Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 2 · Theory
Physics 5054/21 May/June 2010 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 2 (Theory), variant 1, May/June 2010: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 92 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 92
File names: 5054_s10_qp_21 · 5054_s10_ms_21
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/21 May/June 2010 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Forces | 2 | 20 |
| Thermal properties & temperature | 1 | 15 |
| Radioactivity | 1 | 15 |
| Electric circuits | 2 | 13 |
| Energy, work & power | 1 | 8 |
| Motion | 1 | 6 |
| General wave properties | 1 | 5 |
| Light | 1 | 5 |
| Electrical quantities | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 5054/21 May/June 2010
- Question 1
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph of a ball. The ball is dropped at time …
- Question 2
For Examiner’s Use 2 Fig. 2.1 shows a weight of 4.0 N attached to a spring. rule spring pointer weight 4.0 N Fig. 2.1 The unstretched length of the spring is 8.0 cm. With the 4.0 N weight attached to …
- Question 3
For Examiner’s Use 3 Fig. 3.1 shows a student rubbing her hands together. Fig. 3.1 (a) State the main energy conversion that causes the hands to become warm. (b) State why the hands become even warmer if they are pressed …
- Question 4
For Examiner’s Use 4 Fig. 4.1 and Fig.4.2 are diagrams of a ripple tank being used to show two properties of waves. (a) Fig. 4.1 shows wavefronts approaching a barrier in the water. barrier wavefronts Fig. 4.1 Complete Fig. 4.1 …
- Question 5
For Examiner’s Use 5 Fig. 5.1 shows a ray of white light incident on a glass prism. glass prism red light red light white light Fig. 5.1 Fig. 5.1 is not complete; it shows only the ray of red light …
- Question 6
For Examiner’s Use 6 Fig. 6.1 shows a circuit used in an experiment to measure the current in a lamp for different values of the potential difference (p.d.) across the lamp. …
- Question 7
For Examiner’s Use 7 (a) Fig. 7.1 shows a circuit with two resistors in series. …
- Question 8
For Examiner’s Use 8 Fig. 8.1 shows two coils of wire wound on an iron ring. One coil is connected in series to a switch and a d.c. supply. The other coil is connected to a very sensitive centre-zero ammeter. …
- Question 9
Fig. 9.1 shows a laboratory thermometer. …
- Question 10
For Examiner’s Use 10 Fig. 10.1 shows a car braking system. The brake fluid is an oily liquid. brake pedal master piston pivot brake drum brake shoe return spring master cylinder brake fluid slave pistons pivot Fig. 10.1 The brake …
- Question 11
For Examiner’s Use 11 (a) Complete the table of Fig. 11.1. type of radiation nature of radiation charge alpha-particle two protons and two neutrons positive beta-particle gamma-ray Fig. 11.1 (b) Technetium-99 is a radioactive isotope that emits gamma-rays and it …
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