Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH11 · Mechanics
Topic Questions: 14 know the principle of conservation of linear momentum, understand how to relate this to Newton's laws of motion and understand how to apply this to problems in one dimension — WPH11 Mechanics
39 WPH11 Mechanics topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 23 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.
Core finding
This Mechanics syllabus point appears in 23 WPH11 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 39 topic questions and 101 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH11/01 January 2026. That equals 7.1% of the 548 topic questions and 7.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH11/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Conservation of Linear Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Jan 2026 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q13 Collisions and Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Jan 2026 Q13 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Bumper Car Collision Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Two Falling Objects Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q10 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Rock Collisions in Space - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q14 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Colliding Toy Vehicles - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2025 Q10 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Momentum and Velocity Relationship - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q8 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Glider Momentum Demonstration - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q12 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Tennis Ball Launcher Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Summer 2023 Q15 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Conservation of Momentum in Speed Skating - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q16 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Bumper Car Collision - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2022 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Asteroid Collision Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q11 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)(ii)) | 5 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Colliding Spheres - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q12 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Colliding Railway Carriages - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2021 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 2 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Linear Momentum Collision - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q6 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Acceleration and Contact Time Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q6 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | 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 |
| WPH11/01October 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Slope Motion and Trolley Collisions - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2019 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Conservation of Momentum on Skateboard - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2019 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Sphere Collisions and Momentum - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2019 Q15 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 8 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Mechanics
1 be able to use the equations for uniformly accelerated motion in one dimension:
207 marks · 2019–2026
2 be able to draw and interpret displacement-time, velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs
82 marks · 2019–2026
3 know the physical quantities derived from the slopes and areas of displacement-time, velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs, including cases of non-uniform acceleration and understand how to use the quantities
67 marks · 2019–2026
4 understand scalar and vector quantities and know examples of each type of quantity and recognise vector notation
30 marks · 2019–2026
5 be able to resolve a vector into two components at right angles to each other by drawing and by calculation
175 marks · 2019–2026
6 be able to find the resultant of two coplanar vectors at any angle to each other by drawing, and at right angles to each other by calculation
64 marks · 2019–2026
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 27 question stems cover this subtopic across 23 papers, but only 39 tagged parts and 101 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.
- Can I practise these questions with AI marking?
- Yes. Open a paper from the table and use the Interactive Practice Hub entry point. The page itself is static HTML so search engines and retrieval agents can read the full question list without executing JavaScript.