CIE IAL · Physics · 9702 P4 · A Level

9702 P4 Gravitational force between point masses Topic Questions

Every 9702 P4 Gravitational force between point masses topic question from the 2025–2027 syllabus, drawn from 5 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 3 subtopics 13 topic questions 5 papers 25 tagged marks

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Core finding

4 understand that a satellite in a geostationary orbit remains at the… is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Gravitational force between point masses, with 6 topic questions and 7 marks across 3 papers. 2 recall and use Newton’s law of gravitation … for the… follows with 4 topic questions and 8 marks. The topic contains 3 subtopics, 13 topic questions and 25 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

4 understand that a satellite in a geostationary orbit remains at the same point above the Earth’s surface, with an orbital period of 24 hours, orbiting from west to east, directly above the Equator 3 papers

642.9%

2 recall and use Newton’s law of gravitation

F = G m_{1} m_{2} / r^{2}

for the force between two point masses 3 papers

428.6%

3 analyse circular orbits in gravitational fields by relating the gravitational force to the centripetal acceleration it causes 2 papers

428.6%

Marks by subtopic

marks

3 analyse circular orbits in gravitational fields by relating the gravitational force to the centripetal acceleration it causes 2 papers

1244.4%

2 recall and use Newton’s law of gravitation

F = G m_{1} m_{2} / r^{2}

for the force between two point masses 3 papers

829.6%

725.9%

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
2 recall and use Newton’s law of gravitation $F = G m_{1} m_{2} / r^{2}$ for the force between two point masses	4	3	8	2025–2026	Open topic questions
3 analyse circular orbits in gravitational fields by relating the gravitational force to the centripetal acceleration it causes	4	2	12	2025–2026	Open topic questions
4 understand that a satellite in a geostationary orbit remains at the same point above the Earth’s surface, with an orbital period of 24 hours, orbiting from west to east, directly above the Equator	6	3	7	2025–2026	Open topic questions

Browse every topic question

2 recall and use Newton’s law of gravitation $F = G m_{1} m_{2} / r^{2}$ for the force between two point masses 4 question items · 3 papers 8 marks · 2025–2026 3 analyse circular orbits in gravitational fields by relating the gravitational force to the centripetal acceleration it causes 4 question items · 2 papers 12 marks · 2025–2026 4 understand that a satellite in a geostationary orbit remains at the same point above the Earth’s surface, with an orbital period of 24 hours, orbiting from west to east, directly above the Equator 6 question items · 3 papers 7 marks · 2025–2026

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many subtopics does Gravitational force between point masses contain?: This page lists 3 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.