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Physics - please note this list contains general GCSE and 'A' Level Physics topics

 

1) Measurement - the SI system, Imperial system, mass, weight, volume, capacity, density, temperature, distance, speed, velocity, acceleration.
 
2) Time - the calendar, sidereal and solar days, seasons, equinox, solstice, tides, Moon and Sun, latitude, longitude.
 
3) Statics, Dynamics & Kinematics - gravity, speed, velocity, acceleration, equations and graphs of motion, Sir Isaac Newton, Newton's Laws, stopping distance, force, torque, taking moments, momentum, work, power, energy, friction, pressure, kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of energy, magnetism, collisions, explosions, pendulums, simple harmonic motion, damping, resonance, circular motion, terminal velocity.
 
4) Heat, Temperature & Electricity- scales of measurement, absolute zero, liquids, solids, gases, changing phase, ice, steam, specific heat, Boyle's Law, latent heat, conduction, convection, radiation, electrical power, electric circuits, resistance, static electricity, magnetic fields, magnetic flux. 
 
5) Light - the electromagnetic spectrum, rainbows, prisms, foci, speed of light, reflection, refraction, red and blue shifts.
 
6) Sound - speed of sound, doppler effect.
 
7) The Earth - evolution, size, structure, gravity, orbits, magnetic field, plate tectonics, earthquakes, seismology, volcanoes, atmosphere, pollution, weather, seasons, environment.
 
8) Universe - sun, moon, planets, disance measurement, galaxies, stars, expansion, Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, relativity, looking back in time, big bang, future development (open & closed).
 
9) Materials - atomic structure, bonding, alkalis, halogens, acids, the pH scale, solutions and solubility, periodic table, reactions, metals & non-metals, compounds, rocks, fossil fuels, plastics, nuclear radiation, radioactive decay, nuclear power & uses of radioactivity.
 
10) Inside the Body - Use of X-rays, endoscopy, CCD cameras, use of unltrasonics & magnetic resonance.