A Level Physics 9702, topic 16
Thermodynamics: past paper questions
19 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Thermodynamics (16) from 19 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 19
- Papers
- 19
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 197
- Average per question
- 10.4 marks
- Largest question
- 14 marks
By type: Structured 19
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply2
- Analyse17
- 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
- explainAnalyse16 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall13 questions
express in clear terms
- determineApply10 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- show thatApply7 questions
- completeApply5 questions
- defineRecall5 questions
give precise meaning
- calculateApply4 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- sketchApply4 questions
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
- useApply4 questions
- suggestAnalyse2 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20256
- 20244
- 20236
By session
- May/June12
- Oct/Nov7
By paper
- Paper 419
Questions on this topic
Showing 7 of 19, 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 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured11 marks
Define specific latent heat.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured12 marks
Define specific heat capacity.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2024, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State what is meant by an ideal gas.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2023, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State two of the basic assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2023, paper 42Structured9 marksHas a diagram
State the first law of thermodynamics.