O Level Physics 5054, topic 1.5.2
Friction: past paper questions
8 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Friction (1.5.2) 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
- 13
- Average per question
- 1.6 marks
- Largest question
- 6 marks
By type: Multiple choice 7 · Essay 1
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- Analyse0
- Not banded7
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
- determineApply1 question
establish an answer using the information available
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20251
- 20243
- 20233
By session
- May/June4
- Oct/Nov4
By paper
- Paper 17
- Paper 41
Questions on this topic
Showing 6 of 8, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
A box is pulled up a slope as shown. There is friction between the box and the slope. In which direction does friction act on the box?
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2025, paper 42Essay6 marksHas a diagram
As a metal ball falls through a liquid, it experiences a frictional force from the liquid that opposes the motion of the metal ball.
- Try this questionQuestion 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
As a cyclist uses the brakes on a bicycle, energy is transferred from the kinetic store to the thermal store. What causes the transfer of energy?
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
An object falls vertically through the air. Which diagram represents the forces acting on the object?
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The stopping distance of a car travelling at a certain speed is measured in four different situations. • on a dry road with new tyres • on a dry road with old, worn tyres • on a wet road with new tyres • on a wet road with old, worn tyres The results are shown.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The stopping distance of a car is the sum of the thinking distance and the braking distance. Which factors affect the braking distance?