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AQA GCSE 8463 Physics: spec coverage

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4.1.1.1Energy stores and systemsPH05-01 Energy stores and the three ways a system's energy changes Coming soonPH05-02 Energy transfer diagrams and the common scale Coming soon
4.1.1.2aChanges in energyPH05-05 Kinetic energy Coming soon
4.1.1.2bChanges in energyPH05-07 Elastic potential energy Coming soon
4.1.1.2cChanges in energyPH05-06 Gravitational potential energy Coming soon
4.1.1.3Energy changes in systemsPH08-05 Specific heat capacity Coming soon
4.1.1.4PowerPH05-04 Power as the rate of energy transfer Coming soon
4.1.2.1Energy transfers in a systemPH06-01 Conservation of energy and dissipation Coming soonPH06-02 Reducing unwanted energy transfers Coming soon
4.1.2.2aEfficiencyPH06-03 Efficiency Coming soon
4.1.2.2bEfficiencyPH06-04 Increasing efficiency (Higher) Coming soon
4.1.3National and global energy resourcesPH06-05 Energy resources and how we use them Coming soonPH06-06 Reliability, environmental impact and the move away from fossil fuels Coming soon
4.2.1.1Standard circuit diagram symbolsPH10-01 Circuit diagrams and standard symbols Coming soon
4.2.1.2Electrical charge and currentPH10-02 Charge, current and Q = It Coming soon
4.2.1.3Current, resistance and potential differencePH10-05 Resistance and V = IR Coming soon
4.2.1.4ResistorsPH10-06 I-V characteristics: ohmic conductor, filament lamp and diode Coming soonPH10-07 Thermistors and light-dependent resistors Coming soon
4.2.2Series and parallel circuitsPH10-08 Series circuits Coming soonPH10-09 Parallel circuits Coming soon
4.2.3.1Direct and alternating potential differencePH11-06 Direct and alternating potential difference and the mains supply Coming soon
4.2.3.2Mains electricityPH11-07 Mains wiring: live, neutral and earth Coming soonPH11-08 Electrical safety: fuses, circuit breakers and earthing Coming soon
4.2.4.1PowerPH11-01 Electrical power: P = VI and P = I^2 R Coming soon
4.2.4.2Energy transfers in everyday appliancesPH10-03 Potential difference and E = QV Coming soonPH11-02 Energy transferred by an appliance: E = Pt and E = IVt Coming soonPH11-03 Domestic appliances and power ratings Coming soon
4.2.4.3The National GridPH11-09 The National Grid Coming soon
4.2.5.1Static chargePH12-01 Static charge: charging by friction, attraction and repulsion Coming soonPH12-02 Sparking, earthing, and the uses and dangers of static Coming soon
4.2.5.2Electric fieldsPH12-03 Electric fields (triple) Coming soon
4.3.1.1Density of materialsPH08-01 The particle model and the states of matter Coming soonPH08-02 Density Coming soon
4.3.1.2Changes of statePH08-03 Changes of state and conservation of mass Coming soon
4.3.2.1Internal energyPH08-04 Internal energy and what heating does to a system Coming soon
4.3.2.2Temperature changes in a system and specific heat capacityPH08-05 Specific heat capacity Coming soon
4.3.2.3Changes of state and specific latent heatPH08-06 Specific latent heat of fusion and of vaporisation Coming soon
4.3.3.1Particle motion in gasesPH08-07 Gas particles, temperature and pressure Coming soon
4.3.3.2Pressure in gasesPH08-09 Gases under pressure: pV = constant (triple) Coming soon
4.3.3.3Increasing the pressure of a gasPH08-10 Doing work on a gas raises its temperature (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.4.1.1The structure of an atomPH19-01 The structure and size of an atom Coming soonPH19-04 Electron energy levels and ions Coming soon
4.4.1.2Mass number, atomic number and isotopesPH19-02 Protons, neutrons and electrons Coming soonPH19-03 Atomic number, mass number and isotopes Coming soon
4.4.1.3The development of the model of the atom (common content with chemistry)PH19-06 How the model of the atom changed Coming soon
4.4.2.1Radioactive decay and nuclear radiationPH20-01 Radioactive decay is random: activity and count-rate Coming soonPH20-02 Alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation compared Coming soon
4.4.2.2Nuclear equationsPH20-04 Nuclear equations for alpha and beta decay Coming soon
4.4.2.3aHalf-lives and the random nature of radioactive decayPH20-05 Half-life Coming soon
4.4.2.3bHalf-lives and the random nature of radioactive decayPH20-06 Net decline after a number of half-lives Coming soon
4.4.2.4Radioactive contaminationPH21-02 Contamination and irradiation Coming soonPH21-03 The dangers of ionising radiation and the precautions taken Coming soon
4.4.3.1Background radiationPH21-01 Background radiation Coming soon
4.4.3.2Different half-lives of radioactive isotopesPH21-04 Why the hazard of a source depends on its half-life (triple) Coming soon
