AQA GCSE Combined Science:Trilogy Physics Topics

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Physics Topics:

P1 - Conservation and dissipation of energy

P1.1 - Changes in energy stores

P1.2 - Conservation of energy

P1.3 - Energy and work

P1.4 - Gravitational potential energy stores

P1.5 - Kinetic energy and elastic energy stores

P1.6 - Energy dissipation

P1.7 - Energy and efficiency

P1.8 - Electrical appliances

P1.9 - Energy and power

P2 - Energy transfer by heating

P2.1 - Energy transfer by conduction

P2.2 - Specific heat capacity

P2.3 - Heating and insulating buildings

P3 - Energy resources

P3.1 - Energy demands

P3.2 - Energy from wind and water

P3.3 - Power form the Sun and the Earth

P3.4 - Energy and the environment

P3.5 - Big energy issues

P4 - Electric circuits

P4.1 - Current and change

P4.2 - Potential difference and resistance

P4.3 - Component characteristics

P4.4 - Series circuits

P4.5 - Parallel circuits

P5 - Electricity in the home

P5.1 - Alternating current

P5.2 - Cables and plugs

P5.3 - Electrical power and potential difference

P5.4 - Electrical currents and energy transfer

P5.5 - Appliances and efficiency

P6 - Molecules and matter

P6.1 - Density

P6.2 - States of matter

P6.3 - Changes of state

P6.4 - Internal energy

P6.5 - Specific latent heat

P6.6 - Gas pressure and temperature

P7 - Radioactivity

P7.1 - Atoms and radiation

P7.2 - The discovery of the nucleus

P7.3 - Changes in the nucleus

P7.4 - More about alpha, beta and gamma radiation

P7.5 - Activity and half-life

P8 - Forces in balance

P8.1 - Vectors and scalars

P8.2 - Forces between objects

P8.3 - Resultant forces

P8.4 - Centre of mass

P8.5 - The parallelogram of forces

P8.6 - Resolution of forces

P9 - Motion

P9.1 - Speed and distance-time graphs

P9.2 - Velocity and acceleration

P9.3 - More about velocity-time graphs

P9.4 - Analysing motion graphs

P10 - Force and motion

P10.1 - Forces and acceleration

P10.2 - Weight and terminal velocity

P10.3 - Forces and braking

P10.4 - Momentum

P10.5 - Forces and elasticity

P11 - Wave properties

P11.1 - The nature of waves

P11.2 - The properties of waves

P11.3 - Reflection and refraction

P11.4 - More about waves

P12 - Electromagnetic waves

P12.1 - The electromagnetic spectrum

P12.2 - Light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves

P12.3 - Communications

P12.4 - Ultraviolet waves, X-rays, and gamma rays

P12.5 - X-rays in medicine

P13 - Electromagnetism

P13.1 - Magnetic fields

P13.2 - Magnetic fields of electric currents

P13.3 - The motor effect