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WPH15
Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology
15 papers indexed since 2019, question by question. Next sitting: Thu, 21 Jan 2027. Pick a topic to see every question that tested it.
Oscillations
103 question parts · 227 marks
Papers that tested it
15 of 15
Marks as the main point
225
Spec points
11
| Sitting | Question | Marks | Asks you to |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q11· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2025 | Q15(a)· short | 2 | state |
| June 2025 | Q15(b)· long | 4 | determine |
| June 2025 | Q15(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | Q11· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2025 | Q15· linkage | 6 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q17(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q17(b)(i)· long | 5 | calculate |
| January 2025 | Q17(b)(ii)· short | 2 | sketch |
| October 2024 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q13· long | 5 | evaluate |
| October 2024 | Q19(a)(ii)· long | 4 | calculate |
| October 2024 | Q19(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q20(a)· short | 2 | state what is meant by |
| June 2024 | Q20(b)(i)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q20(b)(ii)· long | 4 | calculate |
| June 2024 | Q20(b)(iii)· short | 2 | suggest |
| June 2024 | Q20(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2024 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q12· long | 4 | calculate |
| January 2024 | Q17(b)· long | 5 | calculate |
| October 2023 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q20(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q20(b)· long | 6 | calculate |
| October 2023 | Q20(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q15(a)· long | 4 | calculate |
| June 2023 | Q15(b)· short | 2 | state what is meant by |
| June 2023 | Q19(a)· long | 4 | deduce |
| June 2023 | Q19(b)(i)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q19(b)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2023 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q14(a)· short | 1 | add/label |
| January 2023 | Q14(b)· long | 4 | determine |
| January 2023 | Q19(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2023 | Q19(b)· long | 5 | calculate |
| January 2023 | Q19(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q14(a)· short | 3 | determine |
| October 2022 | Q14(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q19(a)· short | 2 | state |
| October 2022 | Q19(b)(i)· long | 6 | sketch |
| October 2022 | Q19(b)(ii)· short | 2 | determine |
| October 2022 | Q19(b)(iii)· short | 1 | suggest |
| June 2022 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q14· linkage | 6 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q17(a)· short | 2 | state |
| June 2022 | Q17(b)(ii)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2022 | Q17(c)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2022 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q11· long | 4 | sketch |
| January 2022 | Q17(b)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2022 | Q17(b)(ii)· short | 1 | state |
| January 2022 | Q17(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q18(a)(ii)· short | 2 | state |
| October 2021 | Q18(a)(iii)· short | 2 | calculate |
| June 2021 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q14(a)(i)· short | 2 | add/label |
| June 2021 | Q14(a)(ii)· short | 3 | determine |
| June 2021 | Q17(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q17(b)(ii)· practical | 6 | deduce |
| January 2021 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q13(b)(i)· short | 2 | calculate |
| January 2021 | Q13(b)(ii)· short | 1 | suggest |
| January 2021 | Q18(a)· short | 2 | state what is meant by |
| January 2021 | Q18(b)(i)· short | 3 | show that |
| January 2021 | Q18(b)(ii)· short | 2 | calculate |
| January 2021 | Q18(c)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q18(c)(iii)· short | 2 | suggest |
| October 2020 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q19(a)· short | 2 | comment on |
| October 2020 | Q20(a)· short | 2 | state |
| October 2020 | Q20(b)· long | 5 | calculate |
| October 2020 | Q20(c)· short | 2 | add/label |
| October 2020 | Q20(d)· short | 3 | explain |
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