Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WME01 · Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane
Topic Questions: 4.1 The concept of a force. Newton's laws of motion. — WME01 Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane
121 WME01 Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 36 papers (2014–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.
Core finding
This Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane syllabus point appears in 36 WME01 papers across 2014–2026, contributing 121 topic questions and 605 marks. The most recent appearance is WME01/01 January 2026. That equals 55.5% of the 218 topic questions and 66.2% of the 914 marks tagged to Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.
Topic questions by session
Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.
| Paper | Question | Type | Parts | Marks | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WME01/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Forces in Vector Form - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q3 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Friction and Kinematics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 6 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 14 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Connected Particles and Braking - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Dynamics of Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 14 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Vectors in Mechanics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2025 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 3 of 14 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Friction and Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2025 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2025 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 of 14 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Vectors and Forces - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2025 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Dynamics of Falling Blocks and Ground Resistance - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2025 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2025 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 11 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Statics and Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2025 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Dynamics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2025 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 6 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles and Impulse - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2025 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 of 17 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Vectors - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2025 Q1 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Impulse and Momentum - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2025 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 7 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2025 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 5 of 15 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Dynamics of Connected Particles on a Pulley - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2024 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Statics and Kinematics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2024 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 12 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Connected Particles Acceleration - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2024 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Parachute Motion and SUVAT - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2024 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 7 of 14 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Friction and Motion on Horizontal Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2024 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Inclined Plane Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2024 Q8 |
FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) | 15 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Constant Acceleration of a Van - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2024 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 3 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2024 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 12 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Hammer and Tent Peg Collision - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2023 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2023 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 9 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Vectors in Equilibrium and Dynamics - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2023 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Kinematics and Dynamics of a Falling Book - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2023 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles with Friction on an Incline - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2023 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 11 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Lift and Connected Masses - Edexcel IAL M1 Jan 2023 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Particle on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 Jan 2023 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 8 of 15 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Dynamics in a Lift - Edexcel IAL M1 Oct 2022 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Vectors and Forces - Edexcel IAL M1 Oct 2022 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL M1 Oct 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 9 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2022 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Equilibrium on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2022 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Vectors and Newton's Second Law - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2022 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Direct Collision and Friction - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2021 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 6 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2021 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Forces and Vectors in Equilibrium - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2021 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Dynamics of a Bucket and Cable - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2021 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Dynamics on an Inclined Rough Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2021 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 10 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2021 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 16 of 17 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Connected Particles: Railway Engine and Truck - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2020 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles: Pulley System - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2020 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles and Friction - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2020 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((e)) | 5 of 18 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Connected Particles with Tension and Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2019 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 part | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2019 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((i), (ii)) | 8 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on a Pulley - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2019 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 15 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Connected Particles in a Lift - Edexcel IAL M1 Jan 2019 Q3 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 7 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on inclined plane - Edexcel IAL M1 Jan 2019 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 11 of 16 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles and Inclined Plane Dynamics - Edexcel IAL M1 October 2018 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Statics and Dynamics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 October 2018 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 8 of 17 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Dynamics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel June 2018 M1 Q4 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 13 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Connected Particles: Car and Trailer - Edexcel June 2018 M1 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Motion down an Inclined Plane - Edexcel M1 Jan 2018 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Vectors and Particle Kinetics - Edexcel M1 Jan 2018 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel M1 Jan 2018 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 11 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2017 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 of 4 parts ((a), (b), (d)) | 16 of 17 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Table and Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2017 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 10 of 14 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Vector Forces and Velocity - Edexcel M1 Jan 2017 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Friction on Inclined Plane - Edexcel M1 Jan 2017 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 7 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles over Pulley - Edexcel M1 Jan 2017 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 of 14 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Vectors and Newton's Laws - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2016 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2016 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 13 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Dynamics and Impulse - Edexcel M1 Jun 2016 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 8 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Vectors and Acceleration - Edexcel M1 Jun 2016 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Dynamics and Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2016 Q1 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Dynamics of Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2016 Q7 |
FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) | 16 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Motion on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2015 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 8 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on a Rough Horizontal Table - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2015 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 14 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Dynamics on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2015 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles and Friction - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2015 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 14 of 16 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2014 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2014 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (c)) | 12 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2014 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2014 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 11 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 76 question stems cover this subtopic across 36 papers, but only 121 tagged parts and 605 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
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- The table lists every matching session from 2014–2026. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
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