4.4.3.3Uses of nuclear radiationPH21-05 Uses of radioactivity in medicine and industry (triple) Coming soon
4.4.4.1Nuclear fissionPH21-06 Nuclear fission and the chain reaction (triple) Coming soon
4.4.4.2Nuclear fusionPH21-07 Nuclear fusion (triple) Coming soon
4.5.1.1Scalar and vector quantitiesPH01-02 Scalars and vectors Watch
4.5.1.2Contact and non-contact forcesPH03-01 Contact and non-contact forces Coming soon
4.5.1.3GravityPH03-02 Weight, mass and gravitational field strength Coming soon
4.5.1.4aResultant forcesPH03-03 Resultant forces Coming soon
4.5.1.4bResultant forcesPH03-04 Free body diagrams (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.1.4cResultant forcesPH03-05 Resolving forces with a scale vector diagram (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.2Work done and energy transferPH05-03 Work done and energy transfer Coming soon
4.5.3Forces and elasticityPH03-06 Elastic and inelastic deformation Coming soonPH03-07 Hooke's law and the spring constant Coming soonPH05-07 Elastic potential energy Coming soon
4.5.4Moments, levers and gearsPH03-08 Moments and the principle of moments (triple) Coming soonPH03-09 Levers and gears (triple) Coming soon
4.5.5.1.1Pressure in a fluid 1PH09-01 Pressure in a fluid: p = F/A (triple) Coming soon
4.5.5.1.2Pressure in a fluid 2PH09-03 Pressure, depth and density: p = h rho g (triple) Coming soonPH09-04 Upthrust, floating and sinking (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.5.5.2Atmospheric pressurePH09-02 Atmospheric pressure (triple) Coming soon
4.5.6.1.1Distance and displacementPH01-03 Distance and displacement Watch
4.5.6.1.2SpeedPH01-04 Speed, typical speeds and s = vt WatchPH01-06 Measuring speed in the laboratory Coming soon
4.5.6.1.3aVelocityPH01-05 Velocity Coming soon
4.5.6.1.3bVelocityPH04-06 Circular motion: constant speed, changing velocity (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.6.1.4aThe distance–time relationshipPH02-01 Distance-time graphs Coming soon
4.5.6.1.4bThe distance–time relationshipPH02-02 Speed at an instant from a tangent (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.6.1.5aAccelerationPH02-03 Acceleration and velocity-time graphs Coming soon
4.5.6.1.5bAccelerationPH02-04 Distance from the area under a velocity-time graph Coming soon
4.5.6.1.5cAccelerationPH02-05 The uniform acceleration equation: v^2 - u^2 = 2as Coming soonPH04-05 Terminal velocity Coming soon
4.5.6.1.5dAccelerationPH04-05 Terminal velocity Coming soon
4.5.6.2.1aNewton's First LawPH04-01 Newton's First Law Coming soon
4.5.6.2.1bNewton's First LawPH04-03 Inertia and inertial mass (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.6.2.2aNewton's Second LawPH04-02 Newton's Second Law: F = ma Coming soon
4.5.6.2.2bNewton's Second LawPH04-03 Inertia and inertial mass (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.6.2.3Newton's Third LawPH04-04 Newton's Third Law Coming soon
4.5.6.3.1aStopping distancePH07-02 Stopping distance Coming soon
4.5.6.3.1bStopping distancePH07-08 Estimating how stopping distance grows with speed (triple) Coming soon
4.5.6.3.2Reaction timePH07-01 Reaction time and thinking distance Coming soon
4.5.6.3.3Factors affecting braking distance 1PH07-02 Stopping distance Coming soon
4.5.6.3.4aFactors affecting braking distance 2PH07-03 Braking, energy and large decelerations Coming soon
4.5.6.3.4bFactors affecting braking distance 2PH07-04 Estimating the forces in a road-vehicle deceleration (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.7.1Momentum is a property of moving objectsPH07-05 Momentum and p = mv (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.7.2aConservation of momentumPH07-06 Conservation of momentum (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.7.2bConservation of momentumPH07-06 Conservation of momentum (Higher) Coming soon
4.5.7.3Changes in momentumPH07-07 Force as the rate of change of momentum, and impact forces Coming soon
4.6.1.1Transverse and longitudinal wavesPH15-01 What a wave does: energy without matter Coming soonPH15-02 Transverse and longitudinal waves Coming soon
4.6.1.2aProperties of wavesPH15-03 Amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period Coming soonPH15-04 The wave equation Coming soonPH15-05 Measuring the speed of a wave Coming soon
4.6.1.2bProperties of wavesPH16-01 Sound crossing from one medium to another (triple) Coming soon
4.6.1.3Reflection of wavesPH18-03 Reflection, transmission and absorption at a boundary (triple) Coming soon
4.6.1.4Sound wavesPH16-02 Sound, the ear and the limits of human hearing (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.6.1.5Waves for detection and explorationPH16-03 Ultrasound, infrasound and echo sounding (triple, Higher) Coming soonPH16-04 Seismic waves and the Earth's structure (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.6.2.1Types of electromagnetic wavesPH17-01 The electromagnetic spectrum Coming soon
