O Level Physics 5054, topic 1.5.6
Centre of gravity: past paper questions
8 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Centre of gravity (1.5.6) from 8 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 8
- Papers
- 8
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 22
- Average per question
- 2.8 marks
- Largest question
- 8 marks
By type: Multiple choice 6 · Structured 2
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply0
- Analyse2
- Not banded6
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- calculateApply2 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- explainAnalyse2 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- determineApply1 question
establish an answer using the information available
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20253
- 20242
- 20232
By session
- May/June4
- Oct/Nov4
By paper
- Paper 16
- Paper 22
Questions on this topic
Showing 5 of 8, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a bottle containing air, water and sand. More sand is added to the bottle. This affects the position of the centre of gravity of the bottle and its contents.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram
A plane, irregular lamina has a mass of . It hangs from a nail that passes through a small hole H near to the edge of the lamina. The nail acts as a pivot and the lamina can swing about it.
- Try this questionQuestion 14Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about centre of gravity is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Four objects have identical shapes but different distributions of mass. The centre of gravity of each object is shown by the dot marked G. Which object is the most stable?
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2025, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram
State the principle of moments.