O Level Physics 5054, topic 2.2.1
Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases: past paper questions
5 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases (2.2.1) from 5 papers, 2023 to 2025. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 5
- Papers
- 5
- Years
- 2023 to 2025
- Total marks
- 14
- Average per question
- 2.8 marks
- Largest question
- 10 marks
By type: Multiple choice 4 · Structured 1
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- Analyse1
- Not banded3
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
- explainAnalyse1 question
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- showApply1 question
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20252
- 20241
- 20232
By session
- May/June3
- Oct/Nov2
By paper
- Paper 14
- Paper 21
Questions on this topic
Showing 5 of 5, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 15Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
A student investigates how changing the temperature of a gas affects the volume of the gas. The gas is kept at a constant pressure. Which graph shows the relationship between the temperature and the volume of a sample of gas at constant pressure?
- Try this questionQuestion 18May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
The temperature of a substance is measured with a liquid-in-glass thermometer. Which physical property changes so that the temperature can be measured?
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured10 marks
When the temperature of a liquid increases, the kinetic energy of its particles increases and the liquid expands. Explain, by referring to particles, why a liquid expands when heated.
- Try this questionQuestion 13May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
The strength of the forces between the particles of a solid determines how much the solid expands when heated. Which statement about these forces is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 16May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagrams show examples of thermal expansion.