We counted every question in our own AS Level Physics 9702 question bank — 1,629 questions worth 1,629 marks, 2019 to 2026 — and sorted them into the 11 chapters of the syllabus. Waves carries the most marks.
Every chapter, heaviest first
| Chapter | Questions | Marks | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waves | 204 | 204 | 12.5% | |
| Physical Quantities and Units | 189 | 189 | 11.6% | |
| Superposition | 177 | 177 | 10.9% | |
| Forces, Density and Pressure | 173 | 173 | 10.6% | |
| Dynamics | 163 | 163 | 10.0% | |
| D.C. Circuits | 161 | 161 | 9.9% | |
| Work, Energy and Power | 138 | 138 | 8.5% | |
| Electricity | 123 | 123 | 7.6% | |
| Particle Physics | 111 | 111 | 6.8% | |
| Deformation of Solids | 104 | 104 | 6.4% | |
| Kinematics | 86 | 86 | 5.3% |
The top 5 of 11 chapters hold half the marks in the bank. The three heaviest are Waves, Physical Quantities and Units, Superposition. The lightest is Kinematics, at 5.3% of the marks.
Inside the chapters
| Sub-topic | Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler effect | Waves | 43 | 43 |
| Diffraction grating | Superposition | 42 | 42 |
| Terminal velocity | Dynamics | 36 | 36 |
| Elastic potential energy | Deformation of Solids | 36 | 36 |
| Electromagnetic spectrum | Waves | 36 | 36 |
| Stationary waves | Superposition | 32 | 32 |
| Couples and torque | Forces, Density and Pressure | 31 | 31 |
| Diffraction | Superposition | 31 | 31 |
| Internal resistance | D.C. Circuits | 29 | 29 |
| Combining uncertainties | Physical Quantities and Units | 27 | 27 |
How to use this
Revise the heaviest chapters first. A chapter worth 13% of the marks deserves more than one worth 5.3%.
Use it to decide what to practise, not what to skip. A light chapter can still be the difference between two grades, and Cambridge can set anything on the syllabus.
Check yourself chapter by chapter rather than by whole papers, so a weak topic shows up while there is still time to fix it.
These are ExamYard’s own figures: the questions in our AS Level Physics 9702 question bank, grouped into the chapter of the syllabus each one tests, and added up by the marks each carries. No question text, mark scheme or examiner report is reproduced on this page. The printed book and the online bank are counted separately, so the totals on this page need not match the book’s own page.