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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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*[[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]]
  
 
====Power Ratings of Electrical Appliances====
 
====Power Ratings of Electrical Appliances====
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====[[Energy Resource]]s====
 
====[[Energy Resource]]s====
 
*[[Non-renewable Energy Resource]]
 
*[[Non-renewable Energy Resource]]
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**[[Coal#Power|Coal]]
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**[[Coal Power]]
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**[[Crude Oil#Power|Crude Oil]]
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**[[Oil Power]]
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**[[Natural Gas#Power|Natural Gas]]
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**[[Gas Power]]
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**[[Nuclear Fuel#Power|Nuclear Fuel]]
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**[[Nuclear Power]]
 
*[[Renewable Energy Resource]]
 
*[[Renewable Energy Resource]]
 
**[[Biofuel#Power|Biofuel]]
 
**[[Biofuel#Power|Biofuel]]
 
**[[Geothermal#Power|Geothermal]]
 
**[[Geothermal#Power|Geothermal]]
 
**[[Hydroelectric#Power|Hydroelectric]]
 
**[[Hydroelectric#Power|Hydroelectric]]
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**[[Solar#Power|Solar]]
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**[[Solar Power|Solar]]
 
**[[Tidal#Power|Tidal]]
 
**[[Tidal#Power|Tidal]]
 
**[[Wave Power#Power|Wave]]
 
**[[Wave Power#Power|Wave]]
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***[[Spring Constant]]
 
***[[Spring Constant]]
 
***[[Work Done#Equation for Work Done by Deformation|Work Done by Deformation]]
 
***[[Work Done#Equation for Work Done by Deformation|Work Done by Deformation]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Hooke's Law]]
  
 
===Work Done as force x distance, energy transfer===
 
===Work Done as force x distance, energy transfer===
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Inelastic Collisions|Inelastic Collisions]]
 
**[[Conservation of Momentum#Inelastic Collisions|Inelastic Collisions]]
 
**[[Impact Force]]s
 
**[[Impact Force]]s
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Newton's Second Law]]
  
 
===Safety in public transport===
 
===Safety in public transport===
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*[[Wavelength]]
 
*[[Wavelength]]
 
*[[Wave Speed]]
 
*[[Wave Speed]]
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*[[Transverse Wave]]
 
*[[Transverse Wave]]
 
*[[Longitudinal Wave]]
 
*[[Longitudinal Wave]]
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*[[Waves on a String]]
 
*[[Waves on a String]]
 
*[[Seismic Wave]]s
 
*[[Seismic Wave]]s
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Mechanical Waves]]
  
 
===Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures===
 
===Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures===
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**[[Law of Reflection]]
 
**[[Law of Reflection]]
 
*[[Refraction]]
 
*[[Refraction]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Reflection and Refraction of Light]]
 
*[[Transmission]]
 
*[[Transmission]]
 
*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorption]]
 
*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorption]]
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*[[Albedo]]
 
*[[Albedo]]
 
*[[Greenhouse Effect]]
 
*[[Greenhouse Effect]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Infra-red Radiation]]
  
 
==Electricity==
 
==Electricity==
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====[[Electrical Current]]====
 
====[[Electrical Current]]====
 
*[[Electrical Charge|Charge]]
 
*[[Electrical Charge|Charge]]
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*[[Coulomb]]
 
*[[Ammeter]]
 
*[[Ammeter]]
 
*[[Amp]]
 
*[[Amp]]
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====[[Potential Difference]]====
 
====[[Potential Difference]]====
 
*[[Voltmeter]]
 
*[[Voltmeter]]
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**[[Resistor#Resistors in Series|Resistors in Series]]
 
**[[Resistor#Resistors in Series|Resistors in Series]]
 
**[[Resistor#Resistors in Parallel|Resistors in Parallel]]
 
**[[Resistor#Resistors in Parallel|Resistors in Parallel]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Resistance]]
  
 
====[[Electrical Components]]====
 
====[[Electrical Components]]====
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*[[Thermistor#IV Graph|Thermistor IV Graph]]
 
*[[Thermistor#IV Graph|Thermistor IV Graph]]
 
*[[Light Dependent Resistor#IV Graph|Light Dependent Resistor IV Graph]]
 
*[[Light Dependent Resistor#IV Graph|Light Dependent Resistor IV Graph]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Electrical Components]]
  
 
===Series and Parallel Circuits===
 
===Series and Parallel Circuits===
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==Magnetism and Electromagnetism==
 
==Magnetism and Electromagnetism==
 
===Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields===
 
===Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields===
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*[[Magnetism]]
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====[[Magnetism]]====
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*[[Magnet]]
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*[[Magnet]]s
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**[[Pole]]s
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**[[Poles]]
 
*[[Permanent Magnet]]
 
*[[Permanent Magnet]]
 
*[[Induced Magnet]]
 
*[[Induced Magnet]]
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*[[Magnetic Field]] strength and direction
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*[[Magnetic Field]]
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**[[Magnetic Flux Density]]
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**[[Tesla]]
 
*[[Compass]]
 
*[[Compass]]
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*[[Earth's Magnetic Field]]
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*[[Earth#Earth's Magnetic Field|Earth's Magnetic Field]]
  
 
===Magnetic effects of currents and the motor effect===
 
===Magnetic effects of currents and the motor effect===
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*[[Wire]] or [[Current]] - magnetic field; strength with distance and current
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*[[Wire]]
 
*[[Solenoid]]
 
*[[Solenoid]]
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*[[Electromagnet]]s
 
''Higher''
 
''Higher''
 
*[[Motor Effect]]
 
*[[Motor Effect]]
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*[[Flemming's Left Hand Rule]]
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*[[Fleming's Left Hand Rule]]
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*[[F=BIl]]
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*[[D.C. Motor]]
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*[[Motor]] - the motor effect in a motor
 
  
 
===Induced potential, transformers and the national grid===
 
===Induced potential, transformers and the national grid===
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*[[Microphone]]
 
*[[Microphone]]
 
*[[Speaker]]
 
*[[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]]

Latest revision as of 11:24, 19 July 2019

Energy

Forces

Forces and Motion

Waves in matter

Light and Electromagnetic Waves

Electricity

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

Atomic Structure

Space Physics

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