Physics 9702 · 1 Physical quantities and units
1.1 Physical quantities
Understand physical quantities as magnitude and unit, and make reasonable estimates of physical values.
- Questions
- 168
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 98
- Written answer
- 70
- Average marks
- 7.5
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Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 13, 1498
- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 3845
- Paper 2variants 21, 22, 2313
- Paper 5variants 51, 52, 53, 5412
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 13 | – | 14 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 2015 | – | 10 | 7 | 17 |