Physics GCSE, IGCSE

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GCSE AQA Physics Revision

1. Energy

  • Energy resources
  • Comparing energy resources
  • Environmental issues

2. Particle Model of Matter

  • Density
  • Solid, liquid & gases
  • Changes of state
  • Internal energy
  • Specific heat capacity
  • Latent heat
  • Specific latent heat
  • Heating & cooling graphs
  • Specific heat capacity VS Specific latent heat
  • Kinetic theory
  • Pressure and volume
  • Work on gas

3. Forces

  • Scalars & Vectors
  • Contact & Non-Contact forces
  • Forces as Vectors
  • Weight, mass, & Gravity
  • Calculating weight
  • Resultant forces
  • Free body diagram
  • Balanced & unbalanced forces
  • Work done
  • Work done & energy transfer
  • Work done & friction
  • Changing shape
  • Hook’s law
  • Force-Extension Graphs
  • Work done on a Spring
  • Moments in physics
  • The principle of moments
  • Levers & gears
  • Pressure
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Pressure in a liquid
  • Upthrust
  • Distance & displacement
  • Speed
  • Measuring speed
  • Calculating speed
  • Velocity
  • Vector & scalar quantities
  • Circular motion
  • Distance-time graph
  • Instantaneous speed
  • Acceleration
  • Velocity-time graph
  • Area under velocity-time graph
  • Calculating uniform acceleration
  • Terminal velocity
  • Representing terminal velocity
  • Newton’s first law
  • Newton’s 2nd law
  • Newton’s 3rd law
  • Inertia
  • Thinking and braking distance
  • Stopping distance
  • Reaction time
  • Factors affecting thinking distance and reaction time
  • Factors affecting braking distance
  • Estimating decelerating forces
  • Momentum
  • Conservation of momentum
  • Collisions
  • Force and momentum
  • Momentum and safety

4. Magnetism & Electromagnetism

  • Magnetism
  • Permanent & Induced magnets
  • Magnetic fields
  • The Earth’s magnetic fields
  • Magnetic fields in wires & solenoids
  • The motor effect
  • Fleming’s left-hand rule
  • Electric motor
  • Loudspeaker & Headphones
  • Electromagnetic induction
  • Applications of the Generator Effect
  • Graphs of the potentials difference in the Coil
  • Microphones
  • Transformers
  • Transformer equations
  • AC & High volage transmission

5. Electricity

  • Circuit diagrams
  • Charge & current
  • Current, resistance & potential difference
  • Resistor
  • I-V graph
  • Thermistor
  • LDRs
  • Investigating resistance in thermistor & LDRs
  • Series & parallel circuits
  • Resistors in series & parallel
  • Comparing series & parallel circuits
  • AC & DC
  • Mains electricity
  • Dangers of mains electricity
  • Electrical power
  • Electrical energy
  • Calculating energy transfers
  • Power ratings
  • The National Grid
  • Use of transformers
  • Electric charge
  • Static electricity
  • Electric fields
  • Fields & Static

6. Atomic Structure

  • Atomic structure
  • The absorption & emission of EM radiation
  • Atomic & mass number
  • Isotopes
  • Positive ions
  • The plum pudding model
  • Rutherford scattering
  • Bohr’s model of an atom
  • Discovery of protons & neutrons
  • Changes in the Atomic model
  • Radioactive decay
  • Types of radiation
  • Uses of radiation
  • Alpha decay
  • Beta decay
  • Gamma decay
  • Random nature of radioactive decay
  • Half life
  • Calculating radioactive decay
  • Contamination & irradiation
  • Hazards of contamination & irradiation
  • Studies into the effects of radiation
  • Background radiation
  • Half-life & risk
  • Medical use of radiations
  • Nuclear fission
  • Chain reactions
  • Nuclear fission diagrams
  • Nuclear fusion

7. Waves

  • Transverse & longitudinal waves
  • Describing wave motion
  • The wave equation
  • Measuring the speed of waves
  • Transmission of sound waves
  • Reflection, absorption & transmission
  • Sound waves
  • Exploring structure using waves
  • Ultrasound
  • Echo sounding
  • Ultrasound in Medical & Industrial Imaging
  • Seismic Waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Transfers of energy by EM waves
  • EM Waves and Matter
  • Refraction Ray diagram
  • EM waves & atoms
  • Radio waves
  • Dangers of high-energy EM waves
  • Applications of EM waves
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  • Convex & concave lenses
  • Convex & concave ray diagrams
  • Magnification
  • Visible light spectrum
  • Reflection from surfaces
  • Color & reflection of light
  • Black body radiation
  • Temperature balances

8. Space Physics

  • The solar system
  • The formation of the Sun
  • Fusion in Stars
  • The Life Cycle of Solar Mass Stars
  • The Life Cycle of Larger Stars
  • Circular orbits
  • Non-circular orbits
  • Galactic red shift
  • The Big Bang
  • Dark energy & dark matter
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