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O Level Physics 5054 · Light. 1 Describe the action of thin converging and thin diverging lenses on a parallel beam of light 2 Define and use the terms focal length, principal axis and principal focus (focal point) 3 Draw ray diagrams to illustrate the formation of real and virtual images of an object by a converging lens and know that a real image is formed by converging rays and a virtual image is formed by diverging rays 4 Define linear magnification as the ratio of image length to object length; recall and use the equation linear magnification = image length object length 5 Describe the use of a single lens as a magnifying glass 6 Draw ray diagrams to show the formation of images in the normal eye, a short-sighted eye and a long-sighted eye 7 Describe the use of converging and diverging lenses to correct long-sightedness and short-sightedness

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, Thin lenses came up in 31 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 4 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Physical quantities and measurement techniques, Refraction of light.

37 questions, newest first

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

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