# Topic Questions: 4 understand scalar and vector quantities and know examples of each type of quantity and recognise vector notation — WPH11 Mechanics > 29 WPH11 Mechanics topic questions (30 marks) on 4 understand scalar and vector quantities and… — 22 papers, 2019–2026. Open the exact question in the… - Canonical HTML: https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/mechanics/4-understand-scalar-and-vector-quantities-and-know-examples-of-each-type-of-quantity/ - Markdown mirror: https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/mechanics/4-understand-scalar-and-vector-quantities-and-know-examples-of-each-type-of-quantity/index.md --- 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 - 30 tagged marks - 5.3% of topic questions - 2.2% 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/) - [All paper codes](https://www.examsci.com/topics/) Core finding **This Mechanics syllabus point appears in 22 WPH11 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 29 topic questions and 30 marks.** The most recent appearance is WPH11/01 January 2026. That equals 5.3% of the 548 topic questions and 2.2% 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-1) | **Q1** Scalars and Vectors - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Jan 2026 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=f7bbb48f-3899-4c6f-b09f-fa826d328a68&question_id=36962b3e-26ea-4e7f-883e-593612824226&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-1) | **Q1** Scalars and Vectors - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a80f5748-5313-4f69-a34e-e8d485474f9c&question_id=73a26061-0cbf-48ab-afa3-143107c9a3a8&source_detail=WPH11%2F02+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-2) | **Q2** Vector Resolution and Resultants - 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Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 1 Summer 2023 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=dc6d3961-d2d0-430e-815a-816bfd3cb268&question_id=95c1508b-05a0-405e-9246-78d5d6425b43&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-1) | **Q1** Scalars and Vectors - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9b8108c7-40af-4a33-b373-0ba0dae27340&question_id=4abdea3a-3659-4790-a2f2-116cc702a7ea&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-2) | **Q2** Vector Quantity Identification - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q2 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e613f67e-77fc-4141-8190-504991cfb0ac&question_id=92d255ed-eee8-491d-8c93-f93fec7db397&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2022) | | [**WPH11/01** October 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2022-october-wph11-01/#q-11) | **Q11** Motor Boat Forces and Power - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q11 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 1 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e613f67e-77fc-4141-8190-504991cfb0ac&question_id=1d016d5d-799c-4e63-a742-2c5278b7dfe0&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-3) | **Q3** Scalars and Vectors - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2022 Q3 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a4a954db-f07e-437a-8405-65316f754d19&question_id=b2ec9658-6138-4b4d-9a98-2c73af3ced71&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-2) | **Q2** Scalars and Vectors Identification - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q2 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=1b234f87-a29d-4049-b582-537e5e9160a9&question_id=61a5f40b-faad-466d-a2ba-a15ea2d562f4&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2022) | | [**WPH11/01** June 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2021-june-wph11-01/#q-1) | **Q1** Kinetic Energy and Vectors - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2021 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5059932b-1c99-4e4c-90f2-0dc7111b867a&question_id=06badc68-de07-4b5d-b428-3d6e481703f3&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-8) | **Q8** Vector Quantity - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q8 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=731e4d52-84b1-40ad-99c4-b89586f8f9db&question_id=b420c6c1-687d-40a0-a22b-20c786727590&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-1) | **Q1** Vector Quantity Units - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=de7f3e55-de2d-40f1-9868-c21f740ee82c&question_id=48311817-8a2b-48a8-be83-952a4b0d95fc&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2020) | | [**WPH11/01** October 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2020-october-wph11-01/#q-4) | **Q4** Change in Velocity Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q4 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=de7f3e55-de2d-40f1-9868-c21f740ee82c&question_id=e2601ca3-889b-4c9d-a40f-45646422ec37&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-3) | **Q3** Change in Velocity Direction - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q3 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=1a116037-6139-44bc-8f9d-116738b54706&question_id=2ad343d7-3b75-49c2-b6fe-b2d7f0f21fb5&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2020) | | [**WPH11/01** October 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2019-october-wph11-01/#q-1) | **Q1** Unit Prefixes - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2019 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5f3717ec-f750-4f16-a54f-f18cdccc3eb0&question_id=5dcaf513-36d7-4e6b-bde2-b30fd0ca556c&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+October+2019) | | [**WPH11/01** June 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2019-june-wph11-01/#q-1) | **Q1** Scalars and Vectors Units - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2019 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9c0ae983-58e3-4d98-b727-ddb00ea25c86&question_id=a00b2cdb-9a03-41cd-8806-5101c3340d54&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+June+2019) | | [**WPH11/01** June 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/2019-june-wph11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Displacement Vector Diagram - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2019 Q9 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9c0ae983-58e3-4d98-b727-ddb00ea25c86&question_id=06d218fc-d9cc-4a16-bce3-f0a02c5892f8&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-1) | **Q1** Vector Quantities - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2019 Q1 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=34ce4699-61aa-4a3f-abf1-62330761fb43&question_id=b85d4dcc-e4c1-4e2b-be82-1376c75d334a&source_detail=WPH11%2F01+January+2019) | ## Related topic questions in Mechanics - 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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. --- Full page with native tables, bar charts and Practice Hub links: https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-1-wph11/mechanics/4-understand-scalar-and-vector-quantities-and-know-examples-of-each-type-of-quantity/