O Level Physics 5054, topic 1.7.5
Power: past paper questions
13 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Power (1.7.5) from 13 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
- 13
- Papers
- 13
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 39
- Average per question
- 3 marks
- Largest question
- 8 marks
By type: Multiple choice 9 · Structured 3 · Essay 1
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply4
- Analyse2
- 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
- calculateApply4 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- describeApply3 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- defineRecall2 questions
give precise meaning
- explainAnalyse2 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- determineApply1 question
establish an answer using the information available
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20254
- 20243
- 20234
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov6
By paper
- Paper 19
- Paper 23
- Paper 41
Questions on this topic
Showing 9 of 13, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 18Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
An object of mass is lifted through a vertical distance in time . Which equation is used to calculate the power required to lift the object?
- Try this questionQuestion 33May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which quantities are multiplied together to determine the power input to an electrical appliance?
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Essay6 marksHas a diagram
A solar cell is a device that can generate electrical power when light falls on it. You are given a solar cell connected to a fixed resistor as in the incomplete circuit shown in Fig. 4.1.
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Four objects of different masses are lifted through different distances in different amounts of time. In which combination of mass, distance and time is the greatest power transferred?
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2025, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram
A battery, a pulley and a motor are used to lift a load as shown in Fig. 3.1. Describe the transfers between energy stores that occur as the load is lifted.
- Try this questionQuestion 17May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which quantity is not measured in joules (J)?
- Try this questionQuestion 31May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
The power consumption of a microwave oven is . The cost of of electrical energy is . What is the cost of using the microwave oven for ?
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2025, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 2.1 shows a fork-lift truck used to lift a load. When lifting the load, the electric motor on the fork-lift truck has a useful output power of . Define ‘power’.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2023, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 2.2 shows a rider on an electric scooter. The scooter contains a battery and a motor to drive the back wheel. State the name of the energy store in the battery.