Edexcel IAL Physics question types

All 1,588 original, past-paper-style questions sorted by the skill each one practises, topic by topic: 262 question types in total. Pick a type to open the topic with only those questions shown, each with its full mark scheme.

The skills

Recalling definitions and factsState, define and identify: the facts and laws you need without any working.

Reasoning qualitativelyChoose the right physics idea without a full calculation: directions, which statement is correct, why something happens.

Calculating with one relationshipPick one equation, rearrange it, substitute and give the answer with a unit.

Solving multi-step problemsChain two or more ideas, where the answer to one step feeds the next.

Predicting changes and ratiosWhat happens when one quantity changes: factors, ratios and proportional reasoning.

Writing explanationsExplain, describe and outline in words, linking cause and effect with physics.

Reading and interpreting graphsValues, gradients and areas from a graph, and what its shape tells you.

Drawing graphs and diagramsSketch graphs and draw ray, field, force, circuit and wave diagrams.

Deriving and showing resultsShow that, derive and verify: every step written out.

Processing data and uncertaintiesTables of results, uncertainties, significant figures and best-fit lines.

Planning and evaluating experimentsMethod, variables, sources of error and improvements.

Exam tip: a topic can feel secure while one skill in it is weak. If you can do the calculations but lose marks on explanations or graphs, practise that question type on its own.

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1.1 Motion, vectors and projectiles (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.2 Forces and Newton's laws (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.3 Momentum (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.4 Moments and centre of gravity (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.5 Work and energy (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.6 Power and efficiency (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.7 Density, upthrust and viscous drag (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.8 Hooke's law and elastic strain energy (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
1.9 Stress, strain and the Young modulus (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.1 Progressive waves (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.2 Superposition and stationary waves (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.3 Intensity, refraction and polarisation (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.4 Diffraction and the wave nature of electrons (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.5 Photons, the photoelectric effect and line spectra (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.6 Current, potential difference and resistance (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.7 Series and parallel circuits and I–V characteristics (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.8 Resistivity and the potential divider (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.9 E.m.f. and internal resistance (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
2.10 Resistance, temperature and light (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
3.1 Planning experiments and measuring instruments (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
3.2 Measurements, uncertainties and graphs (AS) (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
3.3 The AS core practicals (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.1 Impulse and momentum in two dimensions (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.2 Circular motion (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.3 Electric fields (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.4 Capacitors (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.5 Magnetic fields and forces (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.6 Electromagnetic induction (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.7 Atomic structure and particle accelerators (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
4.8 The standard model and particle interactions (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.1 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.2 Internal energy and the ideal gas (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.3 Binding energy, fission and fusion (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.4 Radioactive decay (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.5 Simple harmonic motion (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.6 Energy, damping and resonance (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.7 Gravitational fields and orbits (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.8 Stars: radiation, distances and the HR diagram (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
5.9 Doppler shift, redshift and the universe (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
6.1 Planning and evaluating experiments (A2) (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
6.2 Uncertainties and logarithmic graphs (A2) (IAL Physics (Edexcel))
6.3 The A2 core practicals (IAL Physics (Edexcel))

IAL Physics (Edexcel)

1,588 questions. By skill: Recalling definitions and facts 55, Reasoning qualitatively 65, Calculating with one relationship 561, Solving multi-step problems 674, Predicting changes and ratios 39, Writing explanations 48, Reading and interpreting graphs 19, Deriving and showing results 8, Processing data and uncertainties 86, Planning and evaluating experiments 33.

IAL Physics (Edexcel) · Topic 1.1