The Earth past paper questions

O Level Physics 5054 · Earth and the Solar System. 1 Know that: (a) the Earth is a planet that orbits the Sun once in approximately 365 days (b) the orbit of the Earth around the Sun is an ellipse which is approximately circular (c) the Earth rotates on its axis, which is tilted, once in approximately 24 hours (d) it takes approximately one month for the Moon to orbit the Earth (e) it takes approximately 500 s for light from the Sun to reach the Earth 2 Define average orbital speed from the equation v = 2π r T where r is the average radius of the orbit and T is the orbital period; recall and use this equation

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, The Earth came up in 11 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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11 questions, newest first

5054/12/O/N/25 Question 39 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/25 Question 9 part (b(iii)) · 2 marks
5054/22/O/N/25 Question 9 part (a(ii)) · 2 marks
5054/12/M/J/25 Question 39 · 1 mark
5054/22/M/J/25 Question 9 part (d) · 3 marks
5054/12/O/N/24 Question 39 · 1 mark
5054/22/O/N/24 Question 9 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 5 marks
5054/11/M/J/24 Question 40 · 1 mark
5054/22/M/J/24 Question 8 part (c(iii)) · 3 marks
5054/11/M/J/23 Question 39 · 1 mark
5054/21/M/J/23 Question 11 part (b) · 2 marks

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