# Topic Questions: 146 be able to draw and interpret a displacement-time graph for an object oscillating and know that the gradient at a point gives the velocity at that point — WPH15 Oscillations

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Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH15 · Oscillations

12 WPH15 Oscillations topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 11 papers (2020–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.

- 12 topic questions
- 11 papers
- 22 tagged marks
- 8.3% of topic questions
- 7.2% of topic marks
- 2020–2026
- Syllabus 2018–current
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Core finding

**This Oscillations syllabus point appears in 11 WPH15 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 12 topic questions and 22 marks.** The most recent appearance is WPH15/02 January 2026. That equals 8.3% of the 145 topic questions and 7.2% of the 306 marks tagged to Oscillations. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**WPH15/02** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2026-january-wph15-02/#q-9) | **Q9** SHM Displacement-Time Graph - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q9 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=f63db731-6514-40da-90c9-5232288471cb&question_id=0d34cf10-83e6-47d0-b713-617dcce5d553&source_detail=WPH15%2F02+January+2026) |
| [**WPH15/01** June 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2025-june-wph15-01/#q-9) | **Q9** SHM Velocity-Time Graph - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q9 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2e30fb2a-dfff-4c32-b30f-fefebd92c451&question_id=afdb6981-cba0-43bf-b597-5df6197abd21&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+June+2025) |
| [**WPH15/01** June 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2025-june-wph15-01/#q-15) | **Q15** Racing Car Suspension - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q15 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 8 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2e30fb2a-dfff-4c32-b30f-fefebd92c451&question_id=17c3c525-0d23-461d-8c9d-5a835abb00e0&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+June+2025) |
| [**WPH15/01** October 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2024-october-wph15-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 5 Oct 2024 Q9 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=3e10632c-bdcc-44a6-afc4-5f4f7a30978e&question_id=67c1bee7-a47a-45ca-9e09-d02547d781a5&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+October+2024) |
| [**WPH15/01** June 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2024-june-wph15-01/#q-10) | **Q10** SHM Graphs Displacement vs Time - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 5 Jun 2024 Q10 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=fd4de767-0a74-4fd7-9f81-6fb7daf58d01&question_id=cb7fd9fb-03d7-4d7a-937e-9102b7aff15f&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+June+2024) |
| [**WPH15/01** June 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2023-june-wph15-01/#q-10) | **Q10** Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 5 June 2023 Q10 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=25ca8d3d-f529-419a-8ab4-22f4c43251b4&question_id=645dc5b0-9fb4-4719-a4e0-3d08aa3c8498&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+June+2023) |
| [**WPH15/01** October 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2022-october-wph15-01/#q-14) | **Q14** Tidal Oscillations and Resonance - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q14 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=11a7a1e1-92c0-4c27-923f-84fabaf236e5&question_id=9f650e89-b482-4f61-9d62-b8c3cb0f1ddc&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+October+2022) |
| [**WPH15/01** June 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2022-june-wph15-01/#q-10) | **Q10** SHM Velocity and Displacement Graph Matching - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2022 Q10 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Hard | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9a093fb4-7c1b-4987-9e36-33b3e20c2b25&question_id=f02506af-d69f-48fb-a837-57c345b2b1d7&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+June+2022) |
| [**WPH15/01** January 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2022-january-wph15-01/#q-11) | **Q11** SHM Displacement-Time Graph Sketching - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q11 | FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ba0935d7-8bd2-4880-a14a-07ef68b24285&question_id=7941cd82-eebc-4046-b756-715458134511&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+January+2022) |
| [**WPH15/01** June 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2021-june-wph15-01/#q-14) | **Q14** Simple Pendulum SHM Graph and Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jun 2021 Q14 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(i)) | 2 of 7 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ab093dfb-339d-4a8a-9997-6d539dfdc6b8&question_id=51d2d0d7-7b34-4628-b7da-8024054d4dcb&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+June+2021) |
| [**WPH15/01** January 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2021-january-wph15-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Simple Harmonic Motion - acceleration-displacement graph | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2e0b1233-9e48-4222-bc71-6c120258396f&question_id=bb7e898d-5e35-4964-83ee-b078bb7b30b5&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+January+2021) |
| [**WPH15/01** October 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/2020-october-wph15-01/#q-20) | **Q20** Simple Harmonic Motion of Mass-Spring System - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q20 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 2 of 12 on the paper | Hard | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=1a3931f7-4a72-41eb-af5a-0d315b2148a6&question_id=d527eb86-b5de-4f7d-959b-2bd4e151afc8&source_detail=WPH15%2F01+October+2020) |

## Related topic questions in Oscillations

- [143 understand that the condition for simple harmonic motion is $F=-kx$, and hence understand how to identify situations in which simple harmonic motion will occur](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/oscillations/143-understand-that-the-condition-for-simple-harmonic-motion-is-f-kx-and-hence/) — 29 question items · 18 papers — 55 marks · 2020–2026
- [144 be able to use the equations $a = -\omega^{2}x$, $x = A\cos\omega t$, $v=-A\omega\sin\omega t$, $a = -A\omega^{2}\cos\omega t$, and $T=\frac{1}{f}=\frac{2\pi}{\omega}$ and $\omega=2\pi f$ as applied to a simple harmonic oscillator](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/oscillations/144-be-able-to-use-the-equations-a-omega-2-x-x-a-cos-omega-t-v-a-omega-sin-omega-t-a/) — 38 question items · 20 papers — 97 marks · 2020–2026
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- [147 be able to draw and interpret a velocity-time graph for an oscillating object and know that the gradient at a point gives the acceleration at that point](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/oscillations/147-be-able-to-draw-and-interpret-a-velocity-time-graph-for-an-oscillating-object-and/) — 12 question items · 11 papers — 20 marks · 2021–2026
- [148 understand what is meant by resonance](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/oscillations/148-understand-what-is-meant-by-resonance/) — 17 question items · 15 papers — 43 marks · 2020–2026
- [149 CORE PRACTICAL 16: Determine the value of an unknown mass using the resonant frequencies of the oscillation of known masses](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-5-wph15/oscillations/149-core-practical-16-determine-the-value-of-an-unknown-mass-using-the-resonant/) — 1 question items · 1 papers — 6 marks · 2021

## Topic question rules and edge cases

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

12 question stems cover this subtopic across 11 papers, but only 12 tagged parts and 22 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 2020–2026. 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?**

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