Physics 9702 · Cambridge International AS & A Level
Paper 2: AS Level Structured Questions
1 hour 15 minutes · 60 marks · 46% of the AS Level
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Marks
- 60
- Practice here
- 100
What is on this paper
- Structured questions
- Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.
- Externally assessed
How it is weighted
- 46% of the AS Level
- 23% of the A Level
Which papers you sit
AS Level candidates take Papers 1, 2 and 3. A Level candidates take all five papers.
Assessment details are taken from the official Cambridge Physics 9702 syllabus for 2025-2027. Read the syllabus ↗
Practise the topics on Paper 2
All Physics topics →100 original questions, each with a full worked solution. Free to read, no account needed.
Kinematics
Define and use distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration; read displacement–time and velocity–time…
Dynamics
Apply F = ma and Newton's laws of motion; define momentum and force as rate of change of momentum; describe…
Forces, Density and Pressure
Define and apply the moment of a force and the torque of a couple; use the principle of moments and vector triangles…
Work, Energy and Power
Use work done = force × displacement in the direction of the force and the principle of conservation of energy…
Deformation of Solids
Use load, extension, limit of proportionality, Hooke's law and the spring constant k = F/x; define stress, strain and…
Waves
Use displacement, amplitude, phase, period, frequency, wavelength and speed to describe progressive waves; derive and…
Superposition
Apply the principle of superposition to explain stationary waves, nodes and antinodes; explain diffraction and the…
Electricity
Use Q = It and I = Anvq for current as flow of quantised charge; define potential difference as energy transferred per…
D.C. Circuits
Distinguish e.m.f. from potential difference and account for internal resistance; apply Kirchhoff's first and second…
Particle Physics
Interpret the α-particle scattering experiment as evidence for a small, charged nucleus; use nucleon number, proton…