AQA GCSE Physics Revision Notes 2016
Overview
- Exam Code: 8463
- Provides concise resources for the AQA GCSE Physics course.
Energy
Energy Changes in a System
- Energy Stores & Transfers
- Examples of Energy Transfer
- Kinetic Energy
- Gravitational Potential Energy
- Elastic Potential Energy
- KE, GPE & EPE
- Thermal Energy
- Required Practical: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity
- Changes in Energy
- Power
- Conservation & Dissipation of Energy
- Wasted Energy
- Conduction of Heat
- Required Practical: Investigating Insulation
- Efficiency
- Improving Efficiency
National & Global Energy Resources
- Energy Resources
- Comparing Energy Resources
- Environmental Issues
Electricity
Current, Potential Difference & Resistance
- Circuit Diagrams
- Charge & Current
- Current, Resistance & Potential Difference
- Required Practical: Investigating Resistance
- Resistors
- IV Graphs
- Thermistors
- LDRs
Series & Parallel Circuits
- Series & Parallel Circuits
- Resistors in Series & Parallel
- Comparing Series & Parallel Circuits
Energy Transfers
- Electrical Power
- Electrical Energy
- Calculating Energy Transfers
- Power Ratings
- The National Grid
- Use of Transformers
Static Electricity
- Electric Charge
- Static Electricity
- Electric Fields
Particle Model of Matter
Changes of State & Particle Model
- Density
- Solids, Liquids & Gases
- Required Practical: Determining Density
- Changes of State
Internal Energy & Energy Transfers
- Internal Energy
- Specific Heat Capacity
- Latent Heat
- Specific Latent Heat
- Heating & Cooling Graphs
Atomic Structure
Atoms & Isotopes
- Atomic Structure
- The Absorption & Emission of EM Radiation
- Atomic & Mass Number
- Isotopes
- Positive Ions
Atoms & Nuclear Radiation
- Radioactive Decay
- Types of Radiation
- Uses of Radiation
- Alpha Decay
- Beta Decay
- Gamma Decay
- Random Nature of Radioactive Decay
Forces
Forces & their Interactions
- Scalars & Vectors
- Contact & Non-Contact Forces
- Forces as Vectors
- Weight, Mass & Gravity
- Calculating Weight
Work Done & Energy Transfer
- Work Done
- Work Done & Energy Transfer
- Work Done & Friction
Forces & Elasticity
- Changing Shape
- Hooke's Law
- Force-Extension Graphs
Waves
Waves in Air, Fluids & Solids
- Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
- Describing Wave Motion
- The Wave Equation
- Measuring the Speed of Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
- Electromagnetic (EM) Waves
- Transfer of Energy by EM Waves
- EM Waves & Matter
Magnetism & Electromagnetism
Permanent & Induced Magnetism, Magnetic Forces & Fields
- Magnetism
- Permanent & Induced Magnets
- Magnetic Fields
- The Earth's Magnetic Field
Space Physics
Solar System, Stability of Orbital Motions & Satellites
- The Solar System
- The Formation of the Sun
- Fusion in Stars
This notes outline the key topics and subtopics covered in the AQA GCSE Physics course. Each section includes detailed explanations, practical experiments, and essential concepts needed for the exam.