Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 2 · Theory
Physics 5054/22 Oct/Nov 2012 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 2 (Theory), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2012: 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_w12_qp_22 · 5054_w12_ms_22
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/22 Oct/Nov 2012 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/22 Oct/Nov 2012
- Question 1
(a) Describe an experiment to verify the principle of moments. You may include a diagram in your answer. (b) Fig. 1.1 shows a spanner tightening a nut. …
- Question 2
For Examiner’s Use 2 A pupil hangs a load of 45 N from a length of copper wire. The wire extends by 2.5 mm and does not exceed the limit of proportionality. (a) (i) The gravitational field strength is …
- Question 3
For Examiner’s Use 3 A man of mass 75 kg falls from a platform high above a lake. Fig. 3.1a shows the man tied to the platform by a long elastic rope (bungee). Fig. 3.1b shows the man when he …
- Question 4
For Examiner’s Use 4 Fig. 4.1 shows gas trapped in a cylinder by a piston. cylinder gas piston Fig. 4.1 The piston has a cross-sectional area of 0.0050 m2. It moves upwards, through a distance of 0.074 m, compressing the …
- Question 5
For Examiner’s Use 5 (a) No thermal energy (heat) is transferred from the surface of the Sun to the Earth by either conduction or convection. Explain why this is so. (b) In a certain country, the climate is very sunny …
- Question 6
For Examiner’s Use 6 The filament in a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) emits charged particles by thermionic emission. (a) (i) State the name of the charged particles that are emitted. (ii) Explain what causes the particles to be emitted. (iii) State …
- Question 7
For Examiner’s Use 7 A small piece of metal taken from a nuclear reactor is radioactive. (a) Describe a method to determine whether the piece of metal emits gamma-rays. (b) State two safety precautions that must be taken when handling …
- Question 8
For Examiner’s Use 8 The nuclei of four neutral atoms are represented using nuclide notation as: …
- Question 9
Fig. 9.1 shows a diver working below the surface of a lake. The density of the water in the lake is 1000 kg / m3, the atmospheric pressure at the surface is …
- Question 10
For Examiner’s Use 10 A laser produces red light of frequency …
- Question 11
For Examiner’s Use 11 (a) A wire is wound around a soft-iron core forming a solenoid, as shown in Fig. 11.1. variable resistor 12 V battery solenoid gap core Fig. 11.1 There is a gap in the core. The solenoid …
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