Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

PHYSICS 0625/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2014
45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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1 A student wishes to measure accurately the volume of approximately 40 cm3 of water. She has
two measuring cylinders, a larger one that can hold 100 cm3, and a smaller one that can hold
50 cm3. The water forms a meniscus where it touches the glass.

top of
meniscus

bottom of
meniscus

Which cylinder should the student use and which water level should she use to ensure an
accurate result?

cylinder water level

A larger one bottom of meniscus

B larger one top of meniscus
C smaller one bottom of meniscus
D smaller one top of meniscus

2 Which distance / time graph represents the motion of an object moving at constant speed?

A B

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

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3 The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time.

speed
m / s 14

0
0 24 time / s

Which calculation gives the distance travelled by the car in 24 seconds?

 14 
A  m
 24 

 24 
B  m
 14 

 24 × 14 
C  m
 2 

D (24 × 14 ) m

4 Which instrument is used to compare the masses of objects?

A a balance
B a barometer
C a manometer
D a measuring cylinder

5 A liquid has a volume of 100 cm3 and a mass of 85 g.

The density of water is 1.0 g / cm3.

How does the density of the liquid compare with the density of water?

A Its density is higher than that of water.

B Its density is lower than that of water.
C Its density is the same as that of water.
D It is impossible to say with only this data.

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6 A plane lamina with centre of mass X touches the ground at point P.

Which diagram shows the lamina in equilibrium?

A B

X
X

70°
20°
P P

C D

X X

45° 45°
P P

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7 A student adds weights to an elastic cord. He measures the length of the cord for each weight.

He then plots a graph from the results, as shown.

0
0 weight

What has he plotted on the vertical axis?

A measured length
B original length
C (measured length + original length)
D (measured length – original length)

8 Which energy transfer takes place when a matchstick burns?

A chemical to thermal
B chemical to nuclear
C nuclear to chemical
D thermal to chemical

9 Four cars are driven along a road.

The table shows the work done by the engine in each car and the time taken by each car.

Which engine produces the most power?

work done by
time taken / s
engine / J
A 50 000 20
B 50 000 40
C 100 000 20
D 100 000 40

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10 Which situation is an example of a force acting over a large area to produce a small pressure?

A a builder hammering a nail into a piece of wood

B a cook using a sharp knife to cut vegetables
C a nurse pushing a needle into a patient’s arm
D a soldier marching in flat-soled boots

11 A student places four identical beakers on a bench.

Two beakers contain salt water of density 1.1 g / cm3 and two beakers contain pure water of
density 1.0 g / cm3.

Which beaker exerts the greatest pressure on the bench?

A B C D

150 cm3 100 cm3 150 cm3 100 cm3

of salt of salt of pure of pure
water water water water

12 A student places his thumb firmly on the outlet of a bicycle pump, to stop the air coming out.

trapped air

direction of
motion

handle

What happens to the pressure and what happens to the volume of the trapped air as the pump
handle is pushed in?

pressure volume

A decreases decreases
B decreases remains the same
C increases decreases
D increases remains the same

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13 During evaporation, molecules escape rapidly from the surface of a liquid.

What happens to the average energy of the molecules of the remaining liquid and what happens
to the temperature of the remaining liquid?

average energy of temperature of

remaining molecules remaining liquid

A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C stays the same decreases
D stays the same increases

14 A telephone engineer connects a wire between two poles when the weather is very cold.

He makes the wire very loose. The wire passes over a road.

very loose wire

pole pole

The weather changes and it becomes very hot.

What could happen to the wire and why?

what could happen why

A it breaks it contracts
B it breaks it expands
C it sags and touches
cars on the road it contracts

D it sags and touches

cars on the road it expands

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15 In an experiment, a thermometer is placed in a test-tube of hot liquid. The temperature of the

liquid is recorded every half minute. The table shows the results.

time / minutes 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5
temperature / °C 73 65 59 55 55 55 51 48 45 42 40 38 36 35 34 33

What is the melting point of the substance?

A 0 °C B 33 °C C 55 °C D 73 °C

16 Which statement about the transfer of thermal energy is correct?

A All metals conduct thermal energy equally well.

B Convection can only occur in solids or liquids.
C Convection occurs in liquids because hot liquid is more dense than cold liquid.
D The radiation that transfers thermal energy is a type of electromagnetic radiation.

17 The diagram shows a heater above a thermometer. The thermometer bulb is in the position
shown.

heater

air

thermometer thermometer bulb

Which row shows how the heat energy from the heater reaches the thermometer bulb?

conduction convection radiation

A yes yes no
B yes no yes
C no yes no
D no no yes

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18 Scout P signals to scout Q on the other side of a valley by using a mirror to reflect the Sun’s rays.

Sun’s
scout P rays

mirror

scout Q

Which mirror position would allow the Sun’s rays to be reflected to scout Q?

A B C D
mirror Sun’s Sun’s Sun’s Sun’s
rays rays rays rays

19 A small boat in a harbour is protected from waves on the sea by harbour walls.

land sea
waves
small
boat
harbour

harbour
walls

Some waves can curve round the harbour walls and reach the boat.

What is the name of this effect?

A diffraction
B dispersion
C reflection
D refraction

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20 Which list shows electromagnetic waves in order of increasing frequency?

