Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/12 May/June 2010 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, May/June 2010: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions. Free to open, no account needed.
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Which syllabus chapters 5054/12 May/June 2010 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/12 May/June 2010
- Question 1
The following statements are about motion. 1 A plane flies due East for 600 km. 2 A runner’s average speed in a race around a track is …
- Question 2
Power is measured in watts. What is the correct symbol for millions of watts? A mw B mW C Mw D MW
- Question 3
Two men jump out of an aeroplane at the same time. One of the men opens his parachute and the other man remains in free-fall. Why is the man in free-fall moving faster than the parachutist? A The man in …
- Question 4
A student measures the speed of a trolley. At one instant, the speed of the trolley is …
- Question 5
The speed-time graph shows the movement of a car. 00 speed time What does the shaded area of the graph represent? A the average acceleration of the car B the average speed of the car C the total distance travelled …
- Question 6
A passenger is sitting in an aeroplane, which takes off and climbs to …
- Question 7
A wooden trapdoor is hinged along one side and, when closed, is supported on the other side by a ledge. 30 cm 30 cm 15 N trapdoor ledge hinge weight When the trapdoor is closed, the ledge exerts an upward …
- Question 8
The diagram shows an aeroplane turning in a horizontal circle at constant speed. In which direction is there a resultant force? …
- Question 9
The diagram shows the levels X and Y in a liquid manometer with the gas tap open. tap 9 cm 9 cm X Y gas supply liquid What is the pressure of the gas supply? A 18 cm of liquid …
- Question 10
Which part of the graph shows the limit of proportionality for an elastic solid? extension load …
- Question 11
Five blocks have the same mass but different base areas. They all rest on a horizontal table. A graph is plotted to show the relationship between the pressure exerted on the table and the base area of the block. Which …
- Question 12
A small emergency generator supplies …
- Question 13
A parachutist has opened his parachute and is falling to Earth at constant speed. What is the principal energy conversion taking place as he falls? A kinetic energy → potential energy B kinetic energy → thermal energy (heat) C potential …
- Question 14
An ice-cube has of mass of 7.50 g. The ice-cube is at 0 °C. Heat from the surroundings reaches the ice-cube at an average rate of …
- Question 15
The liquid in a puddle evaporates and this causes its temperature to change. How does the temperature of the liquid change and why? change reason A decreases less energetic molecules leave the liquid B decreases more energetic molecules leave the …
- Question 16
A bimetallic strip made from brass and iron is used as a thermostat. brass iron When the strip is heated, the brass expands more than the iron. Which shape will the strip become? …
- Question 17
When a refrigerator is switched on for the first time, the air surrounding the ice-box is cooled. ice-box What happens to the density of this air and to its position inside the refrigerator? density position of the air A decreases …
- Question 18
Convex lenses are used in cameras and as magnifying glasses. Which types of image are formed? type of image in camera type of image in magnifying glass A real real B real virtual C virtual real D virtual virtual
- Question 19
Which diagram shows an example of a longitudinal wave? A light travelling from a lamp to a screen lens lamp screen B a spring pushed backwards and forwards C a spring pushed up and down D a water ripple caused …
- Question 20
A flash of lightning and the corresponding sound of the thunder are detected 6 s apart. A student calculates that the lightning struck about 1800 m away. On which assumption is the calculation based? A Light reaches us almost instantaneously, …
- Question 21
A hospital needs to sterilise medical equipment. Which electromagnetic waves could be used? A infra-red B microwaves C radiowaves D ultraviolet
- Question 22
A student holds a sheet of paper with letters on it facing a plane mirror. The letters on the paper are shown. What does the student see in the mirror? …
- Question 23
A semi-circular block is made from a plastic. A ray of light passes through it at the angles shown. …
- Question 24
Two metal spheres P and Q are mounted on insulating stands and are touching each other. They are uncharged. A positively-charged metal sphere on an insulating handle is brought close to P but does not touch it. This induces charges …
- Question 25
Which properties make materials suitable for use as a core in an electromagnet? A difficult to magnetise and easy to demagnetise B difficult to magnetise and retains magnetic strength C easy to magnetise and retains magnetic strength D easy to …
- Question 26
A student tests the circuit of a press-button telephone with a lamp and a battery. …
- Question 27
A length of resistance wire is used as a resistor in a simple circuit. A resistance wire Four separate changes are made to the wire. Which change will not reduce the value of the resistance of the wire? A It …
- Question 28
Which quantity is measured in kilowatt-hours? A charge B current C energy D power
- Question 29
The metal case of an electric heater is earthed. The plug to the heater contains …
- Question 30
Sets of voltage-current readings are obtained for different electrical components. Which set of readings is for …
- Question 31
A 6 V supply is connected in series with an ammeter and …
- Question 32
A cathode-ray oscilloscope is connected to an a.c. generator. A wave is seen on the screen of the oscilloscope. peak The speed of rotation of the generator is doubled. What is the effect on the wave? number of peaks on …
- Question 33
A long flexible wire is wrapped round two wooden pegs. A large current is passed in the direction shown. …
- Question 34
A capacitor C charges when it is connected to a d.c. power supply. …
- Question 35
A magnet is pushed slowly into a coil and there is a current in the coil in the direction shown. magnet current The magnet is then pulled out quickly from the same end of the coil. What happens to the …
- Question 36
The diagram shows a d.c. motor. N S axle d.c. supply Why is a split-ring commutator used? A to change the current direction in the coil as the coil passes the horizontal position B to change the current direction in …
- Question 37
Which row is correct for fission and for fusion? fission of a nucleus fusion A produces larger nuclei is the energy source of a star B produces larger nuclei is used to release energy in a power station C produces …
- Question 38
In one radioactive decay, radium (Ra) gives rise to radon (Rn) as shown. Ra …
- Question 39
Proton number is another name for atomic number. Nucleon number is another name for mass number. What are isotopes? A nuclei with different proton numbers and different nucleon numbers B nuclei with different proton numbers and the same nucleon number …
- Question 40
When a sample of a radioactive nuclide decays, the count rate falls from 1200 to 150 in three minutes. What is the half-life of the radioactive nuclide? A 0.75 minutes B 1.0 minutes C 3.0 minutes D 9.0 minutes
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