GCSE AQA Physics Paper 2 Grade 9 Notes

From one full Grade 9 student to another.

These are the notes I made during my GCSE years, allowing me to be get a grade 9 in my Physics GCSE.

Please note that these notes 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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Paper 2 consists of the following:

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