Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/11 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2022: 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
- 24
File names: 5054_s22_qp_11 · 5054_s22_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 5054/11 May/June 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/11 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/11 May/June 2022
- Question 1
A length of copper wire is labelled: length 0.50 m and diameter 0.50 mm. Which instruments are most suitable to measure accurately the length and the diameter of the wire? length diameter A metre rule metre rule B metre rule …
- Question 2
A driver drives a car at uniform velocity along a road. The driver sees a hazard and applies the brakes. What is the car’s motion as it moves through the thinking distance and as it moves through the braking distance? …
- Question 3
The diagram represents the Moon in its orbit around the Earth. Which arrow represents the direction of the resultant force acting on the Moon at the instant shown? Earth Moon …
- Question 4
The mass m of an object is related to its weight W and the gravitational field strength g. Which equation shows the relationship? …
- Question 5
A plastic cube, of density , is compressed so that each of its sides becomes one-half of its original length. What is the new density of the material of the cube? …
- Question 6
Four glass objects have square bases of equal area. Which object is the least stable? …
- Question 7
The initial pressure of a volume V1 of a fixed mass of gas is p1. The gas expands at a constant temperature until it has volume V2 and pressure p2. Which statement about the pressure and volume of the gas …
- Question 8
A stone falls at terminal velocity in air. What is equal to the change in gravitational potential energy of the stone? A the change in kinetic energy B the change in temperature of the stone C the friction between the …
- Question 9
Water in a river is used to turn a turbine as the water flows downstream. How is this type of power source described? A hydroelectric B tidal C geothermal D nuclear
- Question 10
A load is pulled by a rope attached to a motor. The resultant force exerted by the rope on the load is shown in the diagrams. In each diagram, the load moves in the direction of the force shown and …
- Question 11
The total energy incident in 1.0 s on a group of solar panels is …
- Question 12
A 1000 W, 240 V electrical device is switched on. How much energy does it use in 5.0 minutes? …
- Question 13
A building has walls made from wood and steel. What describes the way in which thermal energy is transferred through the walls? A conduction through the wood by movement of molecules through the wood only B conduction through the metal …
- Question 14
A liquid column in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is 2.0 cm long at 0 C. The column expands by 10.0 cm when heated to …
- Question 15
In many applications, a thermocouple is used to measure temperature instead of a liquid-in-glass thermometer. Which property of a thermocouple is a major advantage? A its greater heat capacity B its smaller temperature range C its quicker response time D …
- Question 16
A liquid-in-glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing a liquid which expands into a thin capillary tube. bulb capillary tube The liquid in the thermometer is replaced by the same volume of a different liquid that expands more for the …
- Question 17
What is the usual symbol and what is the unit for the heat capacity of an object? symbol unit …
- Question 18
Which row describes the arrangement of particles and the forces between particles in a solid? arrangement of particles forces between particles A regular strong B regular weak C irregular strong D irregular weak
- Question 19
A wave in the sea collides with a cliff. A crest of the wave hits the cliff once every 6.0 s. The horizontal distance between a crest and the adjacent trough of the wave is 4.5 m. What is the …
- Question 20
A sound wave refracts as it passes from air to water. Which quantities change? A speed and frequency only B speed and wavelength only C wavelength and frequency only D speed, frequency and wavelength
- Question 21
An object is viewed through a thin converging lens. The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object to an eye. object thin converging lens eye How does the image compare with the object? A …
- Question 22
A ray of white light enters a prism as shown. red light white light blue light Which row is correct? wave properties observed frequency of red light compared with frequency of blue light A dispersion only smaller B refraction only …
- Question 23
Which waves are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum? A radio waves B television signals C ultrasound D ultraviolet
- Question 24
A man stands between two tall buildings, P and Q. He is 50 m from P and 200 m from …
- Question 25
Sound travels at different speeds in each of the three states of matter, solid, liquid and gas. Which row shows where sound travels fastest and where sound travels slowest? state where sound travels fastest state where sound travels slowest A …
- Question 26
What is one of the uses of ultrasound? A cleaning jewellery B fluorescent tubes C optical fibres D sunbeds
- Question 27
Which material is used for the core of an electromagnet? A aluminium B copper C iron D steel
- Question 28
Two metal spheres are mounted on insulating stands. Sphere X is initially uncharged and sphere Y is initially positively charged. A metal rod, held by an insulating handle, is placed in contact with X and Y as shown. X Y …
- Question 29
Which device involves the use of static electrical charges? A a computer hard disk drive B a motor C a photocopier D a transformer
- Question 30
An initially uncharged copper rod is placed in a uniform electric field E. The rod is parallel to the field. Which diagram shows the charges induced on the rod? direction of electric field …
- Question 31
The diagram shows a simple electric circuit. …
- Question 32
When the flash on a camera is used, a charge of 1.5 C flows for 0.0030 s through the flash lamp. The average voltage across the flash lamp is 3600 V. What is the electrical energy supplied to the flash …
- Question 33
What is the unit of potential difference (p.d.) and which measuring instrument is used to measure p.d.? unit instrument A ampere ammeter B ampere voltmeter C volt ammeter D volt voltmeter
- Question 34
The diagrams show four circuits. Each circuit contains three 100 resistors. Which circuit has the smallest total resistance? …
- Question 35
A metal kettle is plugged into a mains socket. The plug contains a suitable fuse. The kettle’s cable is damaged and the fuse blows. Why does the fuse blow? A The bare earth wire in the cable touches the bare …
- Question 36
As a magnet is moved into the coil of wire as shown, there is a small positive reading on the sensitive ammeter. …
- Question 37
The diagram shows the circuit for a model power line with two transformers and a lamp at the output. input a.c. voltage 10 turns 100 turns 200 turns 40 turns 24 V What is the input voltage? …
- Question 38
Electrical power is transmitted by cables over long distances at very high voltages. What are the effects of using a high voltage transmission system? power loss in the cables current in the cables A high high B high low C …
- Question 39
The diagram shows a beam of electrons about to enter a magnetic field. The magnetic field is directed into the page. beam of electrons magnetic field into the page What is the direction of the deflection of the electrons as …
- Question 40
In the Geiger-Marsden experiment, alpha-particles are fired at a thin gold sheet. source alpha-particles gold sheet detector Most alpha-particles pass straight through the thin gold sheet. A few are deflected. What can be deduced from this experiment? A The nucleus …
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