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O Level Physics 5054 · Pressure. 1 Define pressure as force per unit area; recall and use the equation pressure = force area p = F A 2 Describe how pressure varies with force and area in the context of everyday examples 3 State that the pressure at a surface produces a force in a direction at right angles to the surface and describe an experiment to show this 4 Describe how the height of a liquid column in a liquid barometer may be used to determine the atmospheric pressure 5 Describe, quantitatively, how the pressure beneath the surface of a liquid changes with depth and density of the liquid 6 Recall and use the equation for the change in pressure beneath the surface of a liquid change in pressure = density × gravitational field strength × change in height ∆p = ρg∆h 2 Thermal physics

It came up in 32 of 72 papers, for about 4 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Particle model, Momentum, Balanced and unbalanced forces.

43 questions, newest first

  1. 5054/12/O/N/25 Question 19 · 1 mark
  2. 5054/12/O/N/25 Question 20 · 1 mark
  3. 5054/11/M/J/25 Question 11 · 1 mark
  4. 5054/11/M/J/25 Question 12 · 1 mark
  5. 5054/12/M/J/25 Question 11 · 1 mark
  6. 5054/12/M/J/25 Question 12 · 1 mark
  7. 5054/22/M/J/25 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 3 marks
  8. 5054/41/M/J/25 Question 3 parts (a(iii)) (b) (c) (d) (e) · 11 marks
  9. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 19 · 1 mark
  10. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 20 · 1 mark
  11. 5054/22/O/N/24 Question 2 · 5 marks
  12. 5054/22/O/N/24 Question 4 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
  13. 5054/11/M/J/24 Question 14 · 1 mark
  14. 5054/21/M/J/24 Question 2 part (b) · 2 marks
  15. 5054/22/M/J/24 Question 2 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 3 marks
  16. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 12 · 1 mark
  17. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 13 · 1 mark
  18. 5054/12/O/N/23 Question 16 · 1 mark
  19. 5054/22/O/N/23 Question 4 · 10 marks
  20. 5054/11/M/J/23 Question 13 · 1 mark
  21. 5054/21/M/J/23 Question 4 parts (a(i)) (a(iii)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 7 marks
  22. 5054/22/M/J/23 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (b) · 4 marks
  23. 5054/11/O/N/22 Question 13 · 1 mark
  24. 5054/12/O/N/22 Question 14 · 1 mark
  25. 5054/21/O/N/22 Question 3 parts (a) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
  26. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 11 · 1 mark
  27. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 12 · 1 mark
  28. 5054/21/M/J/22 Question 8 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (c) (e(i)) (e(ii)) · 11 marks
  29. 5054/22/M/J/22 Question 3 parts (a) (c(i)) · 3 marks
  30. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 8 · 1 mark
  31. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 10 · 1 mark
  32. 5054/21/O/N/21 Question 1 part (a) · 2 marks
  33. 5054/22/O/N/21 Question 7 parts (b) (c(i)) (c(ii)) (c(iii)) (d(i)) (d(ii)) · 9 marks
  34. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 11 · 1 mark
  35. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 12 · 1 mark
  36. 5054/12/M/J/21 Question 12 · 1 mark
  37. 5054/12/M/J/21 Question 13 · 1 mark
  38. 5054/11/O/N/20 Question 13 · 1 mark
  39. 5054/21/O/N/20 Question 8 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c(i)) (c(iv)) · 8 marks
  40. 5054/11/M/J/20 Question 14 · 1 mark
  41. 5054/11/M/J/20 Question 15 · 1 mark
  42. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 14 · 1 mark
  43. 5054/21/M/J/20 Question 5 part (a) · 2 marks

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