O Level Physics 5054, topic 6.2.1
The Sun as a star: past paper questions
6 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on The Sun as a star (6.2.1) from 6 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
- 6
- Papers
- 6
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 23
- Average per question
- 3.8 marks
- Largest question
- 10 marks
By type: Multiple choice 4 · Structured 2
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply0
- Analyse2
- Not banded4
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
- describeApply2 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- explainAnalyse2 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall2 questions
express in clear terms
- drawApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20251
- 20241
- 20231
By session
- May/June6
By paper
- Paper 14
- Paper 22
Questions on this topic
Showing 6 of 6, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 38May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
The Sun radiates most of its energy in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. What are these three regions?
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2025, paper 21Structured10 marks
The life cycle of a star begins with a large cloud of dust and gas which collapses. Five later stages of the life cycle of a very massive star are: black hole protostar red supergiant stable star supernova Place these stages in Table 9.1 in the order in which they occur.
- Try this questionQuestion 40May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
What is the nuclear reaction that powers the Sun?
- Try this questionQuestion 39May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
In which region of the electromagnetic spectrum does the Sun radiate the most energy?
- Try this questionQuestion 39May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
In which three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum does the Sun radiate most of its energy?
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2026, paper 22Structured9 marksHas a diagram
Figure 9.1 shows the Sun and the orbits of three planets in the Solar System. Halley’s comet orbits around the Sun. The orbit of Halley’s comet passes through points X and Y and is closest to the Sun between the orbits of Mercury and Venus.