Leaving Cert Physics: Mechanics questions

Motion, forces, momentum, energy, and the mechanics of solids and fluids, the whole of syllabus sections 1 ("Mechanics") plus the Energy block.

100 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.

Mechanics question pack

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2025 · 5 questions

Q240 marks

experimental physics

Q656 marks

optics, electrostatics, nuclear physics

Q1456 marks

optics, radioactivity, electric fields

2024 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

graphing

Q656 marks

waves, electricity, modern physics

Q1456 marks

radioactive decay, diffraction

2023 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q656 marks

optics, electricity, nuclear physics

Q1356 marks

electromagnetism

Q1456 marks

waves, electricity, modern physics

2022 · 4 questions

Q1356 marks

waves, diffraction, optics

Q1456 marks

doppler effect, photoelectric effect, electromagnetic induction

2021 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

graphical analysis

Q656 marks

waves, electricity, nuclear physics

Q1456 marks

doppler effect, photoelectric effect, refraction

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 4 questions

Q556 marks

gas laws, optics, nuclear physics

Q1256 marks

heat transfer, doppler effect, electric current

2019 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

graphical analysis

Q556 marks

thermometry, radioactivity, particle physics

Q1156 marks

electricity transmission, nuclear fission

Q1256 marks

semiconductors, total internal reflection, particle physics

2018 · 5 questions

Q556 marks

doppler effect, heat transfer, particle physics

Q1156 marks

radio waves, concave mirror, optical fibres

Q1256 marks

radioactivity, capacitance, photoelectric effect

2017 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

graphical analysis

Q556 marks

gas laws, thermometry, electric field

Q1156 marks

magnetic force on a conductor, the ampere, total internal reflection

Q1256 marks

radioactivity, concave mirror

2016 · 5 questions

Q556 marks

polarisation, capacitance, particle physics

Q756 marks

heat and temperature, heat pump, latent heat

Q1256 marks

electric field, doppler effect, particle physics

2015 · 3 questions

Q556 marks

doppler effect, particle physics

Q656 marks

electromagnetic spectrum

Q1256 marks

lenses, thermometry, radioactivity

Mechanics question pack

Every past question on this topic, taken from the official exam papers and set out for printing. Free, no sign-up.

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2025 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q1156 marks

heat, temperature

Q1456 marks

doppler effect, electrostatics, x-rays

2024 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q656 marks

short questions, waves, electricity

Q1356 marks

passage question, x-rays

Q1456 marks

semiconductors, diffraction, static electricity

2023 · 4 questions

Q956 marks

heat transfer, u-value

Q1456 marks

electrostatics, magnetism

2022 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experimental methods

Q656 marks

waves, electricity

Q1356 marks

electromagnetic spectrum

Q1456 marks

optics, radioactivity

2021 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experimental methods

Q656 marks

electricity, modern physics

Q1156 marks

heat transfer, temperature

Q1456 marks

static electricity, magnetism, sound

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q556 marks

short questions, heat, electricity

Q1156 marks

passage question

Q1256 marks

temperature, electricity, radioactivity

2019 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q556 marks

short questions, electricity, waves

Q1256 marks

capacitance, magnetism, nuclear physics

2018 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

gas laws, boyle's law, experiment

Q556 marks

short questions, light, electricity

Q1156 marks

passage question, waves

Q1256 marks

electromagnetic spectrum, specific heat capacity, electromagnetic induction

2017 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q556 marks

short questions, waves, electricity

Q1156 marks

passage question, electricity, domestic circuits

Q1256 marks

heat, electrostatics

2016 · 4 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q556 marks

short questions, heat, electricity

Q1256 marks

magnetism, domestic electricity, nuclear physics

2015 · 5 questions

Q140 marks

experiment

Q556 marks

short questions, optics, electricity

Q956 marks

heat, specific heat capacity, heat transfer

Q1256 marks

dispersion, resistance, electromagnetic induction

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