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==Energy==
===Energy changes in a system, and in the ways energy is stored before and after such changes===
====[[System]]s====
*[[Open System]]
*[[Closed System]]
*[[Closed Isolated System]]
====[[Energy Store]]====
*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
*[[Elastic Potential Energy Store]]
*[[Chemical Potential Energy Store]]
*[[Kinetic Energy Store]]
*[[Magnetic Potential Energy Store]]
*[[Electrostatic Potential Energy Store]]
*[[Nuclear Potential Energy Store]]
*[[Gravitational Potential Energy Store]]
*[[Internal Energy|Internal Energy Store]]
*[[Vibrational Energy Store]]
====[[Calculating Energy Stores]]====
*[[Kinetic Energy Store#Calculating Kinetic Energy|Calculating Kinetic Energy]]
*[[Gravitational Potential Energy Store#Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy|Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy]]
*[[Elastic Potential Energy Store#Calculating Elastic Potential Energy|Calculating Elastic Potential Energy]]
*[[Thermal Energy Store#Calculating Thermal Energy|Calculating Thermal Energy]]
====[[Energy Transfer]]s====
*[[Mechanical Energy Transfer|Mechanical]]
**[[Work Done#Work Done by a Force|Work Done by a Force]]
*[[Electricity|Electrical Energy Transfer]]
**[[Work Done#Work Done by Electricity|Work Done by Electrical Current]]
*[[Radiation|Energy Transfer by Radiation]]
*[[Heating|Energy Transfer by Heating]]
[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Thermal Insulators]]
====Power Ratings of Electrical Appliances====
*[[Power]]
*[[Electrical Appliance#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in Electrical Appliances]]
===Conservation, dissipation and national and global energy sources===
*[[Conservation of Energy]]
**[[Closed Isolated System]]
*[[Total Energy]]
*[[Useful Energy]]
*[[Wasted Energy]]
*[[Dissipated Energy]]
====Improving Energy Transfers====
*[[Lubrication]]
*[[Thermal Insulator]]
*[[Energy Efficiency]]
*[[Power Efficiency]]
====[[Energy Resource]]s====
*[[Non-renewable Energy Resource]]
**[[Coal Power]]
**[[Oil Power]]
**[[Gas Power]]
**[[Nuclear Power]]
*[[Renewable Energy Resource]]
**[[Biofuel#Power|Biofuel]]
**[[Geothermal#Power|Geothermal]]
**[[Hydroelectric#Power|Hydroelectric]]
**[[Solar Power|Solar]]
**[[Tidal#Power|Tidal]]
**[[Wave Power#Power|Wave]]
**[[Wind Power#Power|Wind]]
==Electricity==
===Current, potential difference and resistance===
====[[Electrical Current]]====
*[[Electrical Charge|Charge]]
*[[Coulomb]]
*[[Ammeter]]
*[[Amp]]
====[[Potential Difference]]====
*[[Voltmeter]]
*[[Volt]]s
====[[Electrical Resistance|Resistance]]====
*[[Electrical Conductor|Conductor]]
**[[Ohmic Conductor]]
**[[Ohm's Law]]
*[[Electrical Insulator|Insulator]]
*[[Ohm]]
*[[Resistor]]
**[[Resistor#Resistors in Series|Resistors in Series]]
**[[Resistor#Resistors in Parallel|Resistors in Parallel]]
[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Resistance]]
====[[Electrical Components]]====
*[[Electrical Cell|Cell]]
**[[Battery]]
*[[Variable Power Supply]]
*[[Alternating Current Supply]]
*[[Wire]]s
*[[Electrical Bulb]]
*[[Switch]]
*[[Buzzer]]
*[[Motor]]
*[[Voltmeter]]
*[[Ammeter]]
*[[Resistor]]s
**[[Variable Resistor]]
**[[Light Dependent Resistor]]
**[[Thermistor]]
*[[Diode]]
*[[Light Emitting Diode]]
*[[Electrical Fuse]]
*[[Electrical Heater]]
====[[IV Graph]]====
*[[Resistor#IV Graph|Resistor IV Graph]]
*[[Electrical Bulb#IV Graph|Bulb IV Graph]]
*[[Diode#IV Graph|Diode IV Graph]]
*[[Thermistor#IV Graph|Thermistor IV Graph]]
*[[Light Dependent Resistor#IV Graph|Light Dependent Resistor IV Graph]]
[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Electrical Components]]
