Physics
IB Physics — Oscillations & Waves topical past papers
487 past-paper questions on Oscillations & Waves for Physics.
- Questions
- 487
- Years
- 2009–2024
- With mark scheme
- 100%
- Questions 2020–2024
- 139
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How Oscillations & Waves has been examined
From 2020 to 2024, Oscillations & Waves was on 2 HL in 9 of 9 exam series, worth about 12% of that paper’s marks.
| Paper | Questions | Share of marks | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 HL | 56 | 10% | 9 of 9 |
| 1 SL | 58 | 16% | 8 of 8 |
| 2 HL | 13 | 12% | 9 of 9 |
| 2 SL | 12 | 17% | 8 of 8 |
Momentum’s own count, over the questions in its bank for these years: a series is one exam session, every zone included, and a question filed under two chapters counts in both. Median marks per question: 1.
Filed in Momentum under: Oscillations & Waves.
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