GCSE Physics Topics
Electricity
- Static Electricity
- What is Static Electricity?
- Attraction and Repulsion of charged bodies
- Static Electricity and Lightning hazards
- Conductors and Insulators
- Uses of Static Electricity
- Electrical Circuits
- What is Current?
- Potential Difference
- Resistance
- Conventional Current, Series and Parallel Circuits
- Circuit Symbols
- Ohm’s Law
- Using the equation V=IxR
- Potential Difference Graphs
- Diodes
- Light-Dependent Resistors (LDRs)
- Thermistors
- Mains Electricity
- Direct Current (dc) and Alternating Current (ac)
- Cells & Batteries – dc current
- Solar Cell
- Mains Electricity
- Fuse
- The Earth Wire
- Circuit Breakers
- The Three Pin Plug
- Electrical Power
- Electricity Generation
- Energy Sources
- Non renewable Energy Sources
- Renewable Energy Sources
- Coal Fired Power Stations
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Wind Turbine
- The National Grid – Electricity Transfer
- Electric Motors & Generators
- The Motor Effect
- Right Hand Grip Rule
- Fleming’s Left Hand Rule
- A Simple Electric Motor
- Improving a Motor
- Transformers
Forces and Motion
- Speed & Velocity
- Scalars and Vectors
- Distance and Displacement
- Speed
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- Distance – Time graphs
- Velocity – Time graphs
- Forces & Motion
- What are Forces?
- Newton's First Law of Motion
- Newton's Second Law of Motion
- Newton's Third Law of Motion
- Momentum
- Friction
- Stopping Distance
- Air Resistance
- Terminal Velocity
- Turning Effect of Forces
- Circular Motion & Centripetal Force
Waves
- Basic Wave Theory
- Transverse Waves
- Longitudinal Waves
- Frequency of waves
- The Wave Equation
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Convex & Concave Lenses
- Use of lenses for correcting vision
- Refractive Index
- Total Internal Reflection
- Optical Fibres
- Diffraction
- Interference of Waves
- Interference of Light
- Sound Waves
- Pitch, Loudness and Quality of Musical Notes
- Ultrasound
- Uses of Ultrasound
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Energy
The Earth & Beyond
- The Earth
- Igneous Rocks
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Weathering
- Erosion & Transport
- The Rock Cycle
- Wegener and Continental drift
- Plate Tectonics
- Convection Cells
- Tectonic Plate Motion
- Convergent Boundaries
- Divergent Boundaries
- Transform Boundaries
- The Solar System
- The Solar System animation
- Gravitational Force, Centripetal Force & Orbits
- The Sun
- Solar Eclipse
- Lunar Eclipse
- Comets
- Asteroids
- Life cycle of Stars
- Death of Low Mass Stars - White & Black Dwarfs
- Death of High Mass Stars - Neutron Stars & Pulsars
- Death of Very High Mass Stars - Black Holes
- Earth Based Telescopes – Optical Telescopes
- Earth Based Telescopes – Radio Telescopes
- Space based Telescopes
- The Expanding Universe
Radioactivity
- What is Radioactivity?
- Isotopes
- Stable and Unstable Nuclei
- Alpha, Beta and Gamma Rays
- Penetrating Properties of Radiation
- Properties of Radiation – Deflection in an electric field
- Properties of Radiation – Deflection in a magnetic field
- Detecting radioactivity – the Geiger Muller Tube
- Radioactive Half Life
- Uses of Radioