Cambridge O Level ยท 5054 ยท Paper 2 ยท Theory
Physics 5054/21 May/June 2011 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 2 (Theory), variant 1, May/June 2011: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 90 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 90
File names: 5054_s11_qp_21 ยท 5054_s11_ms_21
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/21 May/June 2011 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical quantities | 2 | 22 |
| Energy, work & power | 2 | 21 |
| Radioactivity | 1 | 15 |
| Motion | 2 | 12 |
| Thermal properties & temperature | 1 | 5 |
| Electromagnetic spectrum | 1 | 5 |
| Sound | 1 | 5 |
| Simple magnetism and magnetic fields | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 5054/21 May/June 2011
- Question 1
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for a car. โฆ
- Question 2
Fig. 2.1 shows a sky-diver falling vertically downwards at terminal velocity. Y X Fig. 2.1 Arrows X and Y show the two main forces acting on the sky-diver. (a) (i) State the name of force X and the name of โฆ
- Question 3
Fig. 3.1 shows part of a small hydroelectric system that generates electricity from moving water. generator turbine water pipe Fig. 3.1 (a) Every minute, water with kinetic energy โฆ
- Question 4
Water at a temperature of 16 ยฐC enters an ice-making machine and emerges as ice cubes at a temperature of โ5 ยฐC. The melting point of ice is โฆ
- Question 5
The fluorescent tube shown in Fig. 5.1 converts electrical energy into light more efficiently than a filament lamp. fluorescent coating gas Fig. 5.1 In the gas inside the tube, both light and ultra-violet radiation are produced. There is a fluorescent โฆ
- Question 6
Fig. 6.1 shows a bat. Fig. 6.1 Bats emit short bursts of ultrasound. The echoes of the ultrasound help the bat find insects and prevent the bat flying into objects. (a) State what is meant by an echo. (b) Fig. โฆ
- Question 7
Fig. 7.1 shows the structure of a circuit-breaker that uses an electromagnet. The circuit-breaker operates when the current is 10 A. current in electromagnet iron bar pivot fixed bar copper bar spring pivot current out contacts Fig. 7.1 (a) On โฆ
- Question 8
(a) A wire carrying a current in a magnetic field experiences a force due to the current. On Fig. 8.1, insert the words current, field and force in the boxes to show the relative directions of the current, the magnetic โฆ
- Question 9
Fig. 9.1 shows a rotating magnet in an alternating current generator that is used to power a lamp. coil lamp soft iron magnet N S Fig. โฆ
- Question 10
(a) A 1500 ฮฉ resistor is used on an electronic circuit board in a television. Fig. 10.1 shows the bands on a resistor. band 1 band 3 band 2 digit or multiplier colour 0 black 1 brown 2 red 3 โฆ
- Question 11
An atom of one isotope of sodium contains 11 protons, 13 neutrons and 11 electrons. (a) (i) State the nucleon number (mass number) of this isotope. (ii) Explain why the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons โฆ
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