Practise IB Physics HL questions by topic through the framework used from first assessment 2025: space, time and motion; the particulate nature of matter; wave behaviour; fields; and nuclear and quantum physics. Check your calculations, units, graphs and physical reasoning against the available mark guidance. Historical questions may use earlier syllabus content or paper formats.
3,424 questions in this syllabus scope, with question parts counted together.
Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Physics
Level
HL
Frequently Asked Questions
Choose the theme and topic you need to revise, such as forces and momentum, wave behaviour or electric fields. Attempt a few related questions before checking the available answers, and revisit the physical idea behind any error.
This entry is for Higher Level. HL study includes shared content and additional higher level material; it does not mean every question here is exclusive to HL. Use the separate SL entry if you are studying Standard Level.
Check the content against your current syllabus topic. Earlier questions can still help with calculations and reasoning, but their content and paper labels may differ from the framework used from first assessment 2025. Do not treat this collection as a complete current-format examination paper.
Show the physical relationship you use and keep units consistent. For graphs, identify what the gradient or area represents; for explanations, link the relevant physical principle to the situation. Review any uncertainty treatment required by the question. Answer detail varies between records.
IB Physics HL revision questions by topic
Combine shared foundations with the additional HL objectives. A shared topic can still require extra HL analysis; check the objective rather than relying only on its title.
For HL-only work, locate the objectives for rigid-body mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics, induction or quantum physics. When the difficulty lies inside a shared topic, such as gravitational potential or diffraction, use the objective labels to find the additional HL demand rather than restarting the entire theme.
Choose a theme, topic or objective in the syllabus navigation to narrow the questions. Attempt the available question before opening its answer guidance. For a multi-stage problem, identify when the representation changes: a field diagram may lead to an energy argument before an equation of motion is useful.
Use the displayed availability and access information to understand what you can open. A syllabus entry does not mean every question or solution is publicly accessible. This topic-organised collection is not a complete archive of official past papers.
Physics HL question bank FAQs
Use the syllabus navigation to locate a topic and its objectives. The questions shown, and any available filters, depend on your account access.
Compare the physical model and reasoning before the final number. Check units, signs, assumptions and the link between each step. If you guessed correctly, retry a related problem without the answer visible.
Yes. Open the Physics SL question bank using the link on this page. Its syllabus scope differs; do not assume that changing the level leaves the same set of objectives selected.
Open a topic and choose an available question. Use its supplied answer guidance to check the physical model, working and conclusion after your own attempt. Availability and access are shown with the question; a topic listing does not promise that every solution is publicly accessible.
Use an older question only after matching its content and required skills to a current syllabus objective at your level. Topic numbering, options and paper structure can differ, so do not treat an old paper as a current mock exam. Keep useful questions for focused practice, and use the official specimens for first examinations in 2025 to check the current Paper 1A, Paper 1B and Paper 2 format.