Leaving Cert Physics 2018

The 2018 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 2018 Higher Level paper?

Q1 conservation of momentum, kinetic energy, collisions · 40 marks
Q2 refraction, refractive index, snell's law · 40 marks
Q3 diffraction grating, wavelength, interference · 40 marks
Q4 joule's law, resistance, heat, graphical analysis · 40 marks
Q5 moments, doppler effect, heat transfer, particle physics · 56 marks
Q6 circular motion, projectile motion, conservation of energy, centre of gravity · 56 marks
Q7 resonance, stationary waves, sound intensity, harmonics · 56 marks
Q8 nuclear fission, specific heat capacity, latent heat, nuclear fusion · 56 marks
Q9 colour, magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic spectrum · 56 marks
Q10 beta decay, pair annihilation, leptons, rectification · 56 marks
Q11 radio waves, concave mirror, optical fibres, satellites · 56 marks
Q12 simple harmonic motion, radioactivity, capacitance, photoelectric effect · 56 marks

What's in the 2018 Ordinary Level paper?

Q1 mechanics, gas laws, boyle's law, experiment · 40 marks
Q2 heat, temperature, thermometer, experiment · 40 marks
Q3 waves, stretched string, fundamental frequency, experiment · 40 marks
Q4 electricity, resistivity, resistance, experiment · 40 marks
Q5 short questions, mechanics, light, electricity · 56 marks
Q6 mechanics, momentum, kinetic energy, collisions · 56 marks
Q7 heat, temperature, conduction, heat transfer · 56 marks
Q8 waves, diffraction, interference, polarisation · 56 marks
Q9 electricity, electrostatics, ohm's law, resistance · 56 marks
Q10 modern physics, x-rays, electrons, electromagnetic radiation · 56 marks
Q11 passage question, waves, archimedes' principle, buoyancy · 56 marks
Q12 mechanics, electromagnetic spectrum, specific heat capacity, electromagnetic induction · 56 marks

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