Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 2 · Theory
Physics 5054/21 May/June 2020 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 2 (Theory), variant 1, May/June 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 90 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 90
File names: 5054_s20_qp_21 · 5054_s20_ms_21
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/21 May/June 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electric circuits | 2 | 30 |
| Sound | 1 | 15 |
| Forces | 2 | 13 |
| Transfer of thermal energy | 1 | 8 |
| Radioactivity | 1 | 7 |
| Pressure | 1 | 6 |
| Light | 1 | 6 |
| Motion | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 5054/21 May/June 2020
- Question 1
Fig. 1.1 shows the thinking distance and the braking distance for a car being driven along a dry road and along a wet road at the same speed. thinking distance 18 m dry road …
- Question 2
A student performs an experiment to mark the centre of mass C on a thin piece of card. There are two holes in the card. Fig. 2.1 shows the card and two lines that the student draws on the card. …
- Question 3
A student suspends a spring from a support. He attaches different loads to the lower end of the spring. For each load attached, he measures the extension of the spring. Fig. 3.1 shows the extension–load graph obtained. …
- Question 4
Glass and iron are both conductors of heat. However, glass is a poor conductor of heat and iron is a good conductor of heat. (a) Describe, using ideas about particles, how the conduction of heat takes place in glass and …
- Question 5
(a) Use the relationship between pressure, force and area to explain why it is harder to cut something with a blunt knife than with a sharp knife. (b) Experimental measurements on gas pressures were made by Robert Boyle. He showed …
- Question 6
A dentist uses a plane mirror to see the back of a tooth. (a) A plane mirror produces an image of an object. Describe the position of this image. (b) Fig. 6.1 shows the plane mirror used by the dentist …
- Question 7
Two isotopes of carbon are carbon-12 and carbon-14. One of these isotopes, carbon-14, undergoes radioactive decay. (a) Describe what is meant by radioactive decay. (b) Carbon-12 has a proton number (atomic number) of 6 and a nucleon number (mass number) …
- Question 8
Fig. 8.1 shows a lamp from a car. It contains two metal filaments. filament 1 filament 2 Fig. …
- Question 9
Ultrasound and X-rays are both used in medical imaging. (a) (i) Define what is meant by ultrasound. (ii) Describe what happens to ultrasound waves as they meet the boundary between two different materials. (iii) To produce the image of an …
- Question 10
Fig. 10.1 shows a motor lifting a mass. Fig. 10.2 shows part of the circuit diagram of the connections to the motor. motor mass switch motor M Fig. 10.1 Fig. 10.2 (a) The current in the motor is 1.5 A …
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