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Leaving Cert Physics: Simple harmonic motion
How often Simple harmonic motion comes up on the Physics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
June 2027 is the first exam on the new Physics course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.
Higher Level
Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2, Q6(d) |
| 2025 | Q14(a) |
| 2024 | Q6(c) |
| 2023 | Q14(a) |
| 2022 | Q7 |
| 2021 | Q1, Q14(a) |
| 2019 | Not asked |
| 2018 | Q12(a) |
| 2017 | Q1, Q6 |
| 2016 | Q6 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
Other Physics topics
- Diffraction
- Gravity
- Interference
- Magnetic fields
- Mandatory experiments
- Nuclear energy
- Radioactivity
- Refraction
- Resonance
- Sound
- Static electricity
- The photoelectric effect
- Wave properties
- Circuits
- Circular motion
- Density and pressure
- Latent heat
- Linear motion
- Resistance
- Work energy and power
- Capacitance
- Doppler effect
- Heat transfer
- Moments
- Momentum
- Reflection
- Semiconductors
- The motor effect
- X-rays
- Colour of light
- Domestic electricity
- Electromagnetic induction
- Heat capacity
- Newton's laws
- Temperature
- The atom
- The electron
- Current electricity
- Forces
- Lenses
- Thermometers
- Alternating current
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Transformers