Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2012 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2012: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions. Free to open, no account needed.
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Which syllabus chapters 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2012 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2012
- Question 1
Vernier calipers read to one tenth of a millimetre. Which reading is given to this precision? A 3.3 cm B 3.31 cm C 3.310 cm D 3.312 cm
- Question 2
Velocity is given by the change in displacement divided by the change in time. How many vector quantities appear in this statement? …
- Question 3
A ball starts to roll down a steep slope and then along rough horizontal ground. Which graph best shows the speed of the ball? speed time speed …
- Question 4
A car is stationary at a set of traffic lights. When the lights turn green, the car begins to move and continues to speed up until it reaches the maximum speed allowed. It continues to travel at this constant speed …
- Question 5
An aeroplane is half way along a runway before it takes off. The arrows show the directions of four forces acting on the aeroplane. lift acting on the wings force on wheels from the ground thrust from the jet engines …
- Question 6
The front wheel of a car is turned in a clockwise direction by the engine as the car accelerates towards the right, as shown in the diagram. There is a force of friction between the wheel and the road. wheel …
- Question 7
Masses X and Y are placed on opposite sides of the centre of a uniform metre rule, which is pivoted at its centre. …
- Question 8
A student balances a non-uniform object on a pivot. To do this, a weight is suspended near the left-hand end of the object. Where is the centre of mass of the object? …
- Question 9
A spring has a length of 9 cm when loaded with …
- Question 10
The diagram shows two cubes made from the same material. One cube has sides that are twice as long as the sides of the other cube. …
- Question 11
A garden table weighs 40 N and has a top surface of area 2 m2. It is raining and the rain produces a pressure of …
- Question 12
Four syringes contain air at atmospheric pressure. The air in all four syringes is slowly compressed. The results are given in the table. Which syringe shows the smallest pressure change? volume before compression / cm3 volume after compression / cm3 …
- Question 13
Which is a non-renewable source of energy? A a battery in a watch B a hydroelectric power station C a solar panel D a wind turbine
- Question 14
A builder lifts eight slabs from the ground on to the back of a lorry 1.5 m high. The total time taken is 48 s and each slab weighs 20 N. How much useful power does the builder produce? …
- Question 15
When a gas is rapidly compressed to a smaller volume, its temperature increases. What happens to the gas molecules? A They move closer together and their average speed decreases. B They move closer together and their average speed increases. C …
- Question 16
On a hot day, the drink in a bottle can be kept cool by standing the bottle in a bowl of water and placing a wet cloth over it. drink in bottle water wet cloth Why is the drink kept …
- Question 17
A student uses a double-walled glass vessel to contain a hot liquid. space glass walls hot liquid air outside …
- Question 18
What is the reason for the constriction in a clinical thermometer? A to give the thermometer a smaller temperature range B to make the thermometer more sensitive C to prevent the mercury breaking the bulb when it expands D to …
- Question 19
Less heat is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of copper by 1 °C than is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 °C. Which statement explains this? A Copper has a higher …
- Question 20
A person cannot unscrew the metal lid of a pot of jam. The lid can be unscrewed after it has been held under hot, running water for a few seconds. Why is this? A The air pressure in the jar …
- Question 21
The diagram shows the pattern of waves in a ripple tank. What does the pattern show? A waves being reflected B waves being refracted C waves changing frequency D waves changing speed
- Question 22
An object O is placed in front of a plane mirror. Which diagram correctly represents the image I formed by the mirror? …
- Question 23
In the following diagrams, the angle c is the critical angle. Which diagram shows the correct path of the light ray? air glass c A air glass c B air glass c C air glass c D
- Question 24
An object of height 1.5 cm is placed in front of a converging lens of focal length 2.0 cm. The arrangement is shown on the full-scale ray diagram. object image lens 1 cm 1 cm What is the linear magnification …
- Question 25
Red and violet are the colours at the ends of the visible spectrum. How do the frequencies and the wavelengths of these colours compare? higher frequency longer wavelength A red red B red violet C violet red D violet violet
- Question 26
A vertical wire passes at right angles through a piece of card. There is a large current in the wire in the direction shown. direction of current in wire card plotting compass A plotting compass is placed on the card. …
- Question 27
A positively-charged rod is brought near to an isolated uncharged conducting sphere. …
- Question 28
Three identical cells are connected in parallel to a resistor. What is the advantage of using three cells in parallel, rather than a single cell? A Each cell produces more energy. B Each cell supplies more charge. C Each cell …
- Question 29
The diagram shows three resistors in parallel. …
- Question 30
Which circuit contains a fuse and a rectifying diode? …
- Question 31
- Question 32
An immersion heater is labelled …
- Question 33
Each of the diagrams shows a cross-section through two parallel, current-carrying conductors. Which diagram shows the shape of the magnetic field pattern and the directions of the forces on the two conductors? …
- Question 34
The diagram shows a simple d.c. motor. Q What is the part labelled …
- Question 35
The diagram shows the N-pole of a magnet moving into, and out of, a coil of wire. coil of wire magnet N X This movement produces a current in the coil of wire. The current produces a magnetic pole at …
- Question 36
A simple a.c. generator produces an alternating e.m.f. as shown. …
- Question 37
What is required to operate a reed relay in a switching circuit? A a capacitor B an electric field C a magnetic field D a transformer
- Question 38
In the simple model of an atom, X orbits around …
- Question 39
In nuclear 1 , hydrogen nuclei 2 to form helium nuclei, releasing energy. Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and …
- Question 40
Which nucleus is produced when thorium-223 Th) …
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