4.6.2.2aProperties of electromagnetic waves 1PH18-01 Refraction at a boundary Coming soon
4.6.2.2bProperties of electromagnetic waves 1PH18-01 Refraction at a boundary Coming soonPH18-02 How different substances treat different wavelengths (Higher) Coming soon
4.6.2.3aProperties of electromagnetic waves 2PH17-03 The hazards of electromagnetic radiation Coming soonPH19-05 Radiation from atoms and nuclei Coming soon
4.6.2.3bProperties of electromagnetic waves 2PH17-04 Radio waves and electrical oscillations (Higher) Coming soon
4.6.2.4aUses and applications of electromagnetic wavesPH17-02 Uses of each part of the electromagnetic spectrum Coming soon
4.6.2.4bUses and applications of electromagnetic wavesPH17-02 Uses of each part of the electromagnetic spectrum Coming soon
4.6.2.5LensesPH18-05 Lenses and ray diagrams (triple) Coming soon
4.6.2.6Visible lightPH18-06 Colour, filters, and specular versus diffuse reflection (triple) Coming soon
4.6.3.1Emission and absorption of infrared radiationPH17-05 Infrared emission and absorption, and black-body radiation (triple) Coming soon
4.6.3.2aPerfect black bodies and radiationPH17-05 Infrared emission and absorption, and black-body radiation (triple) Coming soon
4.6.3.2bPerfect black bodies and radiationPH17-06 Radiation balance and the temperature of the Earth (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.7.1.1Poles of a magnetPH13-01 Magnetic poles, permanent and induced magnets Coming soon
4.7.1.2Magnetic fieldsPH13-02 Magnetic fields, plotting compasses and the Earth's field Coming soon
4.7.2.1aElectromagnetismPH13-03 The magnetic effect of a current, solenoids and electromagnets Coming soon
4.7.2.1bElectromagnetismPH13-07 Electromagnetic devices: relays and bells (triple) Coming soon
4.7.2.2Fleming's left-hand rulePH13-04 The motor effect and Fleming's left-hand rule (Higher) Coming soonPH13-05 F = BIl (Higher) Coming soon
4.7.2.3Electric motorsPH13-06 Electric motors (Higher) Coming soon
4.7.2.4LoudspeakersPH14-05 Microphones and loudspeakers (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.7.3.1Induced potentialPH14-01 Electromagnetic induction and the generator effect (Higher) Coming soon
4.7.3.2Uses of the generator effectPH14-04 Alternators and dynamos (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.7.3.3MicrophonesPH14-05 Microphones and loudspeakers (triple, Higher) Coming soon
4.7.3.4TransformersPH14-02 Transformers and the turns-ratio equation (Higher) Coming soonPH14-03 The transformer power equation and high-voltage transmission Coming soon
4.8.1.1Our solar systemPH22-01 The Solar System and the Milky Way (triple) Coming soonPH23-01 How a star forms and why it is stable (triple) Coming soon
4.8.1.2The life cycle of a starPH23-02 The life cycle of a star (triple) Coming soon
4.8.1.3aOrbital motion, natural and artificial satellitesPH22-04 Orbits of moons, planets and satellites (triple) Coming soon
4.8.1.3bOrbital motion, natural and artificial satellitesPH22-05 Circular orbits: gravity changes velocity, not speed (triple) Coming soon
4.8.2Red-shiftPH23-03 Red-shift and the expanding Universe (triple) Coming soonPH23-04 The Big Bang, the Steady State theory and the cosmic microwave background (triple) Coming soon
8.2.1Required practical 1 - specific heat capacityPH24-01 Practical: specific heat capacity Coming soon
8.2.2Required practical 2 - thermal insulators (physics only)PH24-03 Practical: thermal insulators Coming soon
8.2.3Required practical 3 - resistance of a wire and of componentsPH24-06 Practical: resistance of a wire and of components Coming soonPH24-07 Practical: I-V characteristics Coming soon
8.2.4Required practical 4 - I-V characteristicsPH24-07 Practical: I-V characteristics Coming soon
8.2.5Required practical 5 - density of solids and liquidsPH24-02 Practical: density of solids and liquids Coming soon
8.2.6Required practical 6 - force and extension of a springPH24-04 Practical: force and extension of a spring Coming soon
8.2.7Required practical 7 - acceleration, force and massPH24-05 Practical: acceleration, force and mass Coming soon
8.2.8Required practical 8 - waves in a ripple tank and in a solidPH24-08 Practical: waves in a ripple tank and in a solid Coming soon
8.2.9Required practical 9 - reflection and refraction of light (physics only)PH24-09 Practical: reflection and refraction of light Coming soon
8.2.10Required practical 10 - infrared emission and absorptionPH24-10 Practical: infrared emission and absorption Coming soon