Leaving Cert Physics: Experimental Physics & Measurement questions

The generic, cross-cutting practical strand: general measurement, units, error, data handling and graphical analysis that are not tied to one topic. This is the "methods home" for lab skills applied across all topics. Topic-specific experiments (measuring g, specific heat capacity, resistivity, focal length, etc.) are NOT here, they live under their subject strand (see Design decisions).

60 past Physics questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

Experimental Physics & Measurement question pack

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2025 · 1 question

Q240 marks

conservation of momentum, velocity

2024 · 1 question

Q140 marks

newton's second law, force and acceleration

2023 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, acceleration due to gravity

Q240 marks

light, concave mirror, focal length

Q340 marks

waves, diffraction, wavelength

Q440 marks

heat, latent heat, calorimetry

Q540 marks

electricity, semiconductor diode

2022 · 4 questions

Q240 marks

gas laws, boyle's law

Q340 marks

light, refraction, snell's law

Q440 marks

waves, sound, speed of sound

Q540 marks

heat, joule's law, specific heat capacity

2021 · 1 question

Q140 marks

simple pendulum, acceleration due to gravity

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 1 question

Q440 marks

resistivity, resistance

2019 · 1 question

Q140 marks

acceleration due to gravity, free fall

2018 · 1 question

Q440 marks

joule's law, resistance, heat

2017 · 3 questions

Q140 marks

simple pendulum, acceleration due to gravity

Q240 marks

stretched string, fundamental frequency, resonance

Q440 marks

filament bulb, resistance, ohm's law

2016 · 1 question

Q240 marks

stretched string, fundamental frequency, mass per unit length

2015 · 2 questions

Q140 marks

boyle's law, gas laws

Q440 marks

resistance, temperature, filament bulb

Experimental Physics & Measurement question pack

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2025 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, momentum

Q240 marks

heat, boyle's law

Q340 marks

light, refraction

Q440 marks

heat, latent heat

Q540 marks

electricity, resistivity

2024 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, equilibrium, moments

Q240 marks

light, lenses, focal length

Q340 marks

heat, specific heat capacity, calorimetry

Q440 marks

waves, stretched string, resonance

Q540 marks

electricity, resistance, temperature

2022 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

velocity, acceleration

Q240 marks

refraction, snell's law

Q440 marks

specific heat capacity, calorimetry

Q540 marks

joule's law, current

2021 · 1 question

Q140 marks

acceleration due to gravity, free fall

2020 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, momentum, collisions

Q240 marks

light, mirrors, focal length

Q340 marks

waves, stretched string, resonance

Q440 marks

electricity, resistance, temperature

Show 5 earlier years (2015 to 2019)

2019 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, equilibrium, moments

Q240 marks

heat, latent heat, calorimetry

Q340 marks

light, refraction, refractive index

Q440 marks

electricity, resistivity

2018 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, gas laws, boyle's law

Q240 marks

heat, temperature, thermometer

Q340 marks

waves, stretched string, fundamental frequency

Q440 marks

electricity, resistivity, resistance

2017 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, acceleration due to gravity

Q240 marks

heat, specific heat capacity, calorimetry

Q340 marks

light, concave mirror, focal length

Q440 marks

electricity, resistance, temperature

2016 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, momentum

Q240 marks

light, refractive index

Q340 marks

sound, speed of sound, resonance

Q440 marks

electricity, joule's law, heating effect

2015 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

mechanics, newton's second law, acceleration

Q240 marks

heat, latent heat, vaporisation

Q340 marks

light, mirrors, focal length

Q440 marks

electricity, resistivity, cross-sectional area

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