A visible light, X-rays, γ-rays

B visible light, γ-rays, X-rays

C X-rays, γ-rays, visible light

D γ-rays, X-rays, visible light

21 Which statement about a converging lens is not correct?

A A ray parallel to the principal axis of the lens is refracted through the principal focus.
B All rays of light refracted by the lens pass through the principal focus.
C The distance between the centre of the lens and the principal focus is the focal length.
D The principal focus of the lens is a point on the principal axis.

22 Rays of light enter and leave a box.

ray 1
ray 1
ray 2
ray 2

What could be inside the box to make the rays behave as shown?

A a converging lens
B a parallel-sided glass block
C a plane mirror
D a triangular prism

23 A boy blows a whistle that has a frequency of 10 000 Hz. The boy’s friend cannot hear the sound
from the whistle. The friend has normal hearing.

What could be a reason why he cannot hear the sound?

A The amplitude is too large.

B The amplitude is too small.
C The frequency is too high.
D The frequency is too low.

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24 A lighted candle is placed in front of a loudspeaker that is making a loud, steady note. The candle
flame vibrates because of the sound wave.

candle flame
loudspeaker

Which type of waves are sound waves and in which direction does the flame vibrate?

type of wave direction of vibration

A longitudinal

B transverse

C longitudinal
D transverse

25 Two iron nails hang from a bar magnet.

Which diagram shows the magnetic poles induced in the nails?

A B C D

bar N N N N
magnet

S S S S
N S N S

S N S N
N N S S

S S N N

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26 A steel magnet is placed inside a coil of wire. There is a large alternating current in the coil. The
magnet is slowly moved out of the coil to position P.

coil of wire

steel magnet moved

out of coil P

12 V a.c.

How has the steel changed, if at all, when it reaches position P?

A It has become a stronger magnet.

B It has become demagnetised.
C The poles have changed ends.
D There has been no change.

27 A plastic rod and a dry cloth are uncharged.

The rod is now rubbed with the cloth and they both become charged. The rod becomes
negatively charged because some charged particles move from the cloth to the rod.

What is the charge on the cloth and which particles moved in the charging process?

charge on particles that

cloth moved

A negative electrons
B negative neutrons
C positive electrons
D positive neutrons

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28 The diagram shows an incomplete circuit.

X Y
A

Four wires of different length and thickness are connected in turn between point X and point Y.
All four wires are made of the same metal.

Which wire will cause the greatest reading on the ammeter?

A long and thick

B long and thin
C short and thick
D short and thin

29 The diagram shows a circuit containing a battery, a lamp, a switch and another component X.
The switch is initially closed and the lamp is lit.

The switch is now opened and the lamp remains lit for several seconds before slowly going out.

component X

What is component X?

A a capacitor
B a light-dependent resistor
C a thermistor
D a variable resistor

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30 The diagram shows a circuit containing three lamps and three switches S1, S2 and S3.

lamp 1
S1 S2

lamp 2
S3

lamp 3

Lamp 1 and lamp 3 are lit, but lamp 2 is not lit.

Which switch or switches is/are closed?

A S1 only
B S1 and S2
C S1 and S3
D S2 and S3

31 The diagram shows part of an electric circuit.

12 V

0V

The light falling on the light-dependent resistor (LDR) increases in brightness.

What happens to the resistance of the LDR and what happens to the reading on the voltmeter?

resistance of reading on
LDR voltmeter

A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

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32 Which labelled component in the circuit shown controls the brightness of lamp X?

A
V

X B

33 An appliance is connected to a mains supply. Its circuit also contains a switch and a fuse.

Which circuit shows the fuse in the correct position?

A B
appliance appliance

live live

neutral neutral

C D
appliance appliance

live live

neutral neutral

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34 An electric current is passed through a coil of wire.

coil of wire

Which diagram shows the shape of the magnetic field produced in the middle of the coil?

A B

C D

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35 When a wire is moved upwards between the poles of a magnet, an electromotive force (e.m.f.) is
induced across the ends of the wire.

motion
of wire

N wire

Which device uses a moving wire to induce an e.m.f.?

A a cathode-ray tube
B a generator
C a transformer
D an electromagnet

36 An input voltage of 10 V is supplied to the primary coil of a transformer. An output voltage of 40 V

is produced across the secondary coil.

The 10 V supply at the primary coil is now replaced with a 40 V supply.

What is the new output voltage across the secondary coil?

A 10 V B 40 V C 70 V D 160 V

37 A beam of cathode rays passes between two parallel metal plates connected to a high-voltage
d.c. power supply.

Which path does the beam follow?

metal plate

B
+ + + + + +
A
cathode C
rays

metal plate

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38 The table shows the results of an experiment to find the half-life of a radioactive substance.

count rate from substance

time / s
counts / second

0 150
60 120
120 95
180 75
240 60

What is the half-life of the substance?

A 60 seconds
B 120 seconds
C 180 seconds
D 240 seconds

39 The diagram shows a box used for storing radioactive sources.

Which material is best for lining the box to prevent the escape of most radioactive emissions?

A aluminium
B copper
C lead
D steel

40 A lithium nucleus contains 3 protons and 4 neutrons.

What is its nuclide notation?

3 4 7 7
A 4 Li B 3 Li C 3 Li D 4 Li

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