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==Energy==
 
==Energy==
 
===Energy changes in a system, and in the ways energy is stored before and after such changes===
 
===Energy changes in a system, and in the ways energy is stored before and after such changes===
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====[[System]]s====
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*[[Open System]]
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*[[Closed System]]
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*[[Closed Isolated System]]
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====[[Energy Store]]====
 
====[[Energy Store]]====
 
*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
 
*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
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*[[Nuclear Potential Energy Store]]
 
*[[Nuclear Potential Energy Store]]
 
*[[Gravitational Potential Energy Store]]
 
*[[Gravitational Potential Energy Store]]
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*[[Internal Energy|Internal Energy Store]]
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*[[Vibrational Energy Store]]
  
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====[[Calculating Energy Store]]====
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====[[Calculating Energy Stores]]====
 
*[[Kinetic Energy Store#Calculating Kinetic Energy|Calculating Kinetic Energy]]
 
*[[Kinetic Energy Store#Calculating Kinetic Energy|Calculating Kinetic Energy]]
 
*[[Gravitational Potential Energy Store#Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy|Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy]]
 
*[[Gravitational Potential Energy Store#Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy|Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy]]
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*[[Elastic Potential Energy Store|Calculating Elastic Potential Energy|Calculating Elastic Potential Energy]]
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*[[Elastic Potential Energy Store#Calculating Elastic Potential Energy|Calculating Elastic Potential Energy]]
 
*[[Thermal Energy Store#Calculating Thermal Energy|Calculating Thermal Energy]]
 
*[[Thermal Energy Store#Calculating Thermal Energy|Calculating Thermal Energy]]
  
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**[[Work Done#Work Done by a Force|Work Done by a Force]]
 
**[[Work Done#Work Done by a Force|Work Done by a Force]]
 
*[[Electricity|Electrical Energy Transfer]]
 
*[[Electricity|Electrical Energy Transfer]]
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**[[Work Done#Work Done by Electrical Current|Work Done by Electrical Current]]
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**[[Work Done#Work Done by Electricity|Work Done by Electrical Current]]
 
*[[Radiation|Energy Transfer by Radiation]]
 
*[[Radiation|Energy Transfer by Radiation]]
 
*[[Heating|Energy Transfer by Heating]]
 
*[[Heating|Energy Transfer by Heating]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Thermal Insulators]]
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====Real World Energy Transfers====
 
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*[[Car#Energy Transfers|Accelerating Car]]
 
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*[[Gravity#Energy Transfers|Falling]]
 
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*[[Circuit#Energy Transfers|Electrical Circuits]]
 
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*[[Coil Spring#Energy Transfers|Springs]]
 
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*[[Thermal Power Station#Energy Transfers|Power Stations]]
 
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*[[Kettle#Energy Transfers|A Boiling Kettle]]
 
  
 
====Power Ratings of Electrical Appliances====
 
====Power Ratings of Electrical Appliances====
 
*[[Power]]
 
*[[Power]]
 
*[[Electrical Appliance#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in Electrical Appliances]]
 
