Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH15 · Astrophysics and Cosmology
Topic Questions: 165 understand how astronomical distances can be determined using trigonometric parallax — WPH15 Astrophysics and Cosmology
18 WPH15 Astrophysics and Cosmology topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 15 papers (2021–2026). 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 Astrophysics and Cosmology syllabus point appears in 15 WPH15 papers across 2021–2026, contributing 18 topic questions and 41 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH15/01 January 2026. That equals 5.9% of the 303 topic questions and 5.7% of the 725 marks tagged to Astrophysics and Cosmology. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH15/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Trigonometric Parallax Distance Relation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q21 Astrophysics - Distance Measurements - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q21 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((a)) | 3 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q21 Stellar Distance and Orbital Calculations - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q21 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((a)) | 3 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Distance Measurement Methods - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q14 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Trigonometric Parallax - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Distance to Nearby Stars - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 5 Jun 2024 Q2 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Astrophysics and Cosmology - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q2 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Stellar Parallax Requirements - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q2 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 5 June 2023 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Stellar Parallax and Standard Candles - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q18 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q13 Standard Candles and Distance - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q13 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Wolf 359 Parallax, Surface Temperature and Luminosity - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2022 Q18 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Stellar Parallax and H-R Diagrams - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q19 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((a)) | 3 of 18 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/02January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Stellar Parallax of 61 Cygni - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q14 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH15/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Trigonometric Parallax and Age of the Universe - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Unit 5 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 15 question stems cover this subtopic across 15 papers, but only 18 tagged parts and 41 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 2021–2026. 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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