Cambridge IGCSE: Physics 0625/21
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Cambridge IGCSE™
PHYSICS 0625/21
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) May/June 2021
45 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
Write in soft pencil.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the
spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
Do not use correction fluid.
Do not write on any bar codes.
You may use a calculator.
Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 10 N (acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2).
INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 40.
Each correct answer will score one mark.
Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
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Which property of the stone can be found by lowering it into a measuring cylinder half-filled with
water?
A length
B mass
C volume
D weight
speed velocity
A scalar scalar
B scalar vector
C vector scalar
D vector vector
3 Four balls with different masses are dropped from the heights shown.
A B C D
1.0 kg
2.0 kg
3.0 kg
4.0 m
4.0 kg
3.0 m
2.0 m
1.0 m ground
4 An object of mass 2.0 kg is taken from the Earth, where the gravitational field strength is 10 N / kg,
to the Moon, where the gravitational field strength is 1.6 N / kg.
weight on weight on
the Earth / N the Moon / N
A 0.20 0.80
B 0.20 3.2
C 20 0.80
D 20 3.2
6 The extension–load graph for a spring is shown. The unstretched length of the spring is 17.0 cm.
3
extension / cm
0
0 1 2 3 4
load / N
When an object is suspended from the spring, the length of the spring is 19.2 cm.
7 A cart has a mass of 10 kg. A boy pushes on the cart horizontally with a force of 50 N. The cart
accelerates at 0.50 m / s2.
A 5.0 N B 20 N C 30 N D 45 N
8 A ball has a mass of 2.0 kg. The ball approaches a wall at a speed of 3.0 m / s and rebounds at a
speed of 1.0 m / s.
wall
3.0 m / s
1.0 m / s
9 Which situation involves no work being done and no energy being transferred?
10 A student suggests that there are several ways of transferring energy to a small, stationary block
of iron on a smooth table. He makes the following suggestions.
1 Heat it.
2 Shine light on it.
3 Pass a current through it.
The surface of the book in contact with a table has dimensions 0.10 m 0.20 m.
mercury
force distance
between molecules between molecules
15 Very small pollen grains are suspended in water. A bright light shines from the side.
When looked at through a microscope, small specks of light are seen to be moving in a random,
jerky manner.
eye
microscope
bright light
pollen grains
in water
16 Why are small gaps left between the metal rails of a railway track?
A 50 J / (kg C) B 100 J / (kg C) C 200 J / (kg C) D 400 J / (kg C)
X Y
heat
A Energy is transferred from end X of the rod to end Y by vibration of positive ions and by
movement of electrons.
B Energy is transferred from end X of the rod to end Y by movement of positive ions only.
C Energy is transferred from end X of the rod to end Y by vibration of positive ions only.
D Energy is transferred from end X of the rod to end Y by movement of electrons only.
20 Two square sheets of metal, P and Q, are heated to the same temperature. The metal sheets are
shown.
P Q
20 cm
40 cm
21 A water wave passes into a region where the wave travels more slowly.
As it passes into the slow region, what happens to the frequency and what happens to the
wavelength of the wave?
frequency wavelength
22 Light travelling at a speed of 3.0 108 m / s strikes the surface of a glass block and undergoes
refraction as it enters the block.
The diagram shows a ray of this light before and after it enters the block.
55q
glass block
33q
A 1.8 108 m / s
B 2.0 108 m / s
C 4.5 108 m / s
D 5.0 108 m / s
23 The diagram shows a narrow beam of light incident on a glass-air boundary. Some of the light
emerges along the surface of the glass and some is reflected back into the glass.
T
glass
air
A no yes
B no no
C yes no
D yes yes
The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object.
converging lens
object
What is the minimum time that elapses between the vehicle sensing the obstacle and receiving
the message back from the control room?
A 8.0 ms B 16 ms C 8.0 s D 16 s
26 A sound wave is travelling outwards from a loudspeaker into the surrounding air.
27 The sound from a loudspeaker must pass through two materials to reach a microphone.
loudspeaker microphone
material 1 material 2
Which combination of materials gives the shortest time for the sound to reach the microphone?
material 1 material 2
A air hydrogen
B air water
C copper aluminium
D water oil
28 Diagram 1 shows a small compass needle with its poles marked. It is not near any magnetic
materials.
Diagram 2 shows a bar magnet with its poles marked. The compass needle is placed at point P.
diagram 1 diagram 2
N
N S
S
A to the left
B to the right
C down the page
D up the page
left right
+ +
+ + +
+
+ + +
positively charged + + + neutral
metal sphere metal sphere
What happens to the charges on the neutral sphere as the positively charged sphere is brought
close to it?
A Some positive charges move to the left and some negative charges move to the right.
B Some positive charges move to the right and some negative charges move to the left.
C Some positive charges move to the right, but the negative charges do not move.
D The positive charges do not move, but some negative charges move to the left.
A The resistance is directly proportional to its length and directly proportional to its
cross-sectional area.
B The resistance is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its
cross-sectional area.
C The resistance is inversely proportional to its length and directly proportional to its
cross-sectional area.
D The resistance is inversely proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its
cross-sectional area.
Which row shows the resistance of the LDR and the potential difference (p.d.) shown on the
voltmeter at a specific light level?
input 1
output
input 2
A AND gate
B NAND gate
C NOR gate
D OR gate
34 A solenoid is connected to a very sensitive ammeter. A rod is inserted into one end of the
solenoid. The ammeter shows that there is a small electric current in the solenoid while the rod is
moving.
solenoid
rod
35 The diagram shows an electric generator with the coil in a vertical position.
magnetic poles
coil
N S
to oscilloscope
slip rings
brushes
36 The diagram shows a transformer. There are 460 turns on the primary coil and 24 turns on the
secondary coil. The primary voltage is 230 V.
iron core
A 2.0 V B 12 V C 48 V D 4400 V
electron neutron
A e e
B e 0
C –e –e
D –e 0
38 Four students are asked to comment on the processes of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
fission fusion
219
39 Radon 86Rn decays by emitting an -particle.
40 The graph shows the activity of a radioactive source over a period of time.
120
activity
counts / s 90
60
30
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
time / minutes
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