CIE IAL · Physics · 9702 P2 · A Level

9702 P2 Stress and strain Topic Questions

Every 9702 P2 Stress and strain topic question from the 2025–2027 syllabus, drawn from 10 papers (2025–2026) and grouped by syllabus point. Each row opens a page listing the exact question numbers, marks and a direct link into the paper. These are questions by topic, not full papers, so you can revise one topic at a time.

9702 P2 4 subtopics 29 topic questions 10 papers 48 tagged marks

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Core finding

5 define and use the terms stress, strain and the Young modulus is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Stress and strain, with 13 topic questions and 24 marks across 5 papers. 4 recall and use the formula for the spring constant … follows with 12 topic questions and 25 marks. The topic contains 4 subtopics, 29 topic questions and 48 marks in total. Rows count only the parts tagged to that subtopic, keep the same colour in both charts and repeat paper count, tagged marks and year range in the native table.

Topic question count and mark distribution

Subtopics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a subtopic are counted for it, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several subtopics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the topic total.

Questions by subtopic

question items

5 define and use the terms stress, strain and the Young modulus 5 papers

1337.1%

4 recall and use the formula for the spring constant

k = F / x

7 papers

1234.3%

3 recall and use Hooke’s law 6 papers

822.9%

2 understand and use the terms load, extension, compression and limit of proportionality 2 papers

25.7%

Marks by subtopic

marks

4 recall and use the formula for the spring constant

k = F / x

7 papers

2541.0%

5 define and use the terms stress, strain and the Young modulus 5 papers

2439.3%

3 recall and use Hooke’s law 6 papers

1016.4%

2 understand and use the terms load, extension, compression and limit of proportionality 2 papers

23.3%

Subtopic comparison matrix

Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every row links to the matching past-paper question list.

Subtopic	Topic questions	Papers	Marks	Years
2 understand and use the terms load, extension, compression and limit of proportionality	2	2	2	2025–2026	Open topic questions
3 recall and use Hooke’s law	8	6	10	2025–2026	Open topic questions
4 recall and use the formula for the spring constant $k = F / x$	12	7	25	2025–2026	Open topic questions
5 define and use the terms stress, strain and the Young modulus	13	5	24	2025–2026	Open topic questions

Browse every topic question

2 understand and use the terms load, extension, compression and limit of proportionality 2 question items · 2 papers 2 marks · 2025–2026 3 recall and use Hooke’s law 8 question items · 6 papers 10 marks · 2025–2026 4 recall and use the formula for the spring constant $k = F / x$ 12 question items · 7 papers 25 marks · 2025–2026 5 define and use the terms stress, strain and the Young modulus 13 question items · 5 papers 24 marks · 2025–2026

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many subtopics does Stress and strain contain?: This page lists 4 subtopics tagged to the current syllabus. They are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically, and each row opens a page of matching past-paper questions.
How are the subtopic question and mark totals calculated?: A multiple-choice question contributes one item and its marks to every subtopic it is tagged with. A structured question contributes one item per tagged part, and that part’s marks; untagged parts of the same question are not counted here. A part tagged to several subtopics therefore appears under each of them.
Why do some subtopics have no numbered prefix?: Practical-skills statements and some syllabus bullets are unnumbered. Numbered statements come first; unnumbered statements and ties are sorted alphabetically.
Is the LaTeX rendered without JavaScript?: Yes. Subtopics that contain formulas are converted to static KaTeX HTML during the build, and the KaTeX stylesheet is served from the same site.