KS4 Physics Electricity

Contents

Current, potential difference and resistance

Electrical Current

• Charge
• Coulomb
• Ammeter
• Amp

Potential Difference

• Voltmeter
• Volts

Resistance

• Conductor
  • Ohmic Conductor
  • Ohm's Law
• Insulator
• Ohm
• Resistor
  • Resistors in Series
  • Resistors in Parallel

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Resistance

Electrical Components

• Cell
  • Battery
• Variable Power Supply
• Alternating Current Supply
• Wires
• Electrical Bulb
• Switch
• Buzzer
• Motor
• Voltmeter
• Ammeter
• Resistors
  • Variable Resistor
  • Light Dependent Resistor
  • Thermistor
• Diode
• Light Emitting Diode
• Electrical Fuse
• Electrical Heater

IV Graph

• Resistor IV Graph
• Bulb IV Graph
• Diode IV Graph
• Thermistor IV Graph
• Light Dependent Resistor IV Graph

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Electrical Components

Series and Parallel Circuits

• Circuit Components
• Circuit Diagram
• Circuit
• Series Circuit
  • Resistors in Series
• Parallel Circuit
  • Resistors in Parallel

Domestic uses and safety

• Mains Electricity
• Direct Current
• Alternating Current
• 3-Core
• Electrical Plug
  • Earth Wire
  • Live Wire
  • Fuse
  • Neutral Wire

Energy transfers

• Electrical Power
  • Watts
• Energy Transfers in a Motor
• Energy Transfers in an Electrical Heater
• National Grid

Static electricity – forces and electric fields

Higher

• Static Electricity
  • Charge
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Field
  • Electrostatic Potential
  • Electrostatic Induction