Leaving Cert Physics 2022

The 2022 Leaving Cert Physics exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2022 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 mechanics, equilibrium, moments · 40 marks
  • Q2 gas laws, boyle's law, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q3 light, refraction, snell's law, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q4 waves, sound, speed of sound, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q5 heat, joule's law, specific heat capacity, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q6 short questions, mixed topics · 56 marks
  • Q7 simple harmonic motion, circular motion, hooke's law · 56 marks
  • Q8 semiconductors, p-n junction, diodes · 56 marks
  • Q9 electricity, electric fields, capacitors, resistors · 56 marks
  • Q10 radioactivity, nuclear physics, half-life · 56 marks
  • Q11 heat, waves, radiocarbon dating · 56 marks
  • Q12 nuclear physics, particle physics, electromagnetism · 56 marks
  • Q13 waves, diffraction, optics, gravitation · 56 marks
  • Q14 mechanics, doppler effect, photoelectric effect, electromagnetic induction · 56 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2022 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 velocity, acceleration, experimental methods · 40 marks
  • Q2 refraction, snell's law, experimental methods · 40 marks
  • Q3 waves, resonance, frequency · 40 marks
  • Q4 specific heat capacity, calorimetry, experimental methods · 40 marks
  • Q5 joule's law, current, experimental methods · 40 marks
  • Q6 mechanics, waves, electricity · 56 marks
  • Q7 velocity, acceleration, newton's laws · 56 marks
  • Q8 heat, latent heat, thermometry · 56 marks
  • Q9 reflection, concave mirrors, convex mirrors · 56 marks
  • Q10 sound, waves, resonance · 56 marks
  • Q11 electric current, resistance, circuits · 56 marks
  • Q12 photoelectric effect, x-rays, modern physics · 56 marks
  • Q13 astronomy, gravity, electromagnetic spectrum · 56 marks
  • Q14 energy, optics, moments, radioactivity · 56 marks

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