Past Papers Questions 5054/ 11 & 12 Unit 1.3/1.4.

Q. 5054 s23 12 Q5 The difference between the weight of an

object on Earth and the weight of the
The diagrams show four balances, W, X, same object on Mars is 25 N.
Y and Z. What is the mass of the object?
A 1.9 kg B 2.6 kg C 4.1 kg D 6.8 kg

Q. 5054 s23 11 12 Q6, Q7

A student determines the density of a solid

The scales of all the balances are metal cube.
calibrated on the Earth to measure mass. Which pieces of equipment does the
Which balances also measure mass student use?
correctly when used on the Moon? A a balance and a force meter
A W and X B a balance and a ruler
B W and Z C a micrometer and a measuring cylinder
C X and Y D a ruler and a measuring cylinder
D Y and Z
D B

Q. 5054 s23 12 Q6 Q. 5054 s23 11 Q7

A spacecraft carries a probe to Mars The diagram shows the only two
where the gravitational field strength is 3.7 horizontal forces acting on a trolley that is
N / kg. The weight of the probe on Mars is accelerating at 0.12 m / s2
370 N.
The gravitational field strength on Earth is
9.8 N / kg.
What are the mass and the weight of the
probe on Earth? .

What is the mass of the trolley?

A 0.050 kg B 0.13 kg C 20 kg D 80 kg

Q. 5054 w22 11 Q9

9 X is the result of Y divided by Z.

What are X, Y and Z?

Q. 5054 s23 11 Q5

The gravitational field strength on Earth is

9.8 N / kg.
The gravitational field strength on Mars is
3.7 N / kg.
A
Q. 5054 s22 11 Q5.

5 A plastic cube, of density r, is

compressed so that each of its sides
becomes one-half of its original length.
What is the new density of the material of
the cube?

A 0.125r B 0.50r C 2.0r D 8.0r

The volume of water in the cylinder before
D adding the stone is 15 cm3 and the stone
has a mass of 90 g.
Question 5 What is the density of the stone?
Each of the options was selected by a A 1.0 g / cm3 B 1.2 g / cm3
significant number of candidates and the
C 1.5 g / cm3 D 6.0 g / cm3
correct response was not the most commonly
chosen. There were two points to consider
when answering this question. Firstly, that a C
reduction in volume leads to an increase in
density and then that the volume of a cube, Q. 5054 w21 12 Q7
and thus the density of the material, depends
on the cube of the length of one side. 7 A student takes measurements to find
the density of a regularly shaped block.

Q. 5054 s22 12 Q6

6 A measuring cylinder containing water is

placed on a balance.
A stone is placed into the water.
The diagram shows the readings on the
balance and on the measuring cylinder.

Which formula is used to calculate the

density of the block?
A density = mass / volume
B density = volume / mass
C density = weight / area
D density = weight / volume

Q. 5054 s21 11 Q6
6 Which row shows the mass and the
weight of an object on the Earth’s
surface?
What is the density of the stone? [gravitational field strength g = 10 N / kg]
A 1.1 g / cm3 B 1.5 g / cm3
C 2.5 g / cm3 D 2.6 g / cm3

Q. 5054 w21 11 Q6

6 A stone is placed in a measuring

cylinder of water, as shown.
D

Q. 5054 s21 11 Q7
7 Water is added to a measuring cylinder
containing 100 cm3 of liquid paraffin.
(The density of paraffin is 0.80 g / cm3 and
that of the water is 1.0 g / cm3.)
As the water is added, the level of the
paraffin rises to 150 cm3. The paraffin and
water do not mix.
What finally is the total mass of liquid in
the measuring cylinder?
A 130 g B 140 g C 167 g D 175 g
A

Q. 5054 s21 12 Q7
7 Air is trapped in a cylinder by a piston.
The piston is moved inwards so that the
What can the position of the marker be
volume of the air reduces.
used to determine?
A the mass of the block in kg
B the mass of the block in N
C the moment caused by the block in N
D the weight of the block in kg
A

Q. 5054 w20 11 Q8
The density of the air in the syringe at the
8 Which statement about mass and weight
initial volume is 0.0012 g / cm3. is correct?
What is the density of the air in the syringe A Mass is a scientific term that means the
at the final volume? same as weight.
A 0.0006 g / cm3 B The mass of an object on Earth is 10
B 0.0012 g / cm3 times its weight.
C 0.0024 g / cm3 C Weight is a scalar quantity, mass is a
D 0.0048 g / cm3 vector quantity.
C D Weight is the force of gravity pulling on
a mass
Q. 5054 w20 11 Q5
5 Some gas trapped in a cylinder is D
compressed at constant temperature by a
piston. Which property of the gas does Q. 5054 w20 11 Q9
not change?
A density 9 Which expression is used to calculate
B mass density?
C pressure A mass ´ volume
D volume B mass / volume
B C volume + mass
D volume / mass
Q. 5054 w20 11 Q6 & 12 Q7 B
6 A block is hung on a spring balance.
The marker inside the balance is pulled Q. 5054 s20 11 Q9
down by the block.
9 Four objects of different masses are on
different planets.
The weight of each object on its planet is
determined.
Which object is on the planet with the
smallest gravitational field strength?

Q. 5054 s20 12 Q10

D 10 The diagram shows the equipment

used to determine the density of a liquid.
Q. 5054 s20 11 Q10

10 Which physical quantity does not

change when a piece of copper is heated?
A density
B mass
C temperature
D volume

Q. 5054 s20 11 Q11

11 A single metal bolt has a mass of 34 g.

Three of the bolts are immersed in a Which equation is used to calculate the
measuring cylinder that contains 30 cm3 of density of the liquid?
water.
The reading on the measuring cylinder
rises to 42 cm3.
What is the density of the metal?
A 0.81 g / cm3 B 2.8 g / cm3
C 7.5 g / cm3 D 8.5 g / cm3

Q. 5054 s20 12 Q9

9 An object weighs 40 N on Earth, where

A
the gravitational field strength is 10 N / kg.
The object is taken to a planet where the
gravitational field strength is 4.0 N / kg. During an experiment to find the density
Which row is correct? of a stone, the stone is lowered into a
measuring cylinder partly filled with
water.
 C

Which statement is correct?

A The difference between the readings

gives the density of the stone.
B The difference between the readings
gives the volume of the stone.
C The final reading gives the density of
the stone.
D The final reading gives the volume of
the stone.

Q. 5054 s13 12 Q8
8 A measuring cylinder contains 20 cm3 of
water. A stone is placed in the water and the
water level rises to 38 cm3.

What is the volume of the stone?

A 18 cm3 B 29 cm3 C 38 cm3 D 58 cm3
A

Q. 5054 s03 1 Q4

4 Ten identical steel balls, each of mass

27 g, are immersed in a measuring
cylinder containing 20 cm3 of water.
The reading of the water level rises to 50
cm3.
What is the density of the steel?
A 0.90 g/cm3 B 8.1 g/cm3
C 9.0 g/cm3 D 13.5 g/cm3