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Cambridge IGCSE · 0625

Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 topical past papers

Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) is a two-year course usually taken at around age 14 to 16, often as a route into A Level physics or another science. The syllabus is arranged in six topics: motion, forces and energy; thermal physics; waves; electricity and magnetism; nuclear physics; and space physics. Each topic has Core content, which every candidate studies, and Supplement content, which candidates on the Extended route study as well, bringing in more equations, longer calculations and fuller explanations of how things work.

Questions
9,186
Past papers
449
Years
2009–2026
With mark scheme
99%
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Physics 0625 chapters

The chapters the bank files this subject’s questions under, in syllabus order. Each has a page of its own.

Physics 0625 chapters, with how many questions each has
ChapterQuestionsYears
Measurements and Units4642009–2026
Forces and Motion1,1182009–2026
Forces and Pressure7562009–2026
Forces and Energy5842009–2026
Thermal Effects1,3452009–2026
Waves and Sounds6712009–2026
Rays and Waves9352009–2026
Electricity1,3222009–2026
Magnets and Currents8382009–2026
Electron and Electronics3312009–2026
Atoms and Radioactivity7812009–2026
Space Physics2062023–2026

Revising Physics 0625 by topic

Core candidates take Paper 1, a multiple-choice paper, and Paper 3, a theory paper of short-answer and structured questions, both set on the Core content. Extended candidates take Paper 2 and Paper 4, the equivalent papers on the Core and Supplement content together. Every candidate also takes one practical component: Paper 5, a Practical Test carried out in the laboratory, or Paper 6, Alternative to Practical, a written paper about experimental work. The current syllabus covers examinations from 2026 to 2028.

  • Use the paper filter to match your route: Papers 1 and 3 for Core, Papers 2 and 4 for Extended. The same topic changes depth between them; a Core circuit question may ask for the combined resistance of resistors in series, while the Extended version expects you to combine resistors in parallel.
  • Momentum's chapters follow an older arrangement than the syllabus's six topics, and parts of the Electron and electronics chapter, such as logic gates, are no longer in the syllabus. Check those questions against the electricity and magnetism topic before spending time on them.
  • Space physics joined the syllabus more recently than the other topics, so only the more recent papers examine it. Use the year filter to find them, and practise reading the data on planets, orbits and stars that these questions often supply.
  • Paper 6 tests experimental skills rather than new physics: reading instruments to a suitable precision, recording results with units, plotting graphs, identifying sources of inaccuracy and suggesting improvements. Filter by Paper 6 and use the mark scheme to see how exactly readings and conclusions must be stated.
  • Calculations in motion, forces and energy and in thermal physics, such as acceleration from a speed–time graph, pressure or specific heat capacity, are marked for working as well as the answer. Write the equation, substitute with units, and check each line against the mark scheme.

Practising in Momentum

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  • Each question turns over to its own part of the mark scheme, where the board published one.
  • Narrow by paper, year, session, zone and marks, and star the questions worth keeping.
  • Pick chapters, a number of questions and a time, and the exam builder draws a mock to sit and mark.
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