Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 2 · Theory
Physics 5054/22 May/June 2016 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 2 (Theory), variant 2, May/June 2016: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 90 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 75
- Grade A from
- 53
File names: 5054_s16_qp_22 · 5054_s16_ms_22
Grade thresholds for 5054/22 May/June 2016
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 75). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 41 | 30 | 24 | 17 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/22 May/June 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical quantities | 2 | 21 |
| Sound | 1 | 15 |
| Nuclear model of the atom | 1 | 15 |
| Energy, work & power | 1 | 6 |
| Kinetic particle model of matter | 1 | 6 |
| Light | 1 | 6 |
| Electromagnetic spectrum | 1 | 6 |
| Motion | 1 | 5 |
| Forces | 1 | 5 |
| Electric circuits | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 5054/22 May/June 2016
- Question 1
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for a car travelling along a horizontal road. …
- Question 2
Fig. 2.1 shows an electric motor lifting a load. load electric motor power supply Fig. 2.1 The load, of weight 5.0 N, is raised through a vertical height of 3.5 m at a constant speed. The efficiency of the electric …
- Question 3
A student has three springs A, B and C. He measures the length of each spring, in turn, when different weights are placed on the end of each spring. His table of results is shown in Fig. 3.1. weight / …
- Question 4
A beaker is filled with water and placed on a hot-plate to boil, as shown in Fig. 4.1. The hot-plate is on top of a balance, which measures the mass of water in the beaker. bubble hot-plate boiling water Fig. …
- Question 5
A person can focus clearly on objects that are far away, but near objects appear blurred. Fig. 5.1 shows three rays from a point on a near object as they pass through the person’s eye. The refraction of the light …
- Question 6
Fig. 6.1 shows some of the colours in the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum. red orange yellow green blue Fig. 6.1 (a) State which colour in Fig. 6.1 has (i) the largest wavelength, (ii) the highest frequency. (b) Visible …
- Question 7
An uncharged piece of metal P rests on an insulator. A positively charged rod is placed close to P, as shown in Fig. …
- Question 8
A transformer and a diode are used to charge a battery. Fig. 8.1 shows the transformer, which contains a soft-iron core and two coils. battery being charged diode …
- Question 9
Fig. 9.1 is a circuit diagram. …
- Question 10
(a) Fig. 10.1 shows the basic structure of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.). cathode …
- Question 11
Fig. 11.1 represents a nuclear fusion reaction. isotopes of hydrogen particle A particle …
Other Physics papers from May/June 2016
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