A Level Physics 9702, topic 13
Gravitational fields: past paper questions
20 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Gravitational fields (13) from 20 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 20
- Papers
- 20
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 209
- Average per question
- 10.4 marks
- Largest question
- 12 marks
By type: Structured 20
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply6
- Analyse14
- 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
- defineRecall13 questions
give precise meaning
- stateRecall13 questions
express in clear terms
- useApply10 questions
- explainAnalyse9 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- determineApply8 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- calculateApply6 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- show thatApply6 questions
- completeApply4 questions
- drawApply4 questions
- sketchApply4 questions
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20256
- 20245
- 20236
By session
- May/June11
- Oct/Nov9
By paper
- Paper 420
Questions on this topic
Showing 7 of 20, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 1May/June 2026, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Define gravitational potential at a point.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured9 marksHas a diagram
Define gravitational field at a point.
- Try this questionQuestion 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State Newton’s law of gravitation.
- Try this questionQuestion 1Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
State what is indicated by the direction of the gravitational field line at a point in a gravitational field.
- 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 1May/June 2023, paper 41Structured11 marks
Define gravitational field.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2025, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State what is represented by a gravitational field line.