*[[Electrical Appliance#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in Electrical Appliances]]
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===Conservation, dissipation and national and global energy sources===
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*[[Conservation of Energy]]
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**[[Closed Isolated System]]
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*[[Total Energy]]
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*[[Useful Energy]]
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*[[Wasted Energy]]
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*[[Dissipated Energy]]
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====Improving Energy Transfers====
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*[[Lubrication]]
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*[[Thermal Insulator]]
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*[[Energy Efficiency]]
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*[[Power Efficiency]]
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====[[Energy Resource]]s====
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*[[Non-renewable Energy Resource]]
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**[[Coal Power]]
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**[[Oil Power]]
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**[[Gas Power]]
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**[[Nuclear Power]]
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*[[Renewable Energy Resource]]
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**[[Biofuel#Power|Biofuel]]
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**[[Geothermal#Power|Geothermal]]
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**[[Hydroelectric#Power|Hydroelectric]]
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**[[Solar Power|Solar]]
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**[[Tidal#Power|Tidal]]
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**[[Wave Power#Power|Wave]]
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**[[Wind Power#Power|Wind]]
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==Forces==
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===Forces and their Interactions===
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====Representing Forces====
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*[[Vector]]s
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*[[Force#Forces as Vectors|Forces as Vectors]]
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*[[Free Body Diagram]]
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*[[Scale Diagram]]
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*[[Resolving Forces]]
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*[[Resultant Force]]
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====[[Contact Force]]s====
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*[[Normal Contact Force]]
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*[[Friction]]
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*[[Drag]]
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**[[Air Resistance]]
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**[[Water Resistance]]
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*[[Upthrust]]
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*[[Driving Force]]
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*[[Thrust]]
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*[[Lift]]
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*[[Tension]]
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====[[Non-contact Force]]s====
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*[[Magnetism|Magnetic Force]]
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*[[Electrostatic Force]]
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*[[Gravity|Gravitational Force]]
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**[[Weight]]
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**[[Gravitational Field Strength]]
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====Interactions====
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*[[Balanced Forces]]
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*[[Unbalanced Forces]]
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**[[Resultant Force]]
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**[[Newton's First Law]]
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*[[Newton's Third Law]]
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**[[Force Pair]]
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*[[Equilibrium Forces]]
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**[[Deformation]]
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***[[Elastic Deformation]]
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***[[Inelastic Deformation]]
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***[[Hooke's Law]]
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***[[Spring Constant]]
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***[[Work Done#Equation for Work Done by Deformation|Work Done by Deformation]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Hooke's Law]]
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===Work Done as force x distance, energy transfer===
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*[[Work Done]]
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*[[Mechanical Energy Transfer]]
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===Pressure and pressure differences in fluids===
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*[[Pressure]]
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**[[Normal (Physics)|Normal]]
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*[[Fluid Pressure]]
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*[[Atmospheric Pressure]]
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*[[Upthrust]]
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===Moments, Levers and gears===
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*[[Moment]]s
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**[[Centre of Mass]]
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*[[Lever]]s
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*[[Gear]]s
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==Forces and Motion==
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===Speed and velocity, speed as distance over time; acceleration; distance-time and velocity-time graphs===
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====Motion====
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*[[Vector]]
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*[[Scalar]]
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*[[Displacement]]
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*[[Distance]]
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*[[Velocity]]
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*[[Speed]]
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*[[Acceleration]]
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**[[Free Fall]]
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**[[Terminal Velocity]]
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*[[Circular Motion]]
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*[[SUVAT]]
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====Graphing Motion====
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*[[Distance-Time Graph]]s
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*[[Velocity-Time Graph]]s
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===Forces, accelerations and Newton’s laws of motion===
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*[[Newton's First Law]]
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*[[Newton's Second Law]]
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**[[Mass|Inertial Mass]]
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*[[Newton's Third Law]]
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''Higher''
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*[[Momentum]]
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*[[Conservation of Momentum]]
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Explosions|Explosions]]
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Elastic Collisions|Elastic Collisions]]
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Inelastic Collisions|Inelastic Collisions]]
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**[[Impact Force]]s
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Newton's Second Law]]
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===Safety in public transport===
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*[[Human Reaction Time|Reaction Time]]
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*[[Stopping Distance]]
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**[[Thinking Distance]]
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**[[Braking Distance]]
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*[[Decelerate#Rapid Deceleration|Rapid Deceleration]]
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==Waves in matter==
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===Waves in air, fluids and solids===
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====[[Wave Properties]]====
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*[[Amplitude]]
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*[[Frequency]]
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*[[Period]]
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*[[Wavelength]]
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*[[Wave Speed]]
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*[[Transverse Wave]]
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*[[Longitudinal Wave]]
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====[[Mechanical Wave]]s====
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*[[Water Wave]]
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*[[Sound|Sound Wave]]
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*[[Waves on a String]]
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*[[Seismic Wave]]s
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Mechanical Waves]]
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===Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures===
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*[[Interface]]
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**[[Medium]]
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*[[Reflection]]
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**[[Specular Reflection]]
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**[[Diffuse Reflection]]
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**[[Law of Reflection]]
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*[[Refraction]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Reflection and Refraction of Light]]
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*[[Transmission]]
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*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorption]]
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''Higher''
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*[[Sound|Sound Wave]]s
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**[[Ear]]
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***[[Infrasound]]
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***[[Ultrasound]]
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**[[Echolocation]]
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**[[Ultrasound Imaging]]
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*[[Seismic Wave]]s
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**[[P-wave]]s
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**[[S-wave]]s
