O Level Physics 5054, topic 1.5.4
Circular motion: past paper questions
9 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Circular motion (1.5.4) from 9 papers, 2023 to 2025. 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
- 9
- Papers
- 9
- Years
- 2023 to 2025
- Total marks
- 38
- Average per question
- 4.2 marks
- Largest question
- 12 marks
By type: Multiple choice 6 · Structured 3
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- 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
- stateRecall3 questions
express in clear terms
- calculateApply2 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- drawApply2 questions
- explainAnalyse2 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- compareAnalyse1 question
identify/comment on similarities and/or differences
- completeApply1 question
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20255
- 20242
- 20232
By session
- May/June3
- Oct/Nov6
By paper
- Paper 16
- Paper 23
Questions on this topic
Showing 6 of 9, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 38Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
The planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun. Which statement is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The International Space Station orbits the Earth. Which arrow shows the direction of the force on the International Space Station when it is at point X?
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured12 marksHas a diagram
The planet Venus orbits the Sun at a constant speed of and takes a time to complete one orbit.
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured10 marksHas a diagram
An object moves through space. It is a large distance from any other object. There are no external forces acting on the object.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a section of a roller coaster ride that is a circle arranged vertically. The truck is moving at constant speed at the position shown. Which arrow shows the direction of the resultant force acting on the truck?
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2025, paper 22Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 9.1 shows the path of a comet, the orbit of Earth and the orbit of Jupiter around the Sun. The comet is at position 3 when Earth is at position 5. On Fig. 9.1, draw the orbits of Mercury and Mars.