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Past Paper IGCSE 2023 22
Past Paper IGCSE 2023 22
1 Which list contains two scalar quantities and two vector quantities?
speed Y
You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
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INSTRUCTIONS
• There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. 0
• For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct 0 time
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
• Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet. Which row describes the motion of the car at point X and at point Y?
• 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. point X point Y
• Do not use correction fluid.
A at rest moving with constant speed
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You may use a calculator. B moving with constant speed at rest
• Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 9.8 N (acceleration of free fall = 9.8 m / s2).
C moving with changing speed at rest
D moving with changing speed moving with constant speed
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 40.
• Each correct answer will score one mark.
3 Four objects are moving in a straight line.
• Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
The table shows the distances moved by each object in each second of its motion.
A 5 5 5 5
B 5 6 7 8
C 5 7 10 14
D 5 8 14 26
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4 The drag force on a car increases with speed. At 20 m / s, the total drag force is 400 N. The mass 7 Two boys of equal weight sit on one side of a see-saw, as shown. Their father, of weight 1000 N,
of the car is 1200 kg and the driving force is constant at 700 N. sits on the other side. The see-saw is balanced and is being used so that it moves up and down.
What is the mass of the water in the pool? 8 A student measures the length of a spring. She then attaches different weights to the spring. She
measures the length of the spring for each weight.
A 2.5 kg B 2500 kg C 77 000 kg D 2 500 000 kg
The table shows her results.
6 An object is rising vertically at constant speed through water. There are three vertical forces
acting on it: the weight W, the drag force D, and the upward force U. weight / N length / mm
Which diagram shows the magnitude and direction of the vertical forces acting on the object? 0 520
1.0 524
A B C D
2.0 528
U = 3.0 N U = 3.0 N
3.0 533
U = 2.0 N D = 2.0 N U = 2.0 N
4.0 537
D = 1.0 N
5.0 540
What is the extension of the spring with a weight of 3.0 N attached to it?
A 4 mm B 5 mm C 12 mm D 13 mm
15 A sample of gas is trapped in a rigid container. As the temperature of the gas is increased, the
Y Z pressure increases.
A mass gravitational field strength
Which statement is not correct?
B gravitational field strength density
A The gas molecules have greater kinetic energy.
C density speed
B The gas molecules hit the walls of the container harder.
D speed mass
C The gas molecules hit the walls of the container more frequently.
D The gas molecules move further apart.
11 A machine has a power input of 200 W and a useful output energy of 1 kJ in 6 minutes.
What is the efficiency of the machine? 16 What happens when the temperature of a liquid increases?
A 0.014% B 0.83% C 1.4% D 83% A The mass of the liquid increases, making the liquid less dense.
B The mass of the liquid increases, making the liquid more dense.
12 What is the unit of power?
C The volume of the liquid increases, making the liquid less dense.
A joule
D The volume of the liquid increases, making the liquid more dense.
B newton
C volt 17 A bar of metal, which is a good thermal conductor, is heated at one end.
D watt
What is the main method of transfer of thermal energy along the bar?
A lattice vibration
13 The diagram shows a rectangular block of weight 16 N. It is resting on a flat surface.
B movement of atoms of the metal along the bar
4.0 cm
5.0 cm C transfer by electrons
D vibration of atoms of the metal bar
9.0 cm
What is the pressure at the base of the block due to its weight?
A 0.089 N / cm2
B 0.36 N / cm2
C 0.80 N / cm2
D 320 N / cm2
18 A transverse wave moves along a rope. 21 Which diagram shows what happens when a ray of white light passes through a prism?
The diagram shows the position of the rope at one particular time. A B
rope
spectrum
white white
W X Y Z light light
spectrum
air
white white
T plastic light light spectrum
What is the refractive index of the plastic? 22 A television (TV) station transmits a signal to a television receiving dish.
A 0.59 B 0.81 C 1.2 D 1.7 The television has an on / off indicator light.
The television is switched on by a remote control which changes the indicator light from red to
20 A thin converging lens has a focal length f. An object O is placed to the left of the lens, as shown. green.
Which electromagnetic wave used in these actions has the longest wavelength?
O
satellite
A receiving
f f dish
TV
station B remote
TV
Where is the image formed and how does its size compare to the object? control
indicator light
image position image size
red green
A on the opposite side of the lens to the object larger than the object
C D
B on the opposite side of the lens to the object smaller than the object
C on the same side of the lens as the object larger than the object
D on the same side of the lens as the object smaller than the object
23 A student makes a list of some applications of waves. 26 A laboratory has a standard wire of known resistance. It also has other wires, made from the
same material as the standard wire, but of different lengths and diameters.
1 medical scanning of soft tissue
Which wire would definitely have a resistance of less than the standard wire?
2 sterilising water
3 using sonar to calculate ocean depths wire length wire diameter
24 The diagram shows a bar magnet at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. A length of soft-iron D shorter smaller
wire is held parallel to the magnet.
N 27 The graph shows the relationship between the current in a circuit component and the potential
difference (p.d.) across it. The graph has a straight section and a curved section.
current
soft-iron wire
magnet
S
A The wire moves away from the magnet. What happens to the resistance of the component in these two sections as the current increases?
B The wire moves towards the magnet.
straight section curved section
C The wire’s centre stays in its present position and the wire rotates through 90° in a clockwise
direction. A resistance increases resistance decreases
D The wire’s centre stays in its present position and the wire rotates through 90° in an B resistance increases resistance increases
anticlockwise direction. C no change in resistance resistance decreases
D no change in resistance resistance increases
25 Which diagram shows the electric field pattern and direction around a positive point charge?
2.0 : 1.0 :
4.0 :
29 The diagram shows a circuit which includes two resistors and a battery. 31 A wire is moved across a magnetic field. This causes an induced current in the wire.
The induced current interacts with the magnetic field to produce a force on the wire.
30 A wire is moved down in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field. A greater than Vp greater than Ip
B greater than Vp less than Ip
C less than Vp greater than Ip
D less than Vp less than Ip
N
S
33 The scattering of α-particles by a thin metal foil supports the nuclear model of an atom.
Which changes increase the electromotive force (e.m.f.) induced in the wire? 34 An iron nuclide is represented by the symbol shown.
35 A sample of a radioactive isotope has an initial rate of emission of 128 counts per minute and a 39 The energy generated in stable stars comes from nuclear reactions.
half-life of 4 days.
Which type of reaction occurs in the Sun?
How long will it take for the rate of emission to fall to 32 counts per minute?
A Helium nuclei break up to give hydrogen nuclei.
A 2 days B 4 days C 8 days D 12 days
B Helium nuclei join together to form hydrogen nuclei.
C Hydrogen nuclei break up to give helium nuclei.
36 Several scientists are working in a laboratory. The scientists are experimenting with sources
which emit ionising radiation. Each scientist is given a list of safety rules. D Hydrogen nuclei join together to form helium nuclei.
A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only relationship current estimate for H0
key
= needed
= not needed
38 Approximately how long does it take for the Moon to make one complete orbit of the Earth?
A 24 hours
B 1 month
C 1 season
D 1 year
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