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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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**[[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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''Higher''
 
''Higher''
 
*[[Motor Effect]]
 
*[[Motor Effect]]
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*[[Fleming's Left Hand Rule]]
 
*[[D.C. Motor]]
 
*[[D.C. Motor]]
  
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===Changes of state and the particle model===
 
===Changes of state and the particle model===
 
*[[Density]]
 
*[[Density]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Calculating Densities]]
 
*[[Particle Model]]
 
*[[Particle Model]]
 
**[[Solid]]
 
**[[Solid]]
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*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
 
*[[Thermal Energy Store]]
 
*[[Specific Heat Capacity]]
 
*[[Specific Heat Capacity]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Determining Specific Heat Capacity]]
 
*[[Specific Latent Heat]]
 
*[[Specific Latent Heat]]
 
**[[Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation]]
 
**[[Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation]]
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***[[Moderator]]
 
***[[Moderator]]
 
*[[Nuclear Fusion]]
 
*[[Nuclear Fusion]]
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*[[Rest Mass Energy]]
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*[[Mass-Energy Equivalence]]
  
 
==Space Physics==
 
==Space Physics==
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**[[Weight]]
 
**[[Weight]]
 
**[[Gravitational Field Strength]]
 
**[[Gravitational Field Strength]]
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**[[Newton's Universal Theory of Gravitation]]
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**[[Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation]]
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**[[Orbit]] - constant speed, changing v. Eliptical changing speed. Higher
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**[[Orbit]]
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*[[Solar System]]
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*[[The Solar System]]
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**[[The Solar System]]
 
**[[The Sun]]
 
**[[The Sun]]
 
**[[Planet]]
 
**[[Planet]]
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***[[Main Sequence Star]]
 
***[[Main Sequence Star]]
 
***[[Red Super Giant]]
 
***[[Red Super Giant]]
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***[[Supernova]]
 
***[[Neutron Star]]
 
***[[Neutron Star]]
 
***[[Black Hole]]
 
***[[Black Hole]]
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**[[Blue Shift]]
 
**[[Blue Shift]]
 
*[[Big Bang Theory]]
 
*[[Big Bang Theory]]
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**[[Cosmic Microwave Background]]
 
*[[Steady State Theory]]
 
*[[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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