A Level Physics 9702, topic 14
Temperature: past paper questions
17 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Temperature (14) from 16 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 17
- Papers
- 16
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 169
- Average per question
- 9.9 marks
- Largest question
- 14 marks
By type: Structured 17
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply5
- Analyse12
- 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
- determineApply10 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- explainAnalyse10 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall10 questions
express in clear terms
- defineRecall9 questions
give precise meaning
- show thatApply6 questions
- calculateApply5 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- suggestAnalyse5 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals
- useApply4 questions
- giveRecall2 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- measureApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20257
- 20246
- 20233
By session
- May/June8
- Oct/Nov9
By paper
- Paper 417
Questions on this topic
Showing 8 of 17, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2026, paper 42Structured14 marks
Define specific heat capacity.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
State the value of absolute zero on: the Celsius temperature scale
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 42Structured9 marksHas a diagram
State what is meant by two objects being in thermal equilibrium.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured11 marks
Define specific latent heat.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 43Structured8 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 2May/June 2023, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State what is meant by an ideal gas.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2024, paper 41Structured7 marksHas a diagram
State the magnitude and unit of absolute zero on the thermodynamic temperature scale.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2024, paper 42Structured10 marksHas a diagram
With reference to thermal energy, state what is meant by two objects being in thermal equilibrium.