O Level Physics 5054, topic 6.1.1

The Earth: past paper questions

6 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on The Earth (6.1.1) from 6 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions: 6
Papers: 6
Years: 2023 to 2026
Total marks: 16
Average per question: 2.7 marks
Largest question: 11 marks

By type: Multiple choice 5 · Structured 1

How hard the questions are

Recall0
Apply0
Analyse1
Not banded5

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

calculateApply1 question
work out from given facts, figures or information
describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
explainAnalyse1 question
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms

Where the questions come from

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By session

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Oct/Nov3

By paper

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Questions on this topic

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Question 38May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
The Earth, the Moon and the Sun are objects in the Solar System. Which statement about the Earth, the Moon and the Sun is correct?
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Question 39Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about the Earth is correct?
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Question 39May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
It takes $27 days$ for the Moon to orbit the Earth. The average value of the radius of the Moon’s orbit is $3.8 \times 10^{8} m$ . What is the average orbital speed of the Moon?
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Question 9Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured11 marksHas a diagram
The Earth has a radius of $6.4 \times 10^{6} m$ and rotates on its axis once in every 24 hours. Fig. 9.1 shows that as the Earth rotates, objects on the surface of the Earth move in circular paths around the axis of rotation.
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Question 40May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement is correct?
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