-delay circuit?

A school keeps radioactive sources for use in radioactivity experiments in a laboratory. The background radiation is measured at the start of an ex...

Which nuclides have the same number of neutrons in a nucleus?

A workman measures, as accurately as possible, the length and internal diameter of a straight copper pipe. The length is approximately 600 cm and t...

The diagram shows a stopwatch.

The graph shows how the speed of a car travelling in a straight line changes with time. Which section shows the largest acceleration?

An object falls from rest through the air and the air resistance on it increases. The object reaches terminal velocity. Which quantity decreases un...

A man pushes a heavy box along the ground. A force acts between the man's hands and the box. Another force acts between the man's feet and the floo...

In which situation is the resultant force on the body equal to zero?

A satellite is orbiting the Earth. What is the direction of the force on the satellite causing this circular motion?

Four objects are situated in places with different gravitational field strengths. Which object has the greatest weight?

A beam of length 40 cm is pivoted at one end. The weight of the beam is 4.0N and acts at a point 20 cm from the pivot. A 2.0N weight hangs 10 cm fr...

A car is designed to be stable. To achieve good stability, where is the centre of mass of the car?

A force is applied to a body. Which property of the body cannot be changed by the force?

The graph shows the extension of a piece of copper wire as the load on it is increased. What does the graph show?

The diagram shows a manometer containing mercury that is sealed at one end. What happens to the distance h when the manometer is taken to the top o...

A gas occupies a volume of 2.0m³ in a cylinder at a pressure of 240kPa. A piston compresses the gas until the volume is 0.50m³, the temperature rem...

Where is energy released by the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form helium?

A crane lifts a load of 6000N through a vertical distance of 15m in 30 s. What is the average useful power during this operation?

A javelin has a mass of 0.80 kg. The javelin is released with 250 J of kinetic energy. What is the speed of the javelin?

A piston is supported by gas trapped in a cylinder. A weight is put on the piston. The volume of gas supporting the piston decreases but the temper...

The diagram shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer. At 0°C, the length of the liquid column is 2.0 cm. At 100°C, the length of the liquid column is 22...

A hot liquid is poured into a beaker. The graph shows how the temperature of the liquid changes as it cools towards room temperature. What is occur...

A fixed mass of gas in a syringe at 0°C is heated at constant pressure. Which graph shows the variation of volume V with temperature T, measured in...

Compressions and rarefactions are sent out from a loudspeaker cone as it vibrates backwards and forwards. The frequency of vibration is 50 Hz. A co...

Water waves refract at a boundary between deep water and shallow water. What is the effect on the frequency, wavelength and speed of the waves at t...

The diagram shows two divergent rays of light from an object O being reflected from a plane mirror. At which position is the image formed?

Three rays of light are incident on the boundary between a glass block and air. The angles of incidence are different. What is a possible critical ...

Which statement is correct?

Which row applies to a short-sighted eye viewing a distant object?

Which statement about the speed of sound is correct?

A piece of electrical equipment is sensitive to magnetic fields and is screened from them. To do this, it is enclosed in a box. Which material shou...

A piece of wire has a resistance of 16Ω. Another wire made from the same metal has four times the length and twice the cross-sectional area. What i...

A battery of e.m.f. E is connected in a circuit containing three resistors. The readings of two ammeters and a voltmeter are shown. Which readings ...

One kilowatt-hour of energy costs $0.24. How much does it cost to run a 2 kW heater for three hours?

A single electrical component is placed inside a box. Two leads from the component emerge from the box. These leads are connected in series to an o...

A beam of alpha-particles enters the magnetic field between the poles of a magnet. In which direction is the magnetic force on the beam?

As a magnet is moved into the coil of wire as shown, there is a small reading on the sensitive ammeter. Which change increases the size of the read...

An ideal transformer has a primary voltage of 600 V and a secondary voltage of 240 V. The secondary coil is attached to a resistor of resistance 12...

A resistor is marked with three coloured bands. Using the key provided, what is the resistance of the resistor?

The diagram shows part of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. Which particles are emitted by the cathode?

Which row gives the range and electrical charge of an alpha-particle?

¹⁴₆C represents a nuclide of the element carbon and ¹⁴₇N a nuclide of nitrogen. How does a neutral atom of ¹⁴₇N differ from a neutral atom of ¹⁴₆C?