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***[[Structure of Earth]]
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==Light and Electromagnetic Waves==
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===Frequency range of the spectrum===
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====[[Electromagnetic Wave]]s====
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*[[Radiowave]]s
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*[[Microwave]]s
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*[[Infra-red]]
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*[[Light|Visible Light]]
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*[[Ultra-violet]]
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*[[X-ray]]s
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*[[Gamma-ray]]s
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===Interactions of electromagnetic radiation with matter and their applications===
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*[[Transmission]]
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*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorption]]
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*[[Reflection]]
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*[[Refraction]]
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*[[Radiowave#Making Radiowaves|Making Radiowaves]]
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*[[Absorption Spectra]]
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*[[Emission Spectra]]
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====Applications of Electromagnetic Waves====
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*[[Radiowave#Applications|Applications of Radiowaves]]
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*[[Microwave#Applications|Applications of Microwaves]]
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*[[Infra-red#Applications|Applications of Infra-red]]
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*[[Light#Applications|Applications of Visible Light]]
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*[[Ultra-violet#Applications|Applications of Ultra-violet]]
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*[[X-ray#Applications|Applications of X-rays]]
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*[[Gamma-ray#Applications|Applications of Gamma-rays]]
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====Dangers of Electromagnetic Waves====
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*[[Radiowave#Dangers|Dangers of Radiowaves]]
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*[[Microwave#Dangers|Dangers of Microwaves]]
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*[[Infra-red#Dangers|Dangers of Infra-red]]
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*[[Light#Dangers|Dangers of Visible Light]]
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*[[Ultra-violet#Dangers|Dangers of Ultra-violet]]
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*[[X-ray#Dangers|Dangers of X-rays]]
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*[[Gamma-ray#Dangers|Dangers of Gamma-rays]]
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===Lenses===
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*[[Refraction]]
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*[[Lens]]
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**[[Convex Lens]]
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**[[Concave Lens]]
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**[[Focal Length]]
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*[[Image]]
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**[[Real Image]]
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**[[Virtual Image]]
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===Colour and frequency; differential effects in transmission, absorption and diffuse reflection===
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*[[Colour]]
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*[[Specular Reflection]]
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*[[Diffuse Reflection]]
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===[[Black Body Radiation]]===
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*[[Leslie Cube]]
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*[[Temperature Constancy]]
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*[[Albedo]]
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*[[Greenhouse Effect]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Infra-red Radiation]]
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==Electricity==
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===Current, potential difference and resistance===
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====[[Electrical Current]]====
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*[[Electrical Charge|Charge]]
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*[[Coulomb]]
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*[[Ammeter]]
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*[[Amp]]
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====[[Potential Difference]]====
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*[[Voltmeter]]
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*[[Volt]]s
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====[[Electrical Resistance|Resistance]]====
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*[[Electrical Conductor|Conductor]]
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**[[Ohmic Conductor]]
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**[[Ohm's Law]]
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*[[Electrical Insulator|Insulator]]
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*[[Ohm]]
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*[[Resistor]]
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**[[Resistor#Resistors in Series|Resistors in Series]]
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**[[Resistor#Resistors in Parallel|Resistors in Parallel]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Resistance]]
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====[[Electrical Components]]====
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*[[Electrical Cell|Cell]]
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**[[Battery]]
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*[[Variable Power Supply]]
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*[[Alternating Current Supply]]
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*[[Wire]]s
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*[[Electrical Bulb]]
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*[[Switch]]
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*[[Buzzer]]
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*[[Motor]]
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*[[Voltmeter]]
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*[[Ammeter]]
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*[[Resistor]]s
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**[[Variable Resistor]]
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**[[Light Dependent Resistor]]
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**[[Thermistor]]
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*[[Diode]]
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*[[Light Emitting Diode]]
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*[[Electrical Fuse]]
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*[[Electrical Heater]]
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====[[IV Graph]]====
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*[[Resistor#IV Graph|Resistor IV Graph]]
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*[[Electrical Bulb#IV Graph|Bulb IV Graph]]
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*[[Diode#IV Graph|Diode IV Graph]]
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*[[Thermistor#IV Graph|Thermistor IV Graph]]
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*[[Light Dependent Resistor#IV Graph|Light Dependent Resistor IV Graph]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Electrical Components]]
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===Series and Parallel Circuits===
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*[[Electrical Component|Circuit Component]]s
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*[[Circuit Diagram]]
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*[[Circuit]]
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*[[Series Circuit]]
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**[[Series Circuit|Resistors in Series]]
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*[[Parallel Circuit]]
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**[[Parallel Circuit|Resistors in Parallel]]
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===Domestic uses and safety===
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*[[Mains Electricity]]
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*[[Direct Current]]
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*[[Alternating Current]]
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*[[3-Core]]
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*[[Electrical Plug]]
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**[[Earth Wire]]
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**[[Live Wire]]
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**[[Electrical Fuse|Fuse]]
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**[[Neutral Wire]]
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===Energy transfers===
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*[[Electrical Power]]
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**[[Watt]]s
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*[[Motor#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in a Motor]]
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*[[Electrical Heater#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in an Electrical Heater]]
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*[[National Grid]]
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===Static electricity – forces and electric fields===
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''Higher''
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*[[Static Electricity]]
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**[[Electrical Charge|Charge]]
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**[[Electron]]s
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**[[Electrostatic Field]]
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**[[Electrostatic Potential]]
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**[[Electrostatic Induction]]
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==Magnetism and Electromagnetism==
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===Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields===
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====[[Magnetism]]====
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*[[Magnet]]s
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**[[Poles]]
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*[[Permanent Magnet]]
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*[[Induced Magnet]]
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*[[Magnetic Field]]
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**[[Magnetic Flux Density]]
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**[[Tesla]]
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*[[Compass]]
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*[[Earth#Earth's Magnetic Field|Earth's Magnetic Field]]
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===Magnetic effects of currents and the motor effect===
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*[[Wire]]
