Leaving Cert Physics 2015

The 2015 Leaving Cert Physics exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

What's in the 2015 Higher Level paper?

Q1 boyle's law, gas laws, graphical analysis · 40 marks
Q2 specific latent heat, calorimetry, vaporisation · 40 marks
Q3 diffraction grating, wavelength, monochromatic light · 40 marks
Q4 resistance, temperature, filament bulb, graphical analysis · 40 marks
Q5 projectile motion, simple harmonic motion, doppler effect, particle physics · 56 marks
Q6 gravitation, satellites, circular motion, electromagnetic spectrum · 56 marks
Q7 x-rays, thermionic emission, photoelectric effect · 56 marks
Q8 electric field strength, electrostatics, charging by induction, point discharge · 56 marks
Q9 stationary waves, resonance, harmonics, sound · 56 marks
Q10 particle physics, beta decay, electromagnetic induction, dc motor · 56 marks
Q11 electromagnetic induction, transformers, alternating current, rms values · 56 marks
Q12 newton's laws, lenses, thermometry, radioactivity · 56 marks

What's in the 2015 Ordinary Level paper?

Q1 mechanics, newton's second law, acceleration, experiment · 40 marks
Q2 heat, latent heat, vaporisation, experiment · 40 marks
Q3 light, mirrors, focal length, experiment · 40 marks
Q4 electricity, resistivity, cross-sectional area, experiment · 40 marks
Q5 short questions, gravitation, optics, electricity · 56 marks
Q6 mechanics, energy, conservation of energy, force · 56 marks
Q7 waves, resonance, sound, frequency · 56 marks
Q8 electricity, capacitance, capacitors, alternating current · 56 marks
Q9 heat, specific heat capacity, heat transfer, power · 56 marks
Q10 x-rays, thermionic emission, cathode ray tube, electrons · 56 marks
Q11 passage question, radioactivity, alpha particles, atomic structure · 56 marks
Q12 moments, dispersion, resistance, electromagnetic induction · 56 marks

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