A Level Physics 9702, topic 25
Astronomy and cosmology: past paper questions
18 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Astronomy and cosmology (25) from 18 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 18
- Papers
- 18
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 185
- Average per question
- 10.3 marks
- Largest question
- 13 marks
By type: Structured 18
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply5
- Analyse13
- Not banded0
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- determineApply15 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- calculateApply14 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- stateRecall14 questions
express in clear terms
- explainAnalyse10 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- useApply9 questions
- defineRecall3 questions
give precise meaning
- show thatApply3 questions
- sketchApply2 questions
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
- suggestAnalyse2 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals
- compareAnalyse1 question
identify/comment on similarities and/or differences
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20253
- 20246
- 20236
By session
- May/June11
- Oct/Nov7
By paper
- Paper 418
Questions on this topic
Showing 10 of 18, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2026, paper 41Structured8 marks
State Wien’s displacement law.
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 42Structured13 marks
State what is meant by the mass defect of a nucleus.
- Try this questionQuestion 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Explain how redshift leads to the idea that the Universe is expanding.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2026, paper 42Structured11 marks
Define the binding energy of a nucleus.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2025, paper 41Structured10 marks
State Hubble’s law.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
The Sun may be considered as a uniform sphere with a mass of and a surface temperature of 5780 K. A probe with a mass of 2.63 kg moves in a straight line towards the Sun.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2024, paper 41Structured9 marks
State what is meant by the luminosity of a star.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2023, paper 41Structured9 marks
State Hubble's law.
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2024, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 8.1 shows part of the emission spectrum of visible radiation emitted by hydrogen gas in a star in a distant galaxy. The galaxy is moving away from the Earth at a speed of .
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2023, paper 42Structured11 marks
Define mass defect.