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*[[Solenoid]]
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*[[Electromagnet]]s
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''Higher''
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*[[Motor Effect]]
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*[[Fleming's Left Hand Rule]]
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*[[D.C. Motor]]
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===Induced potential, transformers and the national grid===
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*[[Generator Effect]]
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*[[Lenz's Law]]
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*[[Alternator]]
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*[[Dynamo]]
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*[[Electrical Transformer|Transformers]]
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===Microphones and speakers; oscillating currents in detection and generation of radiation===
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*[[Microphone]]
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*[[Speaker]]
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==Particle Model of Matter==
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===Changes of state and the particle model===
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*[[Density]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Calculating Densities]]
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*[[Particle Model]]
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**[[Solid]]
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**[[Liquid]]
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**[[Gas]]
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*[[State Change]]
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*[[Melting]]
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**[[Melting Point]]
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*[[Freezing]]
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*[[Evaporating]]
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*[[Boiling]]
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**[[Boiling Point]]
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*[[Condensing]]
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*[[Subliming]]
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*[[Depositing]]
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===Internal energy, energy transfers and particle motions===
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*[[Internal Energy]]
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*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
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*[[Specific Heat Capacity]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Determining Specific Heat Capacity]]
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*[[Specific Latent Heat]]
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**[[Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation]]
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**[[Specific Latent Heat of Fusion]]
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===Particle model and pressure===
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*[[Kinetic Theory]]
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*[[Gas Pressure]]
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==Atomic Structure==
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===Nuclear atom and isotopes===
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*[[Dalton Model|The Dalton Model of the Atom]]
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*[[Plum Pudding Model|The Plum Pudding Model of the Atom]]
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*[[Nuclear Model|The Nuclear Model of the Atom]]
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**[[Rutherford's Alpha Scattering Experiment]]
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*[[Bohr Model|The Bohr Model of the Atom]]
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**[[Energy Level]]
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*[[Atom|The Atom]]
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*[[Atomic Nucleus|Nucleus]]
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**[[Nucleon]]
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**[[Proton]]s
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**[[Neutron]]s
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*[[Electron]]s
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**[[Electron Orbital|Electron Shells]]
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*[[Atomic Number]]
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**[[Relative Atomic Charge]]
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*[[Relative Atomic Mass]]
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**[[Isotope]]s
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*[[Calculating the Numbers of Protons, Neutrons and Electrons]]
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===Absorption and emission of ionizing radiations and of electrons and nuclear particles===
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*[[Bohr Model|The Bohr Model of the Atom]]
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**[[Energy Level]]
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**[[Outer Shell]]
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**[[Ion]]s
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*[[Unstable Isotope]]s
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*[[Radioactive Decay]]
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**[[Ionising Radiation]]
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***[[Alpha Particle|Alpha Radiation]]
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***[[Beta Particle|Beta Radiation]]
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***[[Gamma-ray|Gamma Radiation]]
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***[[Neutron Radiation]]
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*[[Penetration Depth]]
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*[[Ionising Potential]]
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*[[Contamination]]
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*[[Irradiation]]
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*[[Nuclear Equation]]s
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*[[Half Life]]
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===Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation===
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*[[Radioactivity]]
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*[[Count Rate]]
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**[[Becquerel]]
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*[[Radiation Dose]]
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**[[Sievert]]
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*[[Ionising Radiation]]
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*[[Half Life]]
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*[[Nuclear Waste]]
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**[[High Level Nuclear Waste]]
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**[[Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste]]
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**[[Low Level Nuclear Waste]]
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*[[Background Radiation]] - jobs
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*[[Geiger Counter]]
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*[[Ionising Radiation#Medical Applications|Medical Uses of Ionising Radiation]]
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**[[Radioactive Tracer]]
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**[[Irradiating Tumours]]
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===Nuclear fission and fusion===
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*[[Unstable Isotope]]
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*[[Nuclear Fission]]
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**[[Nuclear Chain Reaction]]
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**[[Nuclear Fission Reactor]]
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***[[Fuel Rod]]
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***[[Control Rod]]
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***[[Moderator]]
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*[[Nuclear Fusion]]
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*[[Mass-Energy Equivalence]]
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==Space Physics==
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===Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites===
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*[[Gravity]]
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**[[Weight]]
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**[[Gravitational Field Strength]]
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**[[Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation]]
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**[[Orbit]]
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*[[Solar System]]
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**[[The Solar System]]
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**[[The Sun]]
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**[[Planet]]
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**[[Dwarf Planet]]
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**[[Satellite]]
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***[[Artificial Satellite]]
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**[[Moon]]
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***[[The Moon]]
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**[[Earth]]
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*[[Lifecycle of a Star]]
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*[[Star]]s
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**[[Low Mass Star]]
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***[[Nebula]]
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***[[Protostar]]
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***[[Main Sequence Star]]
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***[[Red Giant]]
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***[[White Dwarf]]
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***[[Black Dwarf]]
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**[[High Mass Star]]
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***[[Nebula]]
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***[[Protostar]]
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***[[Main Sequence Star]]
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***[[Red Super Giant]]
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***[[Supernova]]
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***[[Neutron Star]]
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***[[Black Hole]]
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===Red-shift as sources move away; the ‘big bang’ and universal expansion===
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*[[Galaxy]]
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*[[Universe]]
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*[[Light Year]]
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*[[Doppler Effect]]
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**[[Red Shift]]
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**[[Blue Shift]]
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*[[Big Bang Theory]]
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**[[Cosmic Microwave Background]]
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*[[Steady State Theory]]

