Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2021 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2021: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 25
File names: 5054_w21_qp_11 · 5054_w21_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2021
- Question 1
Which quantity is a vector? A speed B force C mass D distance
- Question 2
Two forces, X and Y, act upon an object O. The arrows represent the magnitudes and directions of the forces. …
- Question 3
Two identical objects begin to fall from rest. One object falls from 200 m above the Earth’s surface and the other falls from 200 m above the Moon’s surface. One second after they have started to fall, both objects are …
- Question 4
The diagram shows a car going around a circular track at constant speed. Which arrow shows the direction of the resultant force on the car? …
- Question 5
An electron has mass. Where does a stationary electron experience a force? A in an electric field only B in a gravitational field only C in a gravitational field and an electric field only D in a gravitational, electric and …
- Question 6
A stone is placed in a measuring cylinder of water, as shown. reading on cylinder = 75 cm3 water stone The volume of water in the cylinder before adding the stone is 15 cm3 and the stone has a mass …
- Question 7
The extension of a spring is measured for various loads. The limit of proportionality is not reached. Which graph shows the extension–load graph for the spring? extension load …
- Question 8
An underwater diver moves from the ocean to a fresh water lake. The density of water in the lake is less than in the ocean. In which position does the diver experience the smallest pressure due to the water? ocean …
- Question 9
Air is trapped in a cylinder by a piston. The pressure of the air is p and the length of the air column is 20 cm. The piston is moved outwards. The length of the air column increases by 40 …
- Question 10
When the pressure exerted by the atmosphere is 0.10 MPa, the height of the mercury in a barometer is 0.76 m. height …
- Question 11
The diagram shows a block of mass m pulled in a straight line along a horizontal surface by a force …
- Question 12
The diagram shows the inside of a refrigerator. cooling unit When the refrigerator is first switched on, what happens to the air near the cooling unit? the molecules of this air the density of this air A become smaller decreases …
- Question 13
Less thermal energy is needed to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of copper by 1.0 C than is needed to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of water by 1.0 C. Which statement explains this? A Copper has a …
- Question 14
The graph is the temperature–time graph for a sample of wax that is heated so that it melts. …
- Question 15
A fixed amount of gas is trapped inside a metal can. metal can fixed amount of gas The temperature of the gas decreases but the volume does not change. How does this change affect the kinetic energy of the gas …
- Question 16
The diagram shows a room temperature liquid in a beaker. What reduces the rate of loss of liquid by evaporation? A blowing air across the top of the beaker B heating the liquid C putting a lid on the beaker …
- Question 17
A water wave on a pond passes into a region where the wave travels more slowly. It then returns to a region where it travels at the original speed. Assume that the frequency of the wave stays constant. Which side-view …
- Question 18
What is meant by the amplitude of a wave? A the distance between the extreme points of a particle’s motion B the maximum distance a particle moves from its equilibrium position C the maximum energy carried by the wave D …
- Question 19
The diagram shows one wavefront of a wave as it travels from deep water to shallow water in a ripple tank. deep water boundary shallow water wavefront ripple tank What happens as the wavefront moves into the shallow water? A …
- Question 20
A ray of light passes into a glass block. It travels through the glass block and then emerges into the air. Which angle is the angle of refraction at the surface XY? …
- Question 21
Two rays of light pass through a lens in region X. object X Which type of lens is in region X and which type of image is formed? type of lens type of image A converging real B converging virtual …
- Question 22
A girl is long-sighted. Which statement is correct? A She sees close objects less clearly than a person with normal vision. B She sees distant objects more clearly than a person with normal vision. C The fault is corrected with …
- Question 23
Light rays are deviated by a prism. d The deviation angle d is measured for light rays of different frequency, including blue light and red light. Which graph of d against frequency is correct? d blue red frequency A d …
- Question 24
Which component of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for the remote control of a television? A gamma rays B infrared rays C radio waves D ultraviolet rays
- Question 25
A student stands a distance x in front of a large wall. He claps his hands at a regular rate so that each clap coincides with the echo from the previous clap. In a time t, he claps his hands …
- Question 26
An ultrasound scanner produces an image of an unborn baby. part of scanner unborn baby What does the scanner use to form an image of the baby? A ultrasound absorbed by the baby B ultrasound emitted by the baby C …
- Question 27
Object X is on an electronic balance. Object Y is held above object X as shown. …
- Question 28
A teacher wants to demagnetise a bar magnet and tries three different methods. 1 Heat the bar magnet to a high temperature and let it cool. 2 Place the bar magnet east to west and hammer it. 3 Place the …
- Question 29
A piece of paper torn out of an exercise book is shown. is the work done (measured in joules) is the work done (measured in joules) on unit charge (measured in coulombs) as it on unit charge (measured in coulombs) …
- Question 30
Which circuit is connected to measure the current in the fixed resistor and the potential difference (p.d.) across the same resistor? …
- Question 31
The diagram shows a circuit with …
- Question 32
Two 100 W lamps are connected in parallel to the mains supply, as shown. 100 W mains supply 100 W How much electrical energy is supplied by the mains when the switch is closed for 36 minutes? A 0.030 kW …
- Question 33
The cost of electricity is 9.0 cents / kW h. It takes 0.060 hours and costs 1.2 cents to boil the water in a kettle. What is the power rating of the kettle? A 0.45 kW B 0.65 kW C …
- Question 34
A transformer with an efficiency of 100% has a primary voltage input of 600 V and a secondary voltage output of 240 V. The secondary coil is attached to a resistor of resistance …
- Question 35
The diagram shows an alarm system in which the switch S is shown closed. The top circuit is arranged so that the electromagnet is positioned over the soft iron contact. S bell pivot electromagnet iron contact metal What happens when …
- Question 36
A microphone detects a musical sound and the signal is fed into an oscilloscope. The diagram shows the trace which appears on the screen. The spot of light on the oscilloscope screen takes 1.2 ms to travel across the screen. …
- Question 37
A student connects two components whose resistances can change and a fixed resistor across …
- Question 38
Technetium-99m is a radioactive isotope used in medical scanning. It is injected into the body and its emissions are detected outside the body. Which characteristics of technetium-99m make it suitable for use in medical scanning? A It has a long …
- Question 39
Which statement about the production of electricity in a nuclear power station is correct? A In the reactor, the main reaction occurs when protons hit uranium nuclei. B The process taking place in the reactor is called nuclear fusion. C …
- Question 40
In the simple model of an atom, X orbits around …
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