Cambridge IGCSE™

PHYSICS 0625/22
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) December 2023
45 minutes

You must answer on the multiple choice answer sheet.

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You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet

Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

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 9.8 N (acceleration of free fall = 9.8 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.

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

IB23 06_0625_22/4RP
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1 Forces of 3 N and 4 N act at right angles, as shown.

X Y

3N

O 4N Z

What is the resultant force?

A 1 N along XZ
B 5 N along XZ
C 5 N along OY
D 7 N along OY

2 A light ball is held at rest at the top of a tall cliff. It is released and falls through the air, eventually
reaching its terminal velocity.

Which row describes the behaviour of the ball as it descends?

the initial the final

acceleration acceleration
of the ball of the ball

A 0 0
B 0 g
C g 0
D g g

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3 The graph represents the motion of a car.

10
speed
m/s 8

0
0 1 2 3 4 5
time / s

How far has the car moved between 0 and 5 s?

A 2m B 10 m C 25 m D 50 m

4 Which statement about mass or weight is not correct?

A Masses can be compared using a balance.

B Mass is a force.
C Weights can be compared using a balance.
D Weight is a force.

5 A sphere P, made of steel, has a weight of 10 N on Earth.

Another sphere Q, also made of steel, has a weight of 10 N on Mars.

The gravitational field strength on Earth is greater than the gravitational field strength on Mars.

Which statement is correct?

A The mass of sphere P is the same as the mass of sphere Q.

B The mass of sphere P is less than the mass of sphere Q.
C On Mars, the weight of sphere P is the same as the weight of sphere Q.
D On Earth, the weight of sphere Q is less than 10 N.

6 Which two quantities must be known to determine the density of a material?

A mass and area

B mass and volume
C weight and area
D weight and volume

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7 A truck is towing a car along a straight horizontal road at a constant speed.

truck
car
rope

The rope breaks.

Which row gives the direction of the initial acceleration of the truck after the rope breaks and the
reason for the acceleration?

direction of
acceleration reason
of the truck

A left the driving force is greater than

the resistive forces on the truck
B left the driving force is smaller than
the resistive forces on the truck
C right the driving force is greater than
the resistive forces on the truck
D right the driving force is smaller than
the resistive forces on the truck

8 A uniform beam is pivoted at the centre and two identical masses, X and Y, are placed so that the
beam balances.

A smaller mass is then added at the position shown.

position of
small mass
X Y

pivot

How can the masses be positioned so the beam balances again?

A Move X away from the pivot.

B Move X towards the pivot.
C Move Y towards the pivot.
D Move the small mass away from the pivot.

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9 A resultant force of 2.0 N acts on an object of mass 3.0 kg for 6.0 s.

What is the change in velocity of the object?

A 0.25 m / s B 1.0 m / s C 4.0 m / s D 36 m / s

10 The diagram shows the energy stores for a mobile (cell) phone and how the energy is transferred
between stores.

internal
heating
chemical energy
?
energy kinetic
sound
energy

What describes how the chemical energy is transferred?

A electrical work done

B mechanical work done
C electromagnetic waves
D sound waves

11 A wind turbine is 30% efficient and has an output of 2.5 MW of electrical power.

What is the power input to the turbine?

A 0.75 MW B 8.3 MW C 75 MW D 83 MW

12 Which two physical quantities must be used to calculate the power developed by a student
running up a flight of steps?

A force exerted and the vertical height of the steps only

B force exerted and the time taken only
C work done and the vertical height of the steps only
D work done and the time taken only

13 The density of sea water is 1030 kg / m3.

The gravitational field strength on the Earth is 9.8 N / kg.

Atmospheric pressure is 101 000 Pa.

At which depth in sea water is the total pressure due to the atmosphere and the water equal to
513 000 Pa?

A 40.8 m B 50.8 m C 400 m D 498 m

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14 Four students describe the phrase ‘absolute zero’ during a lesson on the particle model.

Which student is correct?

A This is the lowest possible temperature.

B Particles in a solid start vibrating.
C Particles do not have any weight.
D Particles have the least gravitational potential energy.

15 Four students are asked to state and explain the relative magnitudes of the thermal expansion of
solids and gases.

Which student is correct?

A Gases expand more than solids because the molecules in a gas are in random motion.
B Gases expand more than solids because the attractive forces between molecules are much
weaker in gases.
C Solids expand more than gases because the molecules are closer together in solids.
D Solids expand more than gases because the molecules in a solid are in a regular pattern.

16 Four cups A, B, C and D contain hot coffee.

Which cup keeps the coffee warm the longest?

the outside
the top of the cup
surface of the cup

A black covered with a lid

B black no lid
C white covered with a lid
D white no lid

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