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9702 P4 Centripetal acceleration Topic Questions

Every 9702 P4 Centripetal acceleration 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 P4 4 subtopics 25 topic questions 10 papers 49 tagged marks

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Core finding

1 understand that a force of constant magnitude that is always… is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Centripetal acceleration, with 9 topic questions and 16 marks across 6 papers. 3 recall and use … and … follows with 9 topic questions and 21 marks. The topic contains 4 subtopics, 25 topic questions and 49 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

1 understand that a force of constant magnitude that is always perpendicular to the direction of motion causes centripetal acceleration 6 papers

931.0%

3 recall and use

a = r ω^{2}

and

a = v^{2} / r

7 papers

931.0%

4 recall and use

F = m r ω^{2}

and

F = m v^{2} / r

6 papers

931.0%

2 understand that centripetal acceleration causes circular motion with a constant angular speed 2 papers

26.9%

Marks by subtopic

marks

3 recall and use

a = r ω^{2}

and

a = v^{2} / r

7 papers

2136.2%

4 recall and use

F = m r ω^{2}

and

F = m v^{2} / r

6 papers

1729.3%

1 understand that a force of constant magnitude that is always perpendicular to the direction of motion causes centripetal acceleration 6 papers

1627.6%

2 understand that centripetal acceleration causes circular motion with a constant angular speed 2 papers

46.9%

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
1 understand that a force of constant magnitude that is always perpendicular to the direction of motion causes centripetal acceleration	9	6	16	2025–2026	Open topic questions
2 understand that centripetal acceleration causes circular motion with a constant angular speed	2	2	4	2026	Open topic questions
3 recall and use $a = r ω^{2}$ and $a = v^{2} / r$	9	7	21	2025–2026	Open topic questions
4 recall and use $F = m r ω^{2}$ and $F = m v^{2} / r$	9	6	17	2025–2026	Open topic questions

Browse every topic question

1 understand that a force of constant magnitude that is always perpendicular to the direction of motion causes centripetal acceleration 9 question items · 6 papers 16 marks · 2025–2026 2 understand that centripetal acceleration causes circular motion with a constant angular speed 2 question items · 2 papers 4 marks · 2026 3 recall and use $a = r ω^{2}$ and $a = v^{2} / r$ 9 question items · 7 papers 21 marks · 2025–2026 4 recall and use $F = m r ω^{2}$ and $F = m v^{2} / r$ 9 question items · 6 papers 17 marks · 2025–2026

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many subtopics does Centripetal acceleration 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.

9702 P4 Centripetal acceleration Topic Questions

Topic question count and mark distribution

Questions by subtopic

Marks by subtopic

Subtopic comparison matrix

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