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Contents

Energy

Energy changes in a system, and in the ways energy is stored before and after such changes

Systems

Energy Store

Calculating Energy Stores

Energy Transfers

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Thermal Insulators

Power Ratings of Electrical Appliances

Conservation, dissipation and national and global energy sources

Improving Energy Transfers

Energy Resources

Forces

Forces and their Interactions

Representing Forces

Contact Forces

Non-contact Forces

Interactions

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Hooke's Law

Work Done as force x distance, energy transfer

Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

Moments, Levers and gears

Forces and Motion

Speed and velocity, speed as distance over time; acceleration; distance-time and velocity-time graphs

Motion

Graphing Motion

Forces, accelerations and Newton’s laws of motion

Higher

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Newton's Second Law

Safety in public transport

Waves in matter

Waves in air, fluids and solids

Wave Properties

Mechanical Waves

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Mechanical Waves

Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Reflection and Refraction of Light

Higher

Light and Electromagnetic Waves

Frequency range of the spectrum

Electromagnetic Waves

Interactions of electromagnetic radiation with matter and their applications

Applications of Electromagnetic Waves

Dangers of Electromagnetic Waves

Lenses

Colour and frequency; differential effects in transmission, absorption and diffuse reflection

Black Body Radiation

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Infra-red Radiation

Electricity

Current, potential difference and resistance

Electrical Current

Potential Difference

Resistance

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Resistance

Electrical Components

IV Graph

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Electrical Components

Series and Parallel Circuits

Domestic uses and safety

Energy transfers

Static electricity – forces and electric fields

Higher

Magnetism and Electromagnetism

Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields

Magnetism

Magnetic effects of currents and the motor effect

Higher

Induced potential, transformers and the national grid

Microphones and speakers; oscillating currents in detection and generation of radiation

Particle Model of Matter

Changes of state and the particle model

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Calculating Densities

Internal energy, energy transfers and particle motions

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Determining Specific Heat Capacity

Particle model and pressure

Atomic Structure

Nuclear atom and isotopes

Absorption and emission of ionizing radiations and of electrons and nuclear particles

Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

Nuclear fission and fusion

Space Physics

Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites

Red-shift as sources move away; the ‘big bang’ and universal expansion

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