Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2023: 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
- 27
File names: 5054_w23_qp_11 · 5054_w23_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/11 Oct/Nov 2023
- Question 1
Which description is of a scalar quantity? A It has a direction only. B It has direction and unit only. C It has direction, magnitude and unit. D It has magnitude and unit only.
- Question 2
The diagram shows a distance–time graph for a car travelling in a straight line. In which region is the car decelerating? distance time …
- Question 3
A wooden block is pushed across a table at constant speed. table wooden block pushing force Which statement is correct? A The frictional force increases as the block moves at constant speed. B The frictional force is equal and opposite …
- Question 4
A car begins to move. It speeds up until it reaches a constant speed. What happens to the acceleration and what happens to the velocity of the car? A Both the acceleration and the velocity change. B Only the acceleration …
- Question 5
The diagram shows how the length of a spring changes when a load of 10 N is suspended from it. …
- Question 6
A force F causes a moment about point O on an L-shaped bar. The force F acts at point …
- Question 7
A uniform metre rule of weight W is pivoted at the 25 cm mark and held horizontal by a force F applied upwards at the 100 cm mark. The rule is supported by a vertical force P acting at the …
- Question 8
The diagram shows a stationary fairground ride with four chairs of equal mass. Which chair has the most gravitational potential energy? …
- Question 9
Hydroelectric and tidal power stations generate electrical energy. Do these use renewable sources of energy? hydroelectric tidal A no no B no yes C yes no D yes yes
- Question 10
Which energy resource is correctly described? energy resource renewable availability A biofuels yes at all times B nuclear yes intermittent C solar radiation no at all times D wind no intermittent
- Question 11
A small motor has an input power rating of 10 W and is switched on for 5.0 minutes. What is the electrical energy input to the motor in this time? …
- Question 12
Two liquids, X and Y, are poured into beakers of different sizes. Liquid X has a density of 1000 kg / m3 and liquid Y has a density of 900 kg / m3. On the base of which beaker is …
- Question 13
A swimmer is at the bottom of a pool. The density of the water in the pool is 1000 kg / m3 and the gravitational field strength is …
- Question 14
Some gas is trapped in a large syringe. pressure gauge syringe The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. The gas pressure is 200 kPa above atmospheric pressure. The piston moves outwards and the volume of the trapped gas doubles. The temperature …
- Question 15
A graph of temperature against time is shown for a material being heated from its solid state. temperature time …
- Question 16
A student on a camping expedition cools a sealed bottle of water which is at the same temperature as the surrounding air. Which method cools the water at the greatest rate? A Wrap the bottle in aluminium foil and place …
- Question 17
A student suggests three factors that affect the rate of emission of thermal energy by radiation from a hot object. These are: 1 the surface temperature of the object 2 the surface area of the object 3 the surface colour …
- Question 18
A plane mirror on a vertical wall forms an image of an object placed in front of it. Which characteristics describe the image? A real and inverted B real and upright C virtual and inverted D virtual and upright
- Question 19
The diagrams show light travelling in air incident on the surface of a glass block. Some light is reflected and some light is refracted. Which diagram shows the reflection and refraction of the light? air glass A air glass B …
- Question 20
Which statement is correct? A Total internal reflection only occurs when light travels from air into glass. B The larger the refractive index of glass, the larger is the critical angle. C When total internal reflection occurs, the angle of …
- Question 21
An object is placed in front of a converging lens of focal length 4.0 cm. The height of the image is 6.0 cm. The arrangement is shown on the scale diagram. lens object image What is the linear magnification produced …
- Question 22
Which range of sound frequencies includes only frequencies of sound that can be heard by a healthy human ear? A 0.5–50 Hz B 5–500 Hz C 50–5000 Hz …
- Question 23
An aircraft flying through the air becomes electrically charged. What causes this to happen? A background radiation in the aircraft B friction of the aircraft with the air C heating of the aircraft surface D radio waves emitted by the …
- Question 24
Two metal spheres are brought close to each other. The two spheres repel each other. Which statement explains this? A Both spheres are charged and both are positive. B Both spheres are charged but one is positive and the other …
- Question 25
A student sets up the circuit shown. The lamp does not light. …
- Question 26
Circuits P and Q each contain two identical resistors, each of resistance R. circuit P circuit …
- Question 27
The current in an electric motor is 2.0 A. It transfers 20 J of energy in 5.0 s. What is the potential difference (p.d.) across the motor? …
- Question 28
Three students make comments about appliances with double insulation. student P Appliances with double insulation do not need an earth wire. student Q Double insulation protects the user of the appliance from an electric shock. student R The circuits of …
- Question 29
A magnet moves at constant speed through a coil of wire. The coil is connected to an oscilloscope. The diagram shows the trace produced on the screen. The experiment is changed and a new trace is produced. Which statement explains …
- Question 30
A bar magnet is dropped through a vertical solenoid that is connected to a sensitive ammeter. …
- Question 31
Which graph shows the voltage output against time for a simple a.c. generator? voltage …
- Question 32
A charger for a mobile phone (cellphone) uses a transformer which steps the voltage down from 230 V to 5.0 V. The primary coil in the transformer has 2500 turns. How many turns are on the secondary coil? …
- Question 33
A commutator is connected to the coil of a d.c. motor. The commutator rotates and connects the coil to the power supply. Once every half-turn, the current in the coil reverses. N S coil N S coil coil perpendicular to …
- Question 34
A girl makes a simple transformer to illuminate a low voltage lamp. The transformer is shown. to power supply lamp rod What is the material of the rod and what is the type of power supply? material of rod power …
- Question 35
Which particles are in the nucleus of a large atom? A neutrons and electrons only B protons and electrons only C protons and neutrons only D protons, neutrons and electrons
- Question 36
Alpha () particles and beta () particles are emitted during radioactive decay. Which particle has the weaker ionising effect and which has the weaker penetrating power? weaker ionising effect weaker penetrating power …
- Question 37
A beam of beta () particles passes into a magnetic field and into an electric field. …
- Question 38
The isotope radon-222 has a half-life of 3.8 days. Which statement about a sample containing 1.0 mg of radon-222 is correct? A After 1.9 days there is 0.50 mg of radon-222 left. B After 3.8 days there is 0.50 mg …
- Question 39
What is the first stage in the life cycle of stars? A a black hole B a cloud of gas and dust C a red supergiant D a supernova
- Question 40
What is the definition of redshift? A the increase in observed frequency of light from galaxies that are moving away from the Earth B the increase in observed wavelength of light from galaxies that are moving away from the Earth …
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