A Level Physics 9702, topic 16.1
Internal energy: past paper questions
15 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Internal energy (16.1) from 15 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 15
- Papers
- 15
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 149
- Average per question
- 9.9 marks
- Largest question
- 14 marks
By type: Structured 15
What the syllabus asks
- understand that internal energy is determined by the state of the system and that it can be expressed as the sum of a random distribution of kinetic and potential energies associated with the molecules of a system
- relate a rise in temperature of an object to an increase in its internal energy
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply0
- Analyse15
- 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
- explainAnalyse15 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall11 questions
express in clear terms
- determineApply8 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- show thatApply5 questions
- calculateApply3 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- completeApply3 questions
- defineRecall3 questions
give precise meaning
- sketchApply2 questions
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
- useApply2 questions
- deduceAnalyse1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20255
- 20243
- 20234
By session
- May/June9
- Oct/Nov6
By paper
- Paper 415
Questions on this topic
Showing 5 of 15, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2026, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
State what is meant by the internal energy of a system.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured8 marks
State two ways in which the first law of thermodynamics describes that the internal energy of a system may be changed.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2024, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State what is meant by an ideal gas.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured12 marks
Define specific heat capacity.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2023, paper 42Structured9 marksHas a diagram
State the first law of thermodynamics.