CIE iGCSE Physics Paper 2 Prediction - 2025
CIE iGCSE Physics Paper 2 Prediction – 2025
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Questions 1
Which quantity is a vector?
A electric field strength
B energy
C mass
D temperature
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 2
A fixed mass of air in a cylinder is compressed by a piston so that the volume of the air decreases at constant temperature. How do the air particles now collide with the cylinder walls?
A less often with a greater velocity
B less often with the same velocity
C more often with a greater velocity
D more often with the same velocity
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 3
The graph shows how the speed of a car changes during a period of 50 s.
Which row gives the car’s greatest acceleration and the car’s greatest deceleration? 
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 4
The equation \(\Delta p=\rho g \Delta H\) can be used for a liquid. What is the meaning of the term \(\rho\)?
A pressure due to the liquid
B density of the liquid
C total pressure due to the liquid and the air above the liquid
D density of an object placed in the liquid
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 5
Which property of an object cannot be changed by applying forces?
A mass
B shape
C speed
D volume
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 6
The diagram shows a solid object on a flat surface, with two forces acting on the object.
What is the resultant force on the object?
A 1 N to the left
B 1 N to the right
C 7 N to the left
D 7 N to the right
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 7
A gymnast jumps down from a high piece of apparatus. She gradually bends her knees as she lands. Which effect does this have?
A She will have a smaller change of momentum as she lands.
B She will lose less kinetic energy as she lands.
C She will exert a smaller impulse on the ground as she lands.
D She will experience a smaller force from the ground as she lands.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 8
A ball is falling towards the ground. Which transfer between energy stores is taking place?
A elastic energy to kinetic energy
B gravitational potential energy to elastic energy
C gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy
D kinetic energy to gravitational potential energy
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Questions 9
During evaporation of a liquid, the most energetic particles escape. The temperature of the remaining liquid changes. Which row identifies where these particles escape from and describes the temperature change?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Questions 10
The table gives four energy resources and states whether the main source of energy for the resource is the Sun. Which row is correct?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Questions 11
An object taken underwater will be damaged if the total pressure acting on it is greater than 2.1 MPa. What is the maximum depth that the object can be taken underwater before it breaks? atmospheric pressure = 101 000Pa density of water = \(1000 kg /m^3\)
A 10.3 m
B 204 m
C 214 m
D 225 m
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 12
Which statement describes what happens as ice at 0 \(\circ \) C melts to become water?
A Energy is absorbed and the temperature remains constant.
B Energy is absorbed and the temperature rises.
C Energy is released and the temperature remains constant.
D Energy is released and the temperature rises
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 13
The diagram shows a quantity of gas trapped in a cylinder. The piston is pushed in slowly and the gas is compressed. The temperature of the gas does not change.
Which graph shows the relationship between the pressure and the volume of the gas? 
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 14
Which row explains how increasing the surface area of a fixed volume of liquid water and blowing air over the surface speeds up evaporation?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 15
Two samples of the same material have the same mass but different surface areas. Each sample is heated to the same temperature and then left to cool to room temperature. Each sample is allowed to cool to the same final temperature.
Which row correctly compares the decrease in internal energy and the initial rate of cooling for each sample? 
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Question 16
A tank contains water. Ripples are produced on the surface of the water. Refraction is observed.
What causes the ripples to refract?
- The cold water in the tank is replaced by warm water.
- The ripples change speed as they move from deep to shallow water.
- The ripples hit the wall of the tank.
- The ripples pass through a narrow gap.
Answer/Explanation
Ans:B
Questions 17
A seismic wave has a frequency of 5.0 Hz and a speed of 10 km / s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
A 0.20 km
B 0.50 km
C 2.0 km
D 50 km
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Question 18
The diagram shows wavefronts of a water wave passing through a gap in a barrier.
Which change will increase the diffraction of the wave as it passes through the gap?
- Increase the amplitude of the wave.
- Increase the width of the gap.
- Reduce the depth of water.
- Reduce the frequency of the wave.
Answer/Explanation
Ans:
D
Questions 19
A ray of light is refracted as it enters air from glass, as shown.
What is the speed of light in the glass?
A \(2.0 \times 10^8 m / s\)
B \(2.2 \times 10^8 m / s\)
C \(2.3 \times 10^8 m / s\)
D \(2.7 \times 10^8 m / s\)
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 20
A boy is having his eyes tested. A letter is printed on a card placed over his head. He sees the card in a plane mirror placed in front of him. He sees the letter ‘R’ in the mirror. How is it printed on the card?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 21
A converging lens is being used as a magnifying glass. Which statement is correct?
