Physics 9702 · Cambridge International AS & A Level
Paper 5: Planning, Analysis and Evaluation
1 hour 15 minutes · 30 marks · 11.5% of the A Level
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Marks
- 30
- Practice here
- 50
What is on this paper
- Questions are based on the practical skills of planning, analysis and evaluation.
- The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
- Externally assessed
How it is weighted
- 11.5% 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 5
All Physics topics →50 original questions, each with a full worked solution. Free to read, no account needed.
Gravitational Fields
Define gravitational field strength as force per unit mass and use Newton's law of gravitation F = Gm₁m₂/r²; derive…
Oscillations
Recognise simple harmonic motion from a = −ω²x and use its solutions x = x₀ sinωt and v = ω√(x₀² − x²); interpret…
Magnetic Fields
Use F = BIL sinθ (Fleming's left-hand rule) for the force on a current-carrying conductor and F = BQv sinθ for a…
Quantum Physics
Use E = hf and p = E/c for photon energy and momentum; explain the photoelectric effect with hf = Φ + ½mv²max and…
Nuclear Physics
Use E = mc² and mass defect to find binding energy, and relate binding energy per nucleon to nuclear fission and…