# Topic Questions: 13 understand that momentum is defined as $p=mv$ — WPH11 Mechanics

> 29 WPH11 Mechanics topic questions (81 marks) on 13 understand that momentum is defined as … — 22 papers, 2019–2026. Open the exact question in the original…

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Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH11 · Mechanics

29 WPH11 Mechanics topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 22 papers (2019–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.

- 29 topic questions
- 22 papers
- 81 tagged marks
- 5.3% of topic questions
- 6.0% of topic marks
- 2019–2026
- Syllabus 2018–current
- [All WPH11 Mechanics topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/mechanics/)
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Core finding

**This Mechanics syllabus point appears in 22 WPH11 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 29 topic questions and 81 marks.** The most recent appearance is WPH11/01 January 2026. That equals 5.3% of the 548 topic questions and 6.0% of the 1,340 marks tagged to Mechanics. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2026-january-wph11-01/#q-13) | **Q13** Collisions and Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Jan 2026 Q13 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=f7bbb48f-3899-4c6f-b09f-fa826d328a68&question_id=566ae532-7fac-4f80-9eb7-f2f9cf81d223&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2026) |
| [**WPH11/02** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2026-january-wph11-02/#q-17) | **Q17** Bumper Car Collision Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q17 | FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(iii)) | 6 of 10 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a80f5748-5313-4f69-a34e-e8d485474f9c&question_id=8a19aa51-9cce-45d9-a047-f956563fb4f2&source_detail=WPH11%2F02+January+2026) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2025-october-wph11-01/#q-10) | **Q10** Two Falling Objects Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q10 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Hard | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a2261024-0662-4c0a-8d29-27981b3c8593&question_id=0726a59a-9812-4ce3-9fa1-e75920971530&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2025) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2025-october-wph11-01/#q-14) | **Q14** Rock Collisions in Space - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q14 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a2261024-0662-4c0a-8d29-27981b3c8593&question_id=c45bedbb-8dcb-4d3d-904c-73dd3ec05827&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2025) |
| [**WPH11/02** October 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2025-october-wph11-02/#q-18) | **Q18** Conservation of Momentum and Energy on a Ramp - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q18 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=206d9659-8eb1-4877-a884-b687de9cdf96&question_id=58937d20-c465-4f19-8c65-6b0ff8e75b38&source_detail=WPH11%2F02+October+2025) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2025-june-wph11-01/#q-18) | **Q18** Newton's Cradle Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2025 Q18 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 6 of 11 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2a1cdf33-a9db-4ce2-b66a-788f175d980c&question_id=57ce3fcc-e791-4cef-973a-997ed0675468&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2025) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2025-january-wph11-01/#q-14) | **Q14** Air Track Glider Collision Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q14 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 4 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ec128daf-6502-434e-a88b-2c3dad32a1bd&question_id=a2b6ed98-0903-4ce3-9d8b-0d86e69f980a&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2025) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2024-october-wph11-01/#q-8) | **Q8** Momentum and Velocity Relationship - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q8 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=abf33b21-e4d9-4ff8-ad87-235e71deb7e0&question_id=f7dd5d4b-172c-4588-afab-35585ebaa8e4&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2024) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2024-june-wph11-01/#q-4) | **Q4** Identifying Vector Quantities - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2024 Q4 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=60c883e1-3934-457c-b1ff-60cf87441771&question_id=e1563813-fc61-46ea-8b06-b05d53412808&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2024) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2024-june-wph11-01/#q-15) | **Q15** Elastic Ball Collision and Newton's Laws - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2024 Q15 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 7 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=60c883e1-3934-457c-b1ff-60cf87441771&question_id=ef2a6413-1eda-4bde-a4ca-e2fa6d50f3ee&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2024) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2024-january-wph11-01/#q-16) | **Q16** Collisions and Newton's Laws in Skittles - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q16 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 3 of 12 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=230a3ed8-7572-4cb0-87e1-cead15943437&question_id=c7fa7a6f-4daa-47d7-992a-4cfe2f065c0f&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2024) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2023-october-wph11-01/#q-2) | **Q2** SI Units of Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q2 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=15e3f88f-24f6-422e-8f4a-6de82da3ed98&question_id=0a846df5-cbd0-4da4-89ab-804b67c89826&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2023) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2023-october-wph11-01/#q-12) | **Q12** Glider Momentum Demonstration - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q12 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 2 of 6 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=15e3f88f-24f6-422e-8f4a-6de82da3ed98&question_id=71745112-668c-4e1c-bdca-66417e363081&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2023) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2023-june-wph11-01/#q-15) | **Q15** Tennis Ball Launcher Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Summer 2023 Q15 