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O Level Physics (5054)

Waves Banker

90 questions · about 12% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

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2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q211 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q221 markGeneral wave properties
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q231 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q241 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q251 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q261 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q271 markSound
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q281 markElectromagnetic spectrum
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 21 · Q4 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii))10 marksElectromagnetic spectrum · Sound
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 21 · Q5 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii))9 marksGeneral wave properties

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q181 markSound
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q191 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q201 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q211 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q221 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q231 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q241 markSound
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q251 markSound
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q4 (a, b(i), b(ii), c(i), c(ii), c(iii))10 marksLenses & dispersion · Light: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q2 (b(iii), b(iv), c)4 marksLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q2 (b(i), b(ii), c, e)6 marksLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q191 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q201 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q221 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q231 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q241 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q251 markSound
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q261 markSound
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q271 markSound
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 21 · Q5 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c)8 marksGeneral wave properties · Sound
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 31 · Q2 (b(i), b(ii), c(i))3 marksLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 41 · Q2 (b(i), c(ii))2 marksLight: reflection & refraction

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q251 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q261 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q271 markElectromagnetic spectrum
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q281 markGeneral wave properties
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q291 markSound
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q4 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), d)8 marksElectromagnetic spectrum · Lenses & dispersion
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q5 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))9 marksGeneral wave properties · Sound
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q221 markGeneral wave properties
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q231 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q241 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q251 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q261 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q271 markElectromagnetic spectrum
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q281 markSound
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q221 markElectromagnetic spectrum
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q231 markSound
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q241 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q251 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q261 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q271 markSound
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 21 · Q4 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii), c)10 marksGeneral wave properties · Sound
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii))8 marksElectromagnetic spectrum · Light: reflection & refraction
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 31 · Q3 (a(i))2 marksLenses & dispersion
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 41 · Q3 (b)2 marksLenses & dispersion

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q181 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q191 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q201 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q211 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q221 markSound
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q4 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii))10 marksGeneral wave properties · Light: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q5 (a(i), a(ii), b)6 marksElectromagnetic spectrum · General wave properties
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q1 (b(ii))2 marksGeneral wave properties
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q1 (b(ii))2 marksGeneral wave properties
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q191 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q201 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q211 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q221 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q231 markElectromagnetic spectrum
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q241 markSound
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 21 · Q6 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii))6 marksLenses & dispersion
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 21 · Q7 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii))7 marksGeneral wave properties

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q231 markGeneral wave properties
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q241 markLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q251 markSound
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q351 markSound
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q4 (a, b(i), b(ii), c(i), c(ii))8 marksElectromagnetic spectrum · General wave properties
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q8 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c(i), c(ii), c(iii), c(iv))15 marksLenses & dispersion
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q1 (a(i), b(iv))3 marksLight: reflection & refraction
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q191 markGeneral wave properties
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q201 markGeneral wave properties
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q211 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q221 markLenses & dispersion
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q231 markElectromagnetic spectrum
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q241 markSound
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q251 markSound
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q261 markSound
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 21 · Q4 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii))8 marksLenses & dispersion · Light: reflection & refraction
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 41 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), b, c(i))4 marksLenses & dispersion · Light: reflection & refraction

Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.

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Light: reflection & refraction Banker30 questions · 9/9 sessions
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General wave properties Banker16 questions · 8/9 sessions
Sound Banker22 questions · 9/9 sessions
Electromagnetic spectrum 11 questions · 7/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Light: reflection & refraction Banker639/9
Lenses & dispersion Banker589/9
General wave properties Banker558/9
Sound Banker299/9
Electromagnetic spectrum 227/9

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