Cambridge IGCSE · 0625 · Data 2020–2025
Most-tested topics in IGCSE Physics
Just 3 chapters — Motion, forces and energy, Electricity and magnetism, Thermal physics — carry about 77% of all the marks. Revise those first.
Based on 251 real Cambridge past papers and 18,481 tagged marks, 2020–2025. Ranked by marks, not guesswork.
Historical counts from past papers — not an exam prediction. Download the data (CSV)
Revise these first
The topics that carry the most marks, highest first. Each opens the free past-paper questions.
- 1Practise →4.2 Electrical quantities11% of marksElectricity and magnetismEvery year
- 2Practise →Motion, forces and energyEvery year
- 3Practise →1.5 Forces8% of marksMotion, forces and energyEvery year
- 4Practise →2.2 Thermal properties and temperature7% of marksThermal physicsEvery year
- 5Practise →3.2 Light7% of marksWavesEvery year
- 6Practise →4.3 Electric circuits7% of marksElectricity and magnetismEvery year
- 7Practise →1.2 Motion6% of marksMotion, forces and energyEvery year
- 8Practise →1.7 Energy, work and power6% of marksMotion, forces and energyEvery year
See the full breakdown — all 26 topics across 7 chapters
Motion, forces and energy
38% of marks- 1.1 Physical quantities and measurement techniquesEvery year1587 marks · 259 qs
- 1.5 ForcesEvery year1553 marks · 421 qs
- 1.2 MotionEvery year1073 marks · 301 qs
- 1.7 Energy, work and powerEvery year1046 marks · 384 qs
- 1.4 DensityEvery year702 marks · 172 qs
- 1.3 Mass and weightEvery year460 marks · 162 qs
- 1.8 PressureEvery year420 marks · 165 qs
- 1.6 MomentumEvery year217 marks · 83 qs
Electricity and magnetism
25% of marks- 4.2 Electrical quantitiesEvery year2097 marks · 640 qs
- 4.3 Electric circuitsEvery year1221 marks · 339 qs
- 4.5 Electromagnetic effectsEvery year656 marks · 285 qs
- 4.1 Simple phenomena of magnetismEvery year342 marks · 185 qs
- 4.4 Electrical safetyEvery year221 marks · 83 qs
Thermal physics
15% of marks- 2.2 Thermal properties and temperatureEvery year1362 marks · 366 qs
- 2.3 Transfer of thermal energyEvery year792 marks · 235 qs
- 2.1 Kinetic particle model of matterEvery year566 marks · 241 qs
Waves
13% of marks- 3.2 LightEvery year1295 marks · 385 qs
- 3.3 Electromagnetic spectrumEvery year485 marks · 186 qs
- 3.1 General properties of wavesEvery year445 marks · 209 qs
- 3.4 SoundEvery year262 marks · 146 qs
Nuclear physics
6% of marks- 5.2 RadioactivityEvery year575 marks · 305 qs
- 5.1 The nuclear model of the atomEvery year466 marks · 205 qs
Space physics
3% of marks- 6.1 The Earth and the Solar SystemRecurring269 marks · 90 qs
- 6.2 Stars and the UniverseRecurring258 marks · 106 qs
Legacy (withdrawn from the 2023 syllabus)
1% of marks- Logic gates and truth tablesRecurring78 marks · 35 qs
- Digital electronicsRecurring33 marks · 8 qs
Turn the data into practice
Every topic above is drawn from real Cambridge IGCSE Physics papers, tagged to the syllabus. Students can drill the high-frequency topics in the free bank; teachers can turn any of them into a ready-to-print worksheet in seconds. Or explore the full six-year trends in the interactive records.