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=dc6d3961-d2d0-430e-815a-816bfd3cb268&question_id=c3fa7b43-d3e0-4a60-bf51-796dfc73cca0&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2023) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2023-january-wph11-01/#q-16) | **Q16** Spaceship Module Separation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q16 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 4 of 10 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9b8108c7-40af-4a33-b373-0ba0dae27340&question_id=4747b640-093e-4d13-b5aa-6d086b16ea66&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2023) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2022-october-wph11-01/#q-16) | **Q16** Conservation of Momentum in Speed Skating - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q16 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 7 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e613f67e-77fc-4141-8190-504991cfb0ac&question_id=7e728c0b-4d22-4634-9009-d43291388650&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2022) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2022-june-wph11-01/#q-17) | **Q17** Bumper Car Collision - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2022 Q17 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)(i)) | 3 of 10 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a4a954db-f07e-437a-8405-65316f754d19&question_id=c5095465-4b0f-4369-8fa0-84a00ce4a2ef&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2022) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2022-january-wph11-01/#q-11) | **Q11** Asteroid Collision Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q11 | FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 5 of 7 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=1b234f87-a29d-4049-b582-537e5e9160a9&question_id=fb2509ce-fa3b-4bc4-a232-fc9831169234&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2022) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2021-october-wph11-01/#q-12) | **Q12** Colliding Spheres - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q12 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c6a436cd-ce2e-4b48-9819-5ec3a7ae39c6&question_id=e0603b55-7a5f-4265-b0fa-fafcdb108bb5&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2021) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2021-june-wph11-01/#q-7) | **Q7** Free Fall in a Vacuum - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2021 Q7 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5059932b-1c99-4e4c-90f2-0dc7111b867a&question_id=1cb2d84d-9b59-46ce-b20e-85914995c18b&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2021) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2021-june-wph11-01/#q-11) | **Q11** Colliding Railway Carriages - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2021 Q11 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5059932b-1c99-4e4c-90f2-0dc7111b867a&question_id=6e8090c4-3e25-4d71-874b-ecae762f41f2&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2021) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2021-january-wph11-01/#q-14) | **Q14** Fireboat Momentum and Force Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q14 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)(ii)) | 2 of 11 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=731e4d52-84b1-40ad-99c4-b89586f8f9db&question_id=bba8c2fc-a675-49fd-8d2e-60698cc67b88&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2021) |
| [**WPH11/01** October 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2020-october-wph11-01/#q-18) | **Q18** Mallet and Disc Collision - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q18 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=de7f3e55-de2d-40f1-9868-c21f740ee82c&question_id=09cd687f-84ff-4199-80d7-38328889ce54&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2020) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2020-january-wph11-01/#q-16) | **Q16** Popcorn Kinetics and Momentum Conservation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q16 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=1a116037-6139-44bc-8f9d-116738b54706&question_id=7cbf628d-3719-4a5d-a3f1-760a473f34d1&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2020) |
| [**WPH11/01** June 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2019-june-wph11-01/#q-11) | **Q11** Conservation of Momentum on Skateboard - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2019 Q11 | FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9c0ae983-58e3-4d98-b727-ddb00ea25c86&question_id=63e30da0-9b31-428a-aade-e70f7727da5f&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2019) |
| [**WPH11/01** January 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2019-january-wph11-01/#q-15) | **Q15** Sphere Collisions and Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2019 Q15 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 8 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=34ce4699-61aa-4a3f-abf1-62330761fb43&question_id=c1122e7e-dbe8-4b2f-b3dc-a25a1d9af416&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2019) |

## Related topic questions in Mechanics

- [1 be able to use the equations for uniformly accelerated motion in one dimension: $s=\frac{(u+v)t}{2}$ $v=u+at$ $s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^{2}$ $v^{2}=u^{2}+2as$](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/mechanics/1-be-able-to-use-the-equations-for-uniformly-accelerated-motion-in-one-dimension-s/) — 73 question items · 23 papers — 207 marks · 2019–2026
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- [5 be able to resolve a vector into two components at right angles to each other by drawing and by calculation](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/mechanics/5-be-able-to-resolve-a-vector-into-two-components-at-right-angles-to-each-other-by/) — 59 question items · 23 papers — 175 marks · 2019–2026
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## Topic question rules and edge cases

**How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?**

26 question stems cover this subtopic across 22 papers, but only 29 tagged parts and 81 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.

**Which papers include this subtopic?**

The table lists every matching session from 2019–2026. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.

**Why can one question appear under several subtopics?**

The parts of one question can assess different syllabus statements. Each part is counted under its own subtopics, so the same question stem can appear on several subtopic pages while each page lists only the parts and marks tagged to that statement.

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