Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

The temperatures of the water in four beakers are different and areas of the surfaces of the water are also different. In which beaker is the rate ...

Which example describes a transverse wave being refracted?

Light reflects from a plane mirror as shown. Which row is always correct?

A piece of paper torn from an exercise book is shown. Which process is being described?

Light rays are deviated by a prism. The deviation angle d is measured for light rays of different frequency, including blue light and red light. Wh...

A satellite orbits the Earth at a height of 300 km above the surface. The speed of electromagnetic waves is 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s. What is the minimum time...

Which of the following is most closely associated with echoes?

An ultrasound scanner produces an image of an unborn baby. What does the scanner use to form an image of the baby?

A small plotting compass is placed near to a bar magnet as shown. Which diagram shows the direction in which the compass needle points?

A positively charged plastic rod is held near but not touching an insulated and previously uncharged metal ball. No charge leaves the rod. What are...

Quantity X and quantity Y have the same unit Z. X is the energy dissipated by a battery in driving unit charge round the complete circuit. Y is the...

The diagram shows an LED connected in a circuit with a resistor and an a.c. power supply of frequency 2.0 Hz. Which statement is correct?

A radioactive sample contains an isotope that emits alpha particles. Which quantity stays constant?

In the simple model of an atom, X orbits around Y. What are X and Y?

How do the proton numbers (atomic numbers) and the nucleon numbers (mass numbers) of two different isotopes of the same element compare with each o...

Fig. 1.1 shows a wooden bench of weight 2000 N. [Figure 1.1]

Fig. 2.1 shows a man of mass 80kg standing in a lift (elevator). [Figure 2.1] The gravitational field strength g is 10N/kg.

A type of nuclear reaction takes place at the centre of the Sun. The reaction releases thermal energy.

In a coal-fired power station, coal is burnt and electrical energy is produced.

A plastic rod that is initially neutral is rubbed with a woollen cloth. After the rod has been rubbed, it is positively charged.

A circuit contains a battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) 4.5V, a 28Ω resistor and a variable resistor. Fig. 6.1 is the circuit diagram. [Figure...

EITHER Fig. 7.1 shows a solenoid connected to an ammeter. [Figure 7.1] The S-pole of a permanent magnet moves into the left-hand end of the solenoi...

OR Fig. 7.2 shows the symbol for a logic gate and its truth table. [Figure 7.2]

A loudspeaker is made from a coil of wire fixed to a cardboard tube. The tube is attached to a cardboard cone. Fig. 8.1 shows part of the arrangeme...

Liquid-in-glass thermometers use the expansion of a liquid to indicate the temperature.

The isotope yttrium-90 (⁹⁰₃₉Y) is radioactive. It is a beta-particle emitter that decays to product Q. Product Q is stable.

Fig. 1.1 shows a jug of liquid and an empty measuring cylinder that is on an electronic balance. [Figure 1.1] (a) The electronic balance uses the ...

Force is a vector quantity.

Fig. 3.1 shows light entering a transparent block. [Figure 3.1 (not to scale)] The light enters the block at an angle θ to the normal and travels t...

A washing machine is working normally with both the water heater and the motor switched on. The washing machine is connected to the mains supply by...

EITHER Fig. 5.1 shows a circuit that contains a direct current (d.c.) power supply, a light-dependent resistor (LDR), two fixed resistors, M and N,...

OR Fig. 5.2 shows the symbol for an electronic circuit component. [Figure 5.2] (a) State the name of the component shown in Fig. 5.2. (b) Fig. 5....

Isotope X is radioactive. It decays by alpha-particle emission to a stable isotope.

Section B Answer two questions from this section. Answer in the spaces provided. A hydraulic press is used at a recycling centre to compress waste ...

The turning effect of a force is measured by its moment. (a) Fig. 8.1 shows a force F acting on an object at point P. The object is free to rotate ...

A filament lamp is connected to a 240V alternating current (a.c.) mains supply.

Fig. 1.1 shows a steel spring.

A child's toy consists of a flexible track and a model car. Fig. 2.1 shows a diagram of the toy. The child first holds the car stationary at point ...

A curved, glass tube is open at one end and sealed at the other. A dense liquid is poured into the tube. The liquid traps air in the sealed end. Fi...

X-rays are transverse waves that are part of a spectrum of waves.

Fig. 5.1 is a diagram that shows the number of particles in a charged atom (ion) of beryllium (Be).

An electromagnet is used to separate objects that are magnetic from objects that are non-magnetic. Fig. 6.1 shows the electromagnet suspended from ...

Fig. 7.1 shows a child sitting on a sledge on a snow-covered hill of constant slope. At time t = 0, the child and the sledge begin to move down the...

A parallel beam of light travelling in air is incident on a glass lens. The beam is perpendicular to the lens as shown in Fig. 8.1. The dashed line...

The power supply in an electric circuit is a battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) 12V.

A train travels along a straight horizontal track. At time t = 0, the train passes through station P at constant speed without stopping. The driver...

The foundations that support a building are long concrete cylinders that are pointed at one end. A pile-driver is a machine that forces the pointed...

Fig. 3.1 shows a man standing underneath an outdoor heater on a cold evening. [Figure 3.1] Gas in the cylinder at the base of the heater is the fue...

A sound wave, travelling in air or water, contains compressions and rarefactions.

The power supply in a circuit is made from several cells, each with the same electromotive force (e.m.f.). The cells are connected in parallel.