Energy past paper questions

O Level Physics 5054 · Energy, work and power. 1 State that energy may be stored as kinetic, gravitational potential, chemical, elastic (strain), nuclear, electrostatic and internal (thermal) 2 Describe how energy is transferred between stores during events and processes, including examples of transfer by forces (mechanical work done), electrical currents (electrical work done), heating, and by electromagnetic, sound and other waves 3 Know the principle of the conservation of energy and apply this principle to the transfer of energy between stores during events and processes 4 Recall and use the equation for kinetic energy Ek = 1 2 mv2 5 Recall and use the equation for the change in gravitational potential energy ΔEp = mgΔh

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, Energy came up in 43 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 3 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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63 questions, newest first

5054/12/O/N/25 Question 15 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/25 Question 16 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/25 Question 1 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
5054/21/O/N/25 Question 2 part (c) · 2 marks
5054/22/O/N/25 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 6 marks
5054/12/M/J/25 Question 8 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/25 Question 3 parts (a) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
5054/22/M/J/25 Question 2 part (d) · 1 mark
5054/41/M/J/25 Question 4 · 6 marks
5054/11/O/N/24 Question 16 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/24 Question 17 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/24 Question 10 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/24 Question 32 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/24 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(ii)) · 6 marks
5054/22/O/N/24 Question 1 part (c) · 3 marks
5054/11/M/J/24 Question 10 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/24 Question 11 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/24 Question 14 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/24 Question 1 parts (b) (c) · 4 marks
5054/22/M/J/24 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
5054/11/O/N/23 Question 8 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/23 Question 12 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/23 Question 2 part (b(iii)) · 3 marks
5054/22/O/N/23 Question 2 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
5054/22/O/N/23 Question 9 part (a) · 2 marks
5054/11/M/J/23 Question 12 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/23 Question 13 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/23 Question 2 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
5054/22/M/J/23 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b) · 5 marks
5054/11/O/N/22 Question 3 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/22 Question 18 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/22 Question 2 · 7 marks
5054/21/O/N/22 Question 7 part (c(iii)) · 2 marks
5054/22/O/N/22 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
5054/22/O/N/22 Question 3 part (a) · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/22 Question 8 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/22 Question 1 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/22 Question 2 part (a) · 3 marks
5054/22/M/J/22 Question 2 parts (a) (b(i)) · 4 marks
5054/12/O/N/21 Question 12 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/21 Question 4 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
5054/11/M/J/21 Question 33 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/21 Question 16 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/21 Question 8 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 6 marks
5054/22/M/J/21 Question 5 part (c) · 2 marks
5054/22/M/J/21 Question 9 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 4 marks
5054/11/O/N/20 Question 14 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/20 Question 15 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/20 Question 17 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/20 Question 13 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/20 Question 15 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/20 Question 29 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/20 Question 7 part (c(ii)) · 2 marks
5054/22/O/N/20 Question 2 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
5054/11/M/J/20 Question 12 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/20 Question 13 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/20 Question 17 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/20 Question 16 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/20 Question 17 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/20 Question 20 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/20 Question 8 part (a(i)) · 3 marks
5054/21/M/J/20 Question 10 parts (a(iii)) (a(iv)) · 5 marks

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