Leaving Cert Physics: Waves & Sound questions

General wave behaviour and acoustics, syllabus sections 4 (Waves) and 5 (Vibrations and Sound).

54 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.

Waves & Sound question pack

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2025 · 2 questions

Q856 marks

diffraction, interference

2024 · 3 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, electricity, modern physics

Q856 marks

electromagnetism, loudspeaker

2023 · 3 questions

Q340 marks

diffraction, experiment

Q1456 marks

mechanics, electricity, modern physics

2022 · 4 questions

Q440 marks

experiment

Q1156 marks

heat, radiocarbon dating

Q1356 marks

diffraction, optics, gravitation

Q1456 marks

mechanics, photoelectric effect, electromagnetic induction

2021 · 3 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, electricity, nuclear physics

Q1456 marks

simple harmonic motion, photoelectric effect, refraction

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 3 questions

Q956 marks

electromagnetic induction

Q1256 marks

gravitation, heat transfer, electric current

2019 · 1 question

Q1056 marks

diffraction, interference, young's slits

2018 · 3 questions

Q340 marks

diffraction grating, interference

Q556 marks

moments, heat transfer, particle physics

2017 · 2 questions

Q240 marks

graphical analysis

Q756 marks

reflection, colour, polarisation

2016 · 3 questions

Q240 marks

graphical analysis

Q1156 marks

laws of refraction, photon energy, emission spectra

Q1256 marks

conservation of momentum, electric field, particle physics

2015 · 3 questions

Q340 marks

diffraction grating, monochromatic light

Q556 marks

projectile motion, simple harmonic motion, particle physics

Waves & Sound 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 · 2 questions

Q856 marks

diffraction, interference

Q1456 marks

energy, electrostatics, x-rays

2024 · 3 questions

Q440 marks

experiment

Q656 marks

short questions, mechanics, electricity

2022 · 3 questions

2021 · 2 questions

Q856 marks

refraction, diffraction, polarisation

Q1456 marks

gravitation, static electricity, magnetism

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 2 questions

Q340 marks

experiment

Q956 marks

interference

2019 · 2 questions

Q556 marks

short questions, mechanics, electricity

2018 · 3 questions

Q340 marks

experiment

Q856 marks

diffraction, interference, polarisation

Q1156 marks

passage question, archimedes' principle, buoyancy

2017 · 2 questions

Q556 marks

short questions, mechanics, electricity

2016 · 2 questions

Q340 marks

experiment

Q756 marks

total internal reflection, optical fibres

2015 · 1 question

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