Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/12 May/June 2015 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, May/June 2015: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 31
File names: 5054_s15_qp_12 · 5054_s15_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 5054/12 May/June 2015
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 40). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/12 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/12 May/June 2015
- Question 1
Which quantity is a scalar? A acceleration B force C temperature D velocity
- Question 2
The diameter and the length of a thin wire, approximately 50 cm in length, are measured as precisely as possible. What are the best instruments to use? diameter length A micrometer rule B micrometer vernier calipers C rule tape D …
- Question 3
A cyclist takes a ride lasting 25 s. The diagram shows how her distance travelled from the starting position varies with time. …
- Question 4
A car begins to move. It speeds up until it reaches a constant speed. It continues to travel at this constant speed for the rest of the journey. What happens to the acceleration and what happens to the velocity of …
- Question 5
A metal ball of mass 0.30 kg and weight 3.0 N is held so that it is below the surface of oil. It experiences an upwards force of 0.30 N. weight upwards force …
- Question 6
A student drops, from rest, a table-tennis ball in air. What happens to the velocity and to the acceleration of the ball during the first few seconds after release? velocity acceleration A decreases decreases B decreases increases C increases decreases …
- Question 7
The Earth travels in a circular orbit around the Sun at constant speed. Sun Earth …
- Question 8
The mass of a stone is found on Earth using a pan balance. The weight of the stone is found using a newton meter. stone newton meter pan balance stone Are the readings the same or different on the Moon? …
- Question 9
A uniform beam is pivoted at its centre. Two weights are placed on the beam in the positions shown and the beam is balanced by an upward force …
- Question 10
The diagrams show liquids in containers. Which column of liquid exerts the greatest pressure on the base of its container? …
- Question 11
The graph shows how the pressure of a fixed mass of gas varies with volume at constant temperature. …
- Question 12
A rocket of total mass M is travelling at a speed v. The engine of the rocket is fired and fuel is used up. The mass of the rocket decreases to …
- Question 13
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 200 N. How much useful power does the builder produce? …
- Question 14
A solid bar is heated at one end. How is thermal energy transferred to the other end of the bar? A Heated molecules move along the bar, carrying energy to the other end. B Heated molecules move along the bar, …
- Question 15
An electrical heater is placed in a beaker of cold oil, as shown. X oil The heater is switched on. What happens to the liquid at X? A It becomes less dense and falls. B It becomes less dense and …
- Question 16
The tubes inside solar heating panels use the Sun’s radiation to warm water. Why are the tubes painted black? A Black surfaces absorb radiation well. B Black surfaces conduct heat well. C Black surfaces emit radiation well. D Black surfaces …
- Question 17
In a liquid-in-glass thermometer, the liquid column is 2.0 cm long at 0 °C and it expands 10.0 cm when heated to …
- Question 18
Which substance in the table is liquid at 20 °C? melting point / °C boiling point …
- Question 19
Which diagram represents the change in the arrangement of the molecules in a solid as the substance melts? …
- Question 20
Some gas is trapped in a closed container. The gas is cooled and the volume of the container is kept constant. What happens to the gas molecules? A They collide with the walls more often. B They contract. C They …
- Question 21
In a liquid, some energetic molecules break free from the surface even when the liquid is too cold for bubbles to form. What is the name of this process? A boiling B condensation C convection D evaporation
- Question 22
A pupil adds 37 g of ice at 0 °C to 100 g of water at 30 °C. The final temperature of the water and melted ice is 0 °C. No heat is lost to, or gained from, the surroundings. …
- Question 23
The heat capacity of an object, of mass 2.0 kg, is C. The energy needed to A increase the temperature of the whole object by ∆t is C∆t. B increase the temperature of unit mass of the object by ∆t …
- Question 24
A ball floating in a ripple tank begins to move vertically up and down as a wave passes beneath it. The ball does not move horizontally. ball movement of ball wave direction Which statement is correct? A Both energy and …
- Question 25
A ray of light in glass is incident on the surface at an angle c. The angle c is the critical angle. Which diagram shows what happens to the light? air glass c A air glass …
- Question 26
A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass block, as shown in the diagram below. air 45° glass x The refractive index of the glass is 1.5. The light ray changes direction when entering the glass. …
- Question 27
An image is formed by a thin converging lens when it is used as a magnifying glass. What is the correct description of the image? A real and erect B real and inverted C virtual and erect D virtual and …
- Question 28
Which component of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for television transmission from satellites? A microwaves B radio waves C ultra-violet D X-rays
- Question 29
In which situation do sound waves not travel? A from a satellite in space to Earth B from a ship to a submarine C from an explosion underground to the surface D through a balloon filled with helium gas
- Question 30
Two sound waves X and Y are compared. X has the greater frequency. Y has the greater amplitude. How do the loudness and pitch of sound wave Y compare to those of …
- Question 31
A metal ring screens a piece of equipment from a magnetic field. metal ring magnetic field equipment Which metal should be used for the ring, and why? metal reason A copper the metal carries the field lines around the equipment …
- Question 32
A positively charged rod is brought near to an isolated uncharged conducting sphere. …
- Question 33
The diagram shows a circuit. Where must an ammeter be connected to measure the smallest current? …
- Question 34
Two resistors of resistances 30 Ω and 60 Ω are arranged in parallel. The current in the 30 Ω resistor is …
- Question 35
The circuit shows three resistors in series connected to a battery. Each resistor has a voltmeter across it and two of the voltages are shown. …
- Question 36
A teacher moves a magnet into and out of a coil of wire, as shown, in order to demonstrate electromagnetic induction. …
- Question 37
A transformer consists of two coils which are wound on to a metallic core. Which type of voltage is supplied to the transformer and which metal is used to make the core? supply voltage metal A alternating iron B alternating …
- Question 38
A nucleus of Po 215 84 decays by emitting an alpha-particle and the resulting nucleus then decays by emitting a beta-particle. What is the nucleon number and proton number of the final nucleus? nucleon number proton number …
- Question 39
A radioactive material decays by this process: …
- Question 40
The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 24 hours. A sample of this isotope produces an initial count rate of 720 counts per second. How long does it take for the count rate to fall to 90 counts per second? …
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