A The image is further away from the lens than the object is.
B The image is inverted.
C The image is real.
D The object must be placed at the principal focus of the lens.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 22
Thermal radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. What is the name of this region of the spectrum?
A gamma rays
B infrared
C ultraviolet
D visible light
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 23
The range of audible frequencies for elephants is 10 Hz to 12 000Hz, and for horses is 55 Hz to 33 000Hz. Which statement about the range of audible frequencies for a healthy human ear is correct?
A The human ear can hear all sounds heard by both elephants and horses.
B The human ear can hear all sounds heard by elephants but not all those heard by horses.
C The human ear can hear all sounds heard by horses but not all those heard by elephants.
D The human ear cannot hear all sounds heard by elephants nor those heard by horses.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 24
Two small compasses are placed close to a strong bar magnet. In which directions do the compass needles point?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 25
A student rubs a plastic rod with a cloth. The rod becomes electrically charged and is attracted by a negatively charged object. Which statement about the rod is correct?
A It is negatively charged because it has gained electrons.
B It is negatively charged because it has lost electrons.
C It is positively charged because it has gained electrons.
D It is positively charged because it has lost electrons.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 26
Which circuit shows the directions of the conventional current I and the flow of electrons?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans B
Questions 27
A metal resistance wire of length l and cross-sectional area A has resistance R. What is the resistance of a metal wire of the same material that has length 2l and cross-sectional area
\(\frac{A}{2}\)?
A\( \frac{R}{4}\)
B R
C 2R
D 4R
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Questions 28
The diagram shows a solenoid carrying an electric current.
Which row compares the strength of the magnetic field due to the solenoid at points Y and Z with the strength of the magnetic field at point X? 
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 29
A student draws graphs of an a.c. supply and a d.c. supply.
Which row shows the correct labels for W, X and Y? 
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Question 30
A resistor R is connected in parallel with an 8.0 resistor. The resistance of this combination is 4.0
.
What is the resistance of resistor R?
A 0.50
B 2.0
C 4.0
D 8.0
Answer/Explanation
Ans: D
Questions 31
Which types of electric current are in the primary coil and the secondary coil of a step-up transformer?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 32
The diagram shows a transformer.
What is the output voltage?
A 0.35V
B 2.9V
C 4600V
D 105 000V
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Question 33
An electric heater is plugged into the mains supply using a fused plug.
The current in the heater is 10 A.
The cable attached to the heater is rated at 15 A.
The fuses available are rated at 1 A, 3 A, 5 A and 13 A. Which fuse should be used?
A 1 A
B 3 A
C 5 A
D 13 A
Answer/Explanation
Ans: D
Questions 34
The scattering of particles by a thin gold foil provided scientists with evidence for the nuclear atom. Which particles were scattered by the gold nuclei in the thin foil?
A \(\alpha \)-particles
B \(\beta \)-particles
C neutrons
D protons
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 35
Which row correctly matches three radioactive sources to their uses?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Questions 36
A medical tracer is used to investigate a tumour in a patient. The graph shows the corrected count rate from the tracer against time.
What is the half-life of the source?
A 2 minutes
B 10 minutes
C 5 000 minutes
D 10 000 minutes
▶️Answer/Explanatio
Ans A
Questions 37
Which diagram shows the structure of a neutral atom?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans A
Questions 38
What is the main process that powers the Sun?
A burning of helium and oxygen
B burning of hydrogen and oxygen
C nuclear fusion of hydrogen to form helium
D nuclear fission of helium to form hydrogen
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans C
Questions 39
Nuclear reactions in the Sun release large quantities of energy. Which statement about this process is correct?
A It involves the fission of helium to produce hydrogen.
B It involves the fission of hydrogen to produce helium.
C It involves the fusion of helium to produce hydrogen.
D It involves the fusion of hydrogen to produce helium.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans D
Question 40
Which stages in the life cycle of a star are listed in the order that they occur?
A interstellar dust cloud \(\rightarrow\) stable star \(\rightarrow\) protostar
B protostar \(\rightarrow\) red giant \(\rightarrow\) stable star
C red giant \(\rightarrow\) white dwarf \(\rightarrow\) protostar
D stable star \(\rightarrow\) red giant \(\rightarrow\) white dwarf
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans: D