===Series and Parallel Circuits===
*[[Electrical Component|Circuit Component]]s
*[[Circuit Diagram]]
*[[Circuit]]
*[[Series Circuit]]
**[[Series Circuit|Resistors in Series]]
*[[Parallel Circuit]]
**[[Parallel Circuit|Resistors in Parallel]]
===Domestic uses and safety===
*[[Mains Electricity]]
*[[Direct Current]]
*[[Alternating Current]]
*[[3-Core]]
*[[Electrical Plug]]
**[[Earth Wire]]
**[[Live Wire]]
**[[Electrical Fuse|Fuse]]
**[[Neutral Wire]]
===Energy transfers===
*[[Electrical Power]]
**[[Watt]]s
*[[Motor#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in a Motor]]
*[[Electrical Heater#Energy Transfers|Energy Transfers in an Electrical Heater]]
*[[National Grid]]
===Static electricity – forces and electric fields===
''Higher''
*[[Static Electricity]]
**[[Electrical Charge|Charge]]
**[[Electron]]s
**[[Electrostatic Field]]
**[[Electrostatic Potential]]
**[[Electrostatic Induction]]
==Particle Model of Matter==
===Changes of state and the particle model===
*[[Density]]
[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Calculating Densities]]
*[[Particle Model]]
**[[Solid]]
**[[Liquid]]
**[[Gas]]
*[[State Change]]
*[[Melting]]
**[[Melting Point]]
*[[Freezing]]
*[[Evaporating]]
*[[Boiling]]
**[[Boiling Point]]
*[[Condensing]]
*[[Subliming]]
*[[Depositing]]
===Internal energy, energy transfers and particle motions===
*[[Internal Energy]]
*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
*[[Specific Heat Capacity]]
[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Determining Specific Heat Capacity]]
*[[Specific Latent Heat]]
**[[Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation]]
**[[Specific Latent Heat of Fusion]]
===Particle model and pressure===
*[[Kinetic Theory]]
*[[Gas Pressure]]
==Atomic Structure==
===Nuclear atom and isotopes===
*[[Dalton Model|The Dalton Model of the Atom]]
*[[Plum Pudding Model|The Plum Pudding Model of the Atom]]
*[[Nuclear Model|The Nuclear Model of the Atom]]
**[[Rutherford's Alpha Scattering Experiment]]
*[[Bohr Model|The Bohr Model of the Atom]]
**[[Energy Level]]
*[[Atom|The Atom]]
*[[Atomic Nucleus|Nucleus]]
**[[Nucleon]]
**[[Proton]]s
**[[Neutron]]s
*[[Electron]]s
**[[Electron Orbital|Electron Shells]]
*[[Atomic Number]]
**[[Relative Atomic Charge]]
*[[Relative Atomic Mass]]
**[[Isotope]]s
*[[Calculating the Numbers of Protons, Neutrons and Electrons]]
===Absorption and emission of ionizing radiations and of electrons and nuclear particles===
*[[Bohr Model|The Bohr Model of the Atom]]
**[[Energy Level]]
**[[Outer Shell]]
**[[Ion]]s
*[[Unstable Isotope]]s
*[[Radioactive Decay]]
**[[Ionising Radiation]]
***[[Alpha Particle|Alpha Radiation]]
***[[Beta Particle|Beta Radiation]]
***[[Gamma-ray|Gamma Radiation]]
***[[Neutron Radiation]]
*[[Penetration Depth]]
*[[Ionising Potential]]
*[[Contamination]]
*[[Irradiation]]
*[[Nuclear Equation]]s
*[[Half Life]]
===Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation===
*[[Radioactivity]]
*[[Count Rate]]
**[[Becquerel]]
*[[Radiation Dose]]
**[[Sievert]]
*[[Ionising Radiation]]
*[[Half Life]]
*[[Nuclear Waste]]
**[[High Level Nuclear Waste]]
**[[Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste]]
**[[Low Level Nuclear Waste]]
*[[Background Radiation]] - jobs
*[[Geiger Counter]]
*[[Ionising Radiation#Medical Applications|Medical Uses of Ionising Radiation]]
**[[Radioactive Tracer]]
**[[Irradiating Tumours]]
===Nuclear fission and fusion===
*[[Unstable Isotope]]
*[[Nuclear Fission]]
**[[Nuclear Chain Reaction]]
**[[Nuclear Fission Reactor]]
***[[Fuel Rod]]
***[[Control Rod]]
***[[Moderator]]
*[[Nuclear Fusion]]
*[[Mass-Energy Equivalence]]