IGCSE Physics · Syllabus 0625

IGCSE Physics syllabus

The whole syllabus on one page, in Cambridge’s own structure. Every topic links to its revision page, where it is explained, diagrammed and then tested with self-marked exam questions. 24 topics and 212 questions, all free.

Cambridge 0625 · 24 topics · 212 exam-style questions
Assessment

What you actually sit

Read this before you revise. The paper you are entered for decides which content is examined, so the wrong revision plan wastes weeks.

PaperTimeMarksWhat it tests
Paper 1 - Multiple Choice (Core)45 min40 marks40 four-option multiple-choice questions. Core content only. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 2 - Multiple Choice (Extended)45 min40 marks40 four-option multiple-choice questions. Core and Supplement content. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 3 - Theory (Core)1 h 15 min80 marksShort-answer and structured questions on the Core content. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 4 - Theory (Extended)1 h 15 min80 marksShort-answer and structured questions on the Core and Supplement content. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 5 / 6 - Practical1 h 15 min40 marksPractical Test or Alternative to Practical, on the experimental skills in Section 4. AO3.

AO1 is recall and understanding. AO2 is applying it to a context. AO3 is practical and investigative skills. The mark schemes on every topic page tag each question AO1 or AO2 so you can see which one you are practising.

Topic list

Every topic, in order

Work down the list, or jump to whatever your teacher set tonight. Each link opens the topic page with the teaching, the diagrams and the questions.

Area 1 · Motion, Forces and Energy

Measuring quantities, describing motion, mass and weight, density, forces and momentum, energy, work and power, and pressure.

  1. Physical Quantities and Measurement Techniquesextended
  2. Motionextended
  3. Mass and Weightextended
  4. Densityextended
  5. Forcesextended
  6. Momentumextended
  7. Energy, Work and Powerextended
  8. Pressureextended

Area 2 · Thermal Physics

The kinetic particle model of matter, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, melting and boiling, and the three ways heat is transferred.

  1. Kinetic Particle Model of Matterextended
  2. Thermal Properties and Temperatureextended
  3. Transfer of Thermal Energyextended

Area 3 · Waves

Wave properties, reflection and refraction of light, thin lenses, dispersion, the electromagnetic spectrum and sound.

  1. General Properties of Wavesextended
  2. Lightextended
  3. The Electromagnetic Spectrumextended
  4. Soundextended

Area 4 · Electricity and Magnetism

Magnetism, charge, current, resistance and power, circuit diagrams, series and parallel circuits, electrical safety, induction, generators, motors and transformers.

  1. Simple Phenomena of Magnetismextended
  2. Electrical Quantitiesextended
  3. Electric Circuitsextended
  4. Electrical Safetyextended
  5. Electromagnetic Effectsextended

Area 5 · Nuclear Physics

The nuclear model of the atom, nuclide notation, isotopes, fission and fusion, background radiation, alpha, beta and gamma emission, decay equations, half-life and radiation safety.

  1. The Nuclear Model of the Atomextended
  2. Radioactivityextended

Area 6 · Space Physics

The Earth's rotation and orbit, the Moon's phases, the Solar System, elliptical orbits and gravitational fields, the life cycle of a star, light-years, redshift, the CMBR and the Hubble constant.

  1. The Earth and the Solar Systemextended
  2. Stars and the Universeextended
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Ten random questions and a score breakdown by area, for when you have twenty minutes and no plan.

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