CIE IGCSE Physics: 1.6 Momentum - Multiple Choice Questions

Understand momentum. Practise applying it. Learn from every answer.

Momentum questions often combine equations with direction, signs and unfamiliar collision situations. This focused worksheet helps students practise momentum calculations, impulse, force–time relationships and conservation of momentum—with worked explanations to support their next attempt.

WHAT WILL STUDENTS PRACTISE?

• Calculating momentum using mass and velocity
• Using correct momentum and impulse units
• Understanding momentum as a vector quantity
• Calculating changes in momentum
• Using impulse and FΔt = Δp
• Relating resultant force to the rate of change of momentum
• Interpreting force–time and momentum–time graphs
• Understanding how stopping time affects impact force
• Applying conservation of momentum to collisions
• Solving problems involving objects that stick together or rebound
• Applying momentum conservation to separations and explosions
• Using positive and negative directions consistently in one-dimensional problems

Questions combine calculations, graphs, diagrams, collision scenarios and conceptual reasoning, helping students move from straightforward momentum calculations to more demanding multi-step applications.

IS THIS SUITABLE FOR CORE OR EXTENDED?

This worksheet is designed for Extended students.

All 50 questions are Supplement content, as Topic 1.6 Momentum is entirely Supplement content in the Cambridge IGCSE Physics 2026–2028 syllabus. The questions are therefore most suitable for students preparing for Paper 2 (Extended).

WHAT MAKES THIS PACK USEFUL?

• Worked explanations for all 50 questions—not just an answer key
• A spacious layout with two questions per page
• Clear collision diagrams, force diagrams, tables and graphs
• Practice with direction and signed quantities
• A progression from foundational questions to more demanding collision problems
• Separate worksheet and mark-scheme PDFs for convenient practice and checking
• A syllabus coverage map to help organise revision

The mark scheme includes a complete answer key, worked explanations for every question, a syllabus coverage map and teacher notes on the source-paper analysis.

Use it for independent revision, homework, tutoring or a focused review after studying Topic 1.6 Momentum.

HOW TO USE IT

Attempt the questions before opening the mark scheme. Check your answers, read the explanations and revisit any questions you found difficult.

For one-dimensional momentum questions, choose a positive direction before calculating and use it consistently. Pay particular attention to changes in direction, as a negative answer indicates motion or momentum in the opposite direction.

YOUR DOWNLOAD

You receive a 26-page worksheet and a 14-page mark scheme: two printable PDFs, totalling 40 pages.

The worksheet contains 50 multiple-choice questions worth 50 marks, all covering Supplement (Extended) content.

Preview images may be blurred to protect the content. The downloadable PDFs are complete and fully legible. This is a digital product; no physical item is shipped.

Written for Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 and 0972, covering the 2026–2028 syllabus and all four objectives in Topic 1.6 Momentum: momentum, impulse, conservation of momentum and resultant force as the rate of change of momentum.

These are original exam-style practice questions, not reproduced past-paper questions or a full examination paper.

Independent practice material. Not produced or endorsed by Cambridge International Education.