IGCSE Physics 0625, topic 4.5.2
The a.c. generator: past paper questions
14 Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 questions on The a.c. generator (4.5.2) from 14 papers, 2023 to 2025. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 14
- Papers
- 14
- Years
- 2023 to 2025
- Total marks
- 46
- Average per question
- 3.3 marks
- Largest question
- 10 marks
By type: Multiple choice 10 · Structured 4
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply0
- Analyse4
- Not banded10
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
- explainAnalyse4 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall3 questions
express in clear terms
- calculateApply2 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- describeApply2 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- drawApply2 questions
- completeApply1 question
- identifyRecall1 question
name/select/recognise
- showApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20257
- 20241
- 20236
By session
- May/June8
- Oct/Nov6
By paper
- Paper 12
- Paper 28
- Paper 44
Questions on this topic
Showing 11 of 14, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 30Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark
The lamps on a bicycle are powered by a simple electrical generator.
- Try this questionQuestion 31May/June 2024, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a simple a.c. generator. The magnet rotates around a fixed coil wound round a fixed iron core.
- Try this questionQuestion 31Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a simple a.c. generator. What is connected to G and H so that alternating current can be provided to an external circuit?
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 43Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 7.1 shows a simple a.c. generator. Explain the function of the slip rings and brushes.
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2023, paper 43Structured7 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 8.1 shows the single turn coil of a simple direct current (d.c.) motor. Explain the direction of the turning effect as seen by an observer at O.
- Try this questionQuestion 30May/June 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark
Which component is not found in an a.c. generator?
- Try this questionQuestion 31May/June 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
When the generator shown rotates, there is an a.c. electromotive force (e.m.f.) across the resistor between points P and Q. Diagram 1 shows the position of the coil at time . The coil rotates clockwise.
- Try this questionQuestion 30May/June 2023, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows an a.c. generator. The graph shows the potential difference (p.d.) between points X and Y plotted against time.
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2025, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 8.1 shows a diagram of part of a simple a.c. generator. Identify components A and B in Fig. 8.1.
- Try this questionQuestion 31May/June 2023, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark
Which component forms part of a d.c. motor but not a simple moving coil a.c. generator?
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2025, paper 42Structured9 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 8.1 shows a simplified diagram of an a.c. generator. State the names of components: P and Q .............................................................................................................................