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O Level Physics 5054 · Physical quantities and measurement techniques. 1 Describe how to measure a variety of lengths with appropriate precision using tapes, rulers and micrometers (including reading the scale on an analogue micrometer) 2 Describe how to use a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of a liquid and to determine the volume of a solid by displacement 3 Describe how to measure a variety of time intervals using clocks and digital timers 4 Determine an average value for a small distance and for a short interval of time by measuring multiples (including the period of oscillation of a pendulum) 5 Understand that a scalar quantity has magnitude (size) only and that a vector quantity has magnitude and direction 6 Know that the following quantities are scalars: distance, speed, time, mass, energy and temperature 7 Know that the following quantities are vectors: displacement, force, weight, velocity, acceleration, momentum, electric field strength an

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, Physical quantities and measurement techniques came up in 52 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 4 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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83 questions, newest first

  1. 5054/11/O/N/25 Question 1 · 1 mark
  2. 5054/11/O/N/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
  3. 5054/12/O/N/25 Question 1 · 1 mark
  4. 5054/12/O/N/25 Question 7 · 1 mark
  5. 5054/41/O/N/25 Question 1 parts (b(i)) (c(i)) · 2 marks
  6. 5054/42/O/N/25 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  7. 5054/11/M/J/25 Question 1 · 1 mark
  8. 5054/12/M/J/25 Question 1 · 1 mark
  9. 5054/41/M/J/25 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 3 marks
  10. 5054/42/M/J/25 Question 2 part (a) · 1 mark
  11. 5054/42/M/J/25 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (f) · 4 marks
  12. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
  13. 5054/12/O/N/24 Question 1 · 1 mark
  14. 5054/12/O/N/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
  15. 5054/41/O/N/24 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) (a(iv)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 6 marks
  16. 5054/41/O/N/24 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  17. 5054/42/O/N/24 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b) (d) · 4 marks
  18. 5054/42/O/N/24 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (g(i)) · 2 marks
  19. 5054/11/M/J/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
  20. 5054/12/M/J/24 Question 1 · 1 mark
  21. 5054/41/M/J/24 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c) · 6 marks
  22. 5054/41/M/J/24 Question 2 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  23. 5054/41/M/J/24 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  24. 5054/42/M/J/24 Question 1 part (b) · 2 marks
  25. 5054/42/M/J/24 Question 2 part (a) · 1 mark
  26. 5054/42/M/J/24 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
  27. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
  28. 5054/12/O/N/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
  29. 5054/21/O/N/23 Question 9 part (b) · 1 mark
  30. 5054/22/O/N/23 Question 1 · 6 marks
  31. 5054/41/O/N/23 Question 1 parts (a) (b(i)) · 5 marks
  32. 5054/41/O/N/23 Question 3 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c) · 5 marks
  33. 5054/42/O/N/23 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(iv)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (c) · 7 marks
  34. 5054/42/O/N/23 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (c(ii)) · 2 marks
  35. 5054/11/M/J/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
  36. 5054/11/M/J/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
  37. 5054/12/M/J/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
  38. 5054/12/M/J/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
  39. 5054/41/M/J/23 Question 1 part (a) · 1 mark
  40. 5054/41/M/J/23 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 8 marks
  41. 5054/42/M/J/23 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(i)) (c(i)) (d) · 7 marks
  42. 5054/11/O/N/22 Question 2 · 1 mark
  43. 5054/12/O/N/22 Question 2 · 1 mark
  44. 5054/12/O/N/22 Question 3 · 1 mark
  45. 5054/41/O/N/22 Question 3 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
  46. 5054/42/O/N/22 Question 2 · 9 marks
  47. 5054/42/O/N/22 Question 4 · 3 marks
  48. 5054/11/M/J/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
  49. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 2 · 1 mark
  50. 5054/21/M/J/22 Question 7 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 4 marks
  51. 5054/41/M/J/22 Question 1 part (a) · 2 marks
  52. 5054/41/M/J/22 Question 3 part (c(ii)) · 1 mark
  53. 5054/41/M/J/22 Question 4 · 4 marks
  54. 5054/42/M/J/22 Question 1 parts (a) (b) (c(i)) (c(ii)) (d) (e(i)) (f(i)) (f(ii)) (g(i)) (g(ii)) · 14 marks
  55. 5054/42/M/J/22 Question 3 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
  56. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
  57. 5054/12/O/N/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
  58. 5054/12/O/N/21 Question 2 · 1 mark
  59. 5054/22/O/N/21 Question 2 part (a) · 1 mark
  60. 5054/41/O/N/21 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (b(iv)) (b(v)) · 12 marks
  61. 5054/41/O/N/21 Question 2 part (b) · 1 mark
  62. 5054/41/O/N/21 Question 3 part (a(ii)) · 2 marks
  63. 5054/42/O/N/21 Question 2 · 5 marks
  64. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
  65. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 2 · 1 mark
  66. 5054/12/M/J/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
  67. 5054/22/M/J/21 Question 1 · 5 marks
  68. 5054/41/M/J/21 Question 1 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
  69. 5054/41/M/J/21 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 2 marks
  70. 5054/41/M/J/21 Question 3 part (b) · 1 mark
  71. 5054/42/M/J/21 Question 1 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  72. 5054/42/M/J/21 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 2 marks
  73. 5054/42/M/J/21 Question 3 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
  74. 5054/21/O/N/20 Question 2 parts (a) (b) · 2 marks
  75. 5054/41/O/N/20 Question 2 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
  76. 5054/42/O/N/20 Question 4 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  77. 5054/11/M/J/20 Question 2 · 1 mark
  78. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
  79. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 3 · 1 mark
  80. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 4 · 1 mark
  81. 5054/41/M/J/20 Question 1 parts (a) (b(i)) (c) · 3 marks
  82. 5054/41/M/J/20 Question 2 parts (a(ii)) (d) · 3 marks
  83. 5054/42/M/J/20 Question 2 parts (a(ii)) (c(ii)) (g(i)) (g(ii)) · 4 marks

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