Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/12 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, 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
- 26
File names: 5054_w23_qp_12 · 5054_w23_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 5054/12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/12 Oct/Nov 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/12 Oct/Nov 2023
- Question 1
The diagram shows the level of liquid in a measuring cylinder. The scale is marked in cm3. …
- Question 2
The diagram shows the distance–time graph of a car. distance time 0 0 The car is travelling along a straight road up a hill. Which quantity for the car is constant and greater than zero? A acceleration B displacement C …
- Question 3
A distance–time graph and a speed–time graph show the motion of an object. How are the speed and the acceleration of the object determined from these graphs? speed acceleration A area under the distance–time graph area under the speed–time graph …
- Question 4
A student finds that the mass of a rock is 65 g. She pours 30 cm3 of water into a measuring cylinder. She places the rock in the water so that the water covers the rock completely. The water level …
- Question 5
A small submarine of mass 1000 kg sinks in water with a constant speed of …
- Question 6
A student drops, from rest, a light ball in air. The ball experiences some air resistance as it falls. What happens to the velocity and to the acceleration of the ball during the first few seconds after release? velocity acceleration …
- Question 7
The stopping distance of a car travelling at a certain speed is measured in four different situations. on a dry road with new tyres on a dry road with old, worn tyres on a wet road with …
- Question 8
A spring has a length of 9.0 cm when loaded with …
- Question 9
The International Space Station orbits the Earth. Which arrow shows the direction of the force on the International Space Station when it is at point …
- Question 10
Which expression is equal to impulse? A change in momentum time B change in momentum C force distance moved in the direction of the force D force area
- Question 11
A box with mass 4.0 kg is pulled from rest along a horizontal floor by a constant force F. A constant frictional force of 1.0 N acts on the box. When the box has travelled 1.0 m its velocity is …
- Question 12
The diagram shows a curved track. A ball is released from the position shown. At which point is the gravitational potential energy stored in the ball the maximum? ball …
- Question 13
How does an oil-fired power station differ from a nuclear power station? A Gases emitted by hot fuel are emitted into the atmosphere. B Steam is produced in a boiler using hot fuel. C The hot steam is used to …
- Question 14
An electric motor is used to lift a load at a constant speed. power supply electric motor load The gravitational potential energy (GPE) stored in the load increases. The moving load also has stored kinetic energy (KE). Which expression is …
- Question 15
A battery delivers 3000 J of energy to a small 2.0 W electric motor before the battery stops working. For how long is the motor switched on? A 1500 minutes B 100 minutes C 50 minutes D 25 minutes
- Question 16
A man finds it difficult to hammer a wooden post into the ground. How could he make the post go in more easily? A Make the bottom of the post pointed. B Make the top of the post pointed. C …
- Question 17
Which diagram shows the names of the changes of state that correspond to the directions of the arrows? solid A liquid freezing melting gas evaporating condensing solid B liquid melting freezing gas condensing evaporating solid C liquid freezing melting gas …
- Question 18
A sealed cylinder containing gas is left in direct sunlight. Eventually the cylinder explodes. How is this explained in terms of the behaviour of the gas particles? A Each particle gets bigger and they collide with each other more often. …
- Question 19
A gas is trapped inside a cylinder by a movable piston. The length of the gas column is 20 cm and the pressure inside the cylinder is p. 50 cm 20 cm gas at initial pressure p original position of …
- Question 20
Pot X and pot Y are both in a cool room. Pot X contains hot water below its boiling point. Pot Y is identical to pot X but contains water that is kept boiling by a hotplate underneath it. pot …
- Question 21
Solid metals are good thermal conductors. How closely packed are their particles and do the metals contain free electrons? packing of particles contains free electrons A close together no B close together yes C far apart no D far apart …
- Question 22
Cotton wool is a good thermal insulator. It consists of many threads of cotton which are tangled together to make a material which can easily be pulled apart or compressed. The diagram shows the structure of cotton wool. cotton wool …
- Question 23
A metal kettle is heated on a grid above red-hot glowing coal. water grid red-hot glowing coal What are the main thermal energy transfers through the bottom of the kettle and within the water? through kettle within water A conduction …
- Question 24
The diagram shows two waveforms. Which arrow shows the wavelength of a longitudinal wave? …
- Question 25
A bell, on a wall outside a classroom, rings. A student is standing at point X shown on the view from above. door closed door open X position of student bell The door of the classroom is closed and the …
- Question 26
A boy stands beside a girl in front of a large vertical plane mirror. They are equal distances from the mirror, as shown. The boy sees an image of the girl. Where is the girl’s image? …
- Question 27
Light travelling in air is incident on a water surface. The refractive index of water is 1.3 and the angle of refraction in the water is 40. What is the angle of incidence in the air? …
- Question 28
The diagram shows a ray of light passing through a triangular glass block. Which angle is the critical angle of light in glass? glass …
- Question 29
A lens is used to produce a magnified image, as shown in the scale diagram. object image What is the linear magnification produced by the lens? …
- Question 30
Ultraviolet radiation is a component of the electromagnetic spectrum. Which application uses ultraviolet radiation? A Bluetooth technology B prenatal scanning C sterilising water D thermal imaging
- Question 31
A student rubs different rods held in his hand. Which rod gains a large electrostatic charge? A a polythene rod rubbed with a steel magnet B a polythene rod rubbed with a woollen duster C an iron rod rubbed with …
- Question 32
Two permanent magnets are placed side by side in four different arrangements. …
- Question 33
Which graph shows how the current changes when the voltage across a resistor of constant resistance is varied? current voltage …
- Question 34
Two identical resistors are connected first in series and then in parallel. The two resistors in series are connected to a power supply and the current is Is. The parallel combination is connected to the same power supply and the …
- Question 35
The output of an a.c. generator is connected to a lamp. The coil of the generator is rotated at a constant rate which makes the lamp flash twice every second. The coil is then rotated at half the rate of …
- Question 36
Which device uses the magnetic effect of an electric current? A compass B fuse C loudspeaker D magnifying glass
- Question 37
A wire is placed at right angles to a uniform magnetic field. magnetic field wire There is a current in the wire and it experiences a force. Beams of alpha-particles, beta-particles and neutrons are fired into the magnetic field in …
- Question 38
The diagram shows the trace produced on the screen of an oscilloscope due to an alternating voltage input. The time–base on the oscilloscope is set to 4 ms / cm. What does the trace look like when the time base …
- Question 39
The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 2.5 minutes. This isotope is the only radioactive isotope in a radioactive sample. Between time …
- Question 40
When observed on the Earth, the redshift of the light from galaxy X is smaller than the redshift of the light from galaxy Y. Which galaxy is closer to the Earth and which galaxy is receding from the Earth faster? …
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