GCSE Physics Bundle (Notes & Flashcards)

From one Grade 9 student to another.

These are the notes and flashcards I made during my GCSE years, allowing me to be get a grade 9 in every physics exam.

Please note that these notes and flashcards are specific to the AQA Separate Science Trilogy course (8461 AQA course code). Using only these notes may not be suitable for other courses or exam boards - please check with your teacher if you are unsure.

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This course consists of the following:

P1 - Conservation & 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 potential 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 - Infrared radiation
• P2.3 - More about infrared radiation
• P2.4 - Specific heat capacity
• P2.5 - Heating and insulating buildings

P3 - Energy Resources

• P3.1 - Energy demands
• P3.2 - Energy from wind and water
• P3.3 - Power from the Sun and the Earth
• P3.4 - Energy and the environment

P4 - Electric Circuits

• P4.1 - Electrical changes and fields
• P4.2 - Current and charge
• P4.3 - Potential difference and resistance
• P4.4 - Component characteristics
• P4.5 - Series circuits
• P4.6 - 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 & 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 and volume

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
• P7.6 - Nuclear radiation in medicine
• P7.7 - Nuclear fission
• P7.8 - Nuclear fusion
• P7.9 - Nuclear issues

P8 - Forces In Balance

• P8.1 - Vectors and scalars
• P8.2 - Forces between objects
• P8.3 - Resultants forces
• P8.4 - Moments at work
• P8.5 - More about levers and gears
• P8.6 - Centre of mass
• P8.7 - Moments and equilibrium
• P8.8 - The parallelogram of forces
• P8.9 - 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 & Motion

• P10.1 - Force and acceleration
• P10.2 - Weight and terminal velocity
• P10.3 - Forces and breaking
• P10.4 - Momentum
• P10.5 - Using conservation of momentum
• P10.6 - Impact forces
• P10.7 - Safety first
• P10.8 - Forces and elasticity

P11 - Force & Pressure

• P11.1 - Pressure and surfaces
• P11.2 - Pressure in a liquid at rest
• P11.3 - Atmospheric pressure
• P11.4 - Upthrust and flotation

P12 - Wave Properties

• P12.1 - The nature of waves
• P12.2 - The properties of waves
• P12.3 - Reflection and refraction
• P12.4 - More about waves
• P12.5 - Sound waves
• P12.6 - The uses of ultrasound
• P12.7 - Seismic waves

P13 - Electromagnetic Waves

• P13.1 - The electromagnetic spectrum
• P13.2 - Light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves
• P13.3 - Communications
• P13.4 - Ultraviolet waves, X-rays and gamma rays
• P13.5 - X-rays in medicine

P14 - Light

• P14.1 - Reflection of light
• P14.2 - Refraction of light
• P14.3 - Light and colour
• P14.4 - Lenses
• P14.5 - Using lenses

P15 - Electromagnetism

• P15.1 - Magnetic fields
• P15.2 - Magnetic fields of electric currents
• P15.3 - Electromagnets in devices
• P15.4 - The motor effect
• P15.5 - The generator effect
• P15.6 - The alternating-current generator
• P15.7 - Transformers
• P15.8 - Transformers in action

P16 - Space

• P16.1 - Formation of the solar system
• P16.2 - The life history of a star
• P16.3 - Planets, satellites, and orbits
• P16.4 - The expanding universe
• P16.5 - The beginning and future of the Universe