Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH11 · Mechanics
Topic Questions: 19 be able to use the equation for the difference in gravitational potential energy near the Earth's surface — WPH11 Mechanics
32 WPH11 Mechanics topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 20 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 20 WPH11 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 32 topic questions and 117 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH11/01 January 2026. That equals 5.8% of the 548 topic questions and 8.7% 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 | Q17 Kinematics Analysis on Inclined Tracks - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Jan 2026 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Elastic Strain Energy and Springs - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Jan 2026 Q19 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(ii)) | 6 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Trolley Motion on an Inclined Track - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 BMX Motion Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Power and Efficiency of Airport Walkway - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | 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 ((b)) | 6 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Electric Car Braking Efficiency - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2025 Q14 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | 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 |
| WPH11/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q20 Skydiver Terminal Velocity and Motion - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2025 Q20 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 4 of 15 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Skier Speed Down a Slope - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Cruachan Hydroelectric Power Calculations - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Bungee Jump Energetics and Motion Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Work and GPE Calculations for an Inclined Train - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2024 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Forces and Vectors on a Zip-Line System - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2024 Q19 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Child's Slide Conservation of Energy - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q14 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(ii)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Work and GPE - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Electromagnet and Cable Materials - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(ii)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 High Striker Game Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 7 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Work and Energy on a Cyclist's Slope - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q19 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)(i)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Lift and Counterweight System - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Gravitational Potential Energy - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q8 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Toy Car on Slope - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 4 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Moving Stone Block - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Trolley Down a Track - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2021 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Moving Walkway Power Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | 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 ((b)) | 6 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 ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Efficiency of Simple Machine on Slope - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2019 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Climbing Rope Fall Factor and Elastic Properties - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2019 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(i)) | 5 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 GPE vs Time Graph of Bouncing Ball - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2019 Q8 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH11/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Olympic Luge Forces and Motion Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2019 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 6 parts ((c)(ii)) | 5 of 18 on the paper |
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?
- 31 question stems cover this subtopic across 20 papers, but only 32 tagged parts and 117 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.