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Worked Answers to Past Papers

This page contains links to the worked solutions to all the past IB physics examinations from 2016. You can view the solutions for individual questions or view the solutions for the whole paper.

Standard Level Papers

Below are the papers for the November examination season for Time Zone 0.

Year Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
2016 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2017 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2018 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2019 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2020TZ0COVID COVID
2021TZ0 TZ0 COVID
Time Zone 0 – Resit Papers

Below are the papers for the May examination seasons for Time Zones 1 and 2. [Note: TZ0 in May 2016 only]

Year Paper1Paper 2Paper 3
2016 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2017 TZ1TZ1TZ1
2018 TZ1TZ1TZ1
2019 TZ1TZ1TZ1
2020COVIDCOVIDCOVID
2021TZ1TZ1 COVID
Time Zone 1 – North America
Year Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
2016 N/AN/AN/A
2017 TZ2TZ2TZ2
2018 TZ2TZ2TZ2
2019 TZ2TZ2TZ2
2020COVID COVIDCOVID
2021TZ2TZ2 COVID
Time Zone 2 – Rest of the World

Higher Level Papers

Below are the papers for the November examination seasons for Time Zones 0.

Year Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
2016 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2017 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2018 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2019 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2020COVID COVID COVID
2021TZ0TZ0COVID
Time Zone 0 – Resit Papers

Below are the papers for the May examination seasons for Time Zones 1 and 2. [Note: TZ0 in May 2016 only]

Year Paper1Paper 2Paper 3
2016 TZ0TZ0TZ0
2017 TZ1TZ1TZ1
2018 TZ1TZ1TZ1
2019 TZ1TZ1TZ1
2020COVID COVID COVID
2021TZ1 TZ1 COVID
Time Zone 1 – North America
Year Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
2016 N/AN/AN/A
2017 TZ2TZ2TZ2
2018 TZ2TZ2TZ2
2019 TZ2TZ2TZ2
2020COVID COVID COVID
2021TZ2 TZ2 COVID
Time Zone 2 – Rest of the World

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