Cambridge IGCSE · Physics 0625 Extended
Every question part from 20 real past papers (Paper 2 & Paper 4, May/June 2021 – Oct/Nov 2025) classified by subtopic and weighted by marks — to show what's actually worth prioritising in a crash-course revision.
20
papers reviewed
768
question parts classified
1,161
total marks tallied
24/24
subtopics seen
| Topic | Subtopic | Pre-2025 | 2025+ | Avg | Trend | Practise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion, Forces And Energy | Motion | 8.3% | 10.4% | 9.4% | ▲ rising | Study·Quiz |
| Electricity And Magnetism | Electrical Quantities | 7.7% | 10.4% | 9.1% | ▲ rising | Study·Quiz |
| Motion, Forces And Energy | Energy, Work And Power | 10.2% | 6.2% | 8.2% | ▼ easing | Study·Quiz |
| Waves | Light | 8.6% | 7.1% | 7.8% | ▼ easing | Study·Quiz |
| Thermal Physics | Thermal Properties And Temperature | 8.0% | 5.4% | 6.7% | ▼ easing | Study·Quiz |
| Electricity And Magnetism | Electric Circuits | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.2% | — | Study·Quiz |
| Nuclear Physics | Radioactivity | 2.8% | 7.1% | 4.9% | ▲ rising | Study·Quiz |
| Motion, Forces And Energy | Forces | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.8% | — | Study·Quiz |
| Electricity And Magnetism | Electromagnetic Effects | 3.6% | 5.0% | 4.3% | — | Study·Quiz |
| Thermal Physics | Kinetic Particle Model Of Matter | 2.9% | 5.4% | 4.2% | ▲ rising | Study·Quiz |
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Every question part across 20 real Paper 2 and Paper 4 past papers (Paper 2 & Paper 4, May/June 2021 – Oct/Nov 2025) was read and classified against a fixed subtopic taxonomy, then its marks were counted as a share of that paper's total. That's 768 question parts and 1161 marks tallied by hand, not estimated.
0625 paper structure did not change across this window — Paper 2 stayed at 40 marks and Paper 4 at 80 — so the two columns are a straight before/after comparison rather than a correction for a mark-scheme change. The 2025 column covers 240 marks of the 1,200 analysed, so one mark moves a subtopic by roughly 0.4 percentage points; read trends on the smaller subtopics as indicative. Averaging the two eras separately means the smaller 2025+ sample (2 sittings so far) isn't swamped by the larger pre-2025 sample (8 sittings).
No — it means that subtopic has historically carried a smaller share of the marks, not that it's guaranteed absent. Only two subtopics never appeared in any of the 18 papers reviewed; everything else has come up at least once. Use this as a prioritisation guide for limited revision time, not a prediction of what will or won't be tested.
No. Cambridge does not publish topic-frequency statistics — this is an independent analysis built from real, publicly available past papers, with judgment calls made on how to classify multi-skill questions. Treat it as a well-sourced revision-priority guide, not an official document.
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