WJEC A-level Physics past paper questions by topic

Every question from the 2022–2025 WJEC AS and A level Physics written papers, by unit and by topic, linked to WJEC's own papers and mark schemes.

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Papers by unit

Unit 1 (AS): Motion, Energy and Matter

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2025 Summer2420U10-180Question paper · Mark scheme
2024 Summer2420U10-180Question paper · Mark scheme
2023 Summer2420U10-180Question paper · Mark scheme
2022 Summer2420U10-180Mark scheme

Unit 2 (AS): Electricity and Light

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2025 Summer2420U20-180Question paper · Mark scheme
2024 Summer2420U20-180Question paper · Mark scheme
2023 Summer2420U20-180Question paper · Mark scheme
2022 Summer2420U20-180Mark scheme

Unit 3 (A2): Oscillations and Nuclei

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2025 Summer1420U30-1100Question paper · Mark scheme
2024 Summer1420U30-1100Question paper · Mark scheme
2023 Summer1420U30-1100Question paper · Mark scheme
2022 Summer1420U30-1100Mark scheme

Unit 4 (A2): Fields and Options

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2025 Summer1420U40-1100Question paper · Mark scheme
2024 Summer1420U40-1100Question paper · Mark scheme
2023 Summer1420U40-1100Question paper · Mark scheme
2022 Summer1420U40-180Mark scheme

Questions by topic

Every indexed question from 2022–2025, grouped by the topic it assesses, most examined topic first. Each link opens the paper, or its mark scheme where WJEC has not published the paper.

Practical investigations and data analysis

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 17 questions, 223 marks. Revise this topic.

Gravitational, electric and magnetic fields

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 15 questions, 218 marks. Revise this topic.

Nuclear and particle physics

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 13 questions, 156 marks. Revise this topic.

Waves, superposition and optics

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 14 questions, 137 marks. Revise this topic.

Thermal physics and gases

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 9 questions, 134 marks. Revise this topic.

Circular motion and simple harmonic motion

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 9 questions, 131 marks. Revise this topic.

Electric circuits

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 10 questions, 107 marks. Revise this topic.

Motion, forces and Newton's laws

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 8 questions, 107 marks. Revise this topic.

Photons and the photoelectric effect

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 10 questions, 96 marks. Revise this topic.

Orbits and the wider universe

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 6 questions, 91 marks. Revise this topic.

Solids under stress

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 7 questions, 72 marks. Revise this topic.

Capacitance and RC circuits

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 5 questions, 59 marks. Revise this topic.

Momentum and collisions

Examined in 4 of 4 years: 4 questions, 54 marks. Revise this topic.

Alternating currents and AC circuits

Examined in 3 of 4 years: 3 questions, 60 marks. Only ever as a Unit 4 option. Revise this topic.

Energy and the environment

Examined in 3 of 4 years: 3 questions, 60 marks. Only ever as a Unit 4 option. Revise this topic.

Medical physics

Examined in 3 of 4 years: 3 questions, 60 marks. Only ever as a Unit 4 option. Revise this topic.

The physics of sport

Examined in 3 of 4 years: 3 questions, 60 marks. Only ever as a Unit 4 option. Revise this topic.

Electromagnetic induction and transformers

Examined in 3 of 4 years: 3 questions, 29 marks. Revise this topic.

Energy, work and power

Examined in 2 of 4 years: 2 questions, 22 marks. Revise this topic.

Questions on content Revise has no topic for

Radiation from stars: black body, Wien, Stefan and inverse-square intensity

Moments, centre of gravity and equilibrium