DP IB Physics: HL Exam Questions By Topic

Distance & Displacement, Speed & Velocity, Acceleration, Kinematic Equations, Motion Graphs, Projectile Motion, Fluid Resistance, Terminal Speed

Free-Body Diagrams, Newton’s First Law, Newton’s Second Law, Newton’s Third Law, Contact Forces, Non-Contact Forces, Frictional Forces, Hooke's Law, Stoke's Law, Buoyancy, Conservation of Linear Momentum, Impulse & Momentum, Force & Momentum, Collisions & Explosions in One-Dimension, Collisions & Explosions in Two-Dimensions, Angular Velocity, Centripetal Force, Centripetal Acceleration, Non-Uniform Circular Motion

Principle of Conservation of Energy, Sankey Diagrams, Work Done, Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy, Conservation of Mechanical Energy, Energy & Power, Efficiency Formula, Energy Density

Torque & Couples, Rotational Equilibrium, Angular Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration, Angular Acceleration Formula, Moment of Inertia, Newton’s Second Law for Rotation, Angular Momentum, Angular Impulse, Rotational Kinetic Energy

Reference Frames, Galilean Relativity, Postulates of Special Relativity, Lorentz Transformations, Velocity Addition Transformations, Space-Time Interval, Time Dilation, Length Contraction, Simultaneity in Special Relativity, Space-Time Diagrams, Muon Lifetime Experiment

Solids, Liquids & Gases, Density, Temperature Scales, Temperature & Kinetic Energy, Internal Energy, Thermal Equilibrium, Changes of State, Specific Heat Capacity, Specific Latent Heat, Thermal Conduction, Thermal Convection, Thermal Radiation, Apparent Brightness & Luminosity, Stefan-Boltzmann Law, Wien’s Displacement Law

Albedo & Emissivity, The Solar Constant, Greenhouse Gases, The Greenhouse Effect, Energy Balance Problems

Gas Pressure, Amount of Substance, Gas Laws, Ideal Gas Equation, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Derivation of the Kinetic Theory of Gases Equation, Average Kinetic Energy of a Molecule

Thermodynamic Systems, First Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, Calculating Changes in Entropy, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Thermodynamic Processes, Heat Engines, The Carnot Cycle

Circuit Diagrams, Electric Current, Electric Potential Difference, Electrical Conductors & Insulators, Electric Resistance, Electrical Resistivity, I-V Characteristics, Series & Parallel Circuits, Electrical Power, Sources of Electrical Energy, Electromotive Force & Internal Resistance, Variable Resistance

Describing Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Time Period of a Mass–Spring System, Time Period of a Simple Pendulum, Energy Changes in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Equations for Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Calculating Energy Changes in SHM, Phase Angles in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)

Properties of Waves, Transverse & Longitudinal Waves, Sound Waves, Electromagnetic Waves

Wavefronts & Rays, Reflection, Refraction & Transmission, Diffraction of Waves, Refraction of Waves, Superposition of Waves, Interference of Waves, Young’s Double-Slit Experiment, Single-Slit Diffraction, Diffraction Gratings

Standing Waves, Nodes & Antinodes, Boundary Conditions for Standing Waves, Harmonics in Strings & Pipes, The Nature of Resonance, The Effect of Damping

The Doppler Effect, The Doppler Effect of Light, Galactic Redshift, Equations for the Doppler Effect of Sound

Newton's Law of Gravitation, Gravitational Field Strength, Gravitational Field Lines, Gravitational Potential, Gravitational Potential Energy in a Non-Uniform Field, Gravitational Potential Energy Equation, Gravitational Potential Gradient, Gravitational Equipotential Surfaces, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, Escape Speed, Orbital Motion, Speed & Energy, Effects of Drag on Orbital Motion

Electric Charge, Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment, Static Electricity, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field Strength, Electric Field Lines, Electric Potential, Electric Potential Energy, Electric Potential Gradient, Electric Equipotential Surfaces, Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor, Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors, Magnetic Force on a Charge, Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles in Electric Fields, Charged Particles in Electric & Magnetic Fields

Induced Emf, Magnetic Flux, Faraday’s Law of Induction, Lenz's Law, AC Generators

Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment, Nuclear Notation, Emission & Absorption Spectrum, Photon Energy, Rutherford Scattering & Nuclear Radius, Deviations from Rutherford Scattering, The Bohr Model of Hydrogen

The Photoelectric Effect, The Photoelectric Equation, The Particle Nature of Light, The de Broglie Wavelength, Wave-Particle Duality, Compton Scattering

Isotopes & Radioactive Decay, Background Radiation, Alpha, Beta & Gamma Particles, Radioactive Decay Equations, Activity & Half-Life, Decay Constant & Half-Life, The Law of Radioactive Decay, Applications of Radioactivity, Mass Defect & Nuclear Binding Energy, Binding Energy per Nucleon Curve, Nuclear Stability, Nuclear Energy Levels, Evidence for the Neutrino

Spontaneous & Induced Fission, Energy Released in Fission Reactions, Chain Reactions from Fission, Operation of a Nuclear Reactor, Radioactive Waste Management

Fusion Reactions in Stars, Energy Released in Fusion Reactions, Star Formation, Life Cycle of a Star, The Hertzsprung–Russell (HR) Diagram, Emission & Absorption Spectra in Stars, Stellar Parallax, Determination of Stellar Radii