5054 is Cambridge O Level Physics. This page explains what the code covers, which papers it is examined by, and which topics carry the most marks — counted from 1,483 real past-paper questions set between 2019 and 2026.
5054 is the Cambridge syllabus code for O Level Physics.
ExamYard publishes a question book for this syllabus, covering the following:
Every topic in the 5054 banks, with how many questions and marks each has carried since 2019. The heaviest topics are where revision time pays back fastest.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Quantities and Measurement Techniques | 55 | 72 |
| Motion | 61 | 150 |
| Mass and Weight | 34 | 44 |
| Density | 26 | 41 |
| Forces | 164 | 330 |
| Momentum | 17 | 56 |
| Energy, Work and Power | 124 | 258 |
| Pressure | 48 | 93 |
| Kinetic Particle Model of Matter | 76 | 159 |
| Thermal Properties and Temperature | 77 | 196 |
| Transfer of Thermal Energy | 52 | 122 |
| General Properties of Waves | 38 | 100 |
| Light | 110 | 229 |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | 29 | 73 |
| Sound | 60 | 127 |
| Simple Magnetism and Magnetic Fields | 31 | 50 |
| Electrical Quantities | 87 | 176 |
| Electric Circuits | 67 | 155 |
| Practical Electricity | 55 | 179 |
| Electromagnetic Effects | 91 | 280 |
| Uses of an Oscilloscope | 11 | 36 |
| The Nuclear Model of the Atom | 38 | 69 |
| Radioactivity | 80 | 310 |
| Earth and the Solar System | 20 | 78 |
| Stars and the Universe | 32 | 107 |
Heaviest topic: Forces, 330 marks across 164 questions.
Across every 5054 paper in these banks, the three heaviest topics are Forces (330 marks), Radioactivity (310 marks) and Electromagnetic Effects (280 marks). The first of those alone is about 9% of every mark on offer. The lightest is Uses of an Oscilloscope at 36 marks.
That matters because revising by whole past paper spreads your time evenly over topics the examiner does not weight evenly. Working topic by topic lets you spend the most time where the most marks are, and it shows you the handful of question shapes each topic actually uses rather than meeting one of them every few weeks.
Past papers are easiest to use when the questions are already sorted by topic, so you can finish one topic before starting the next instead of meeting it once every few papers. ExamYard prints the real Cambridge questions for O Level Physics 5054 arranged that way, with the mark scheme kept separate from the question. Chapter 1 of every book is free to read, with no account and no email address.
5054 is Cambridge O Level Physics.
The questions in these banks come from papers set between 2019 and 2026. Nothing older is included, because Cambridge changes syllabuses and older questions can test content that is no longer examined.
1,483 real Cambridge questions worth 3,490 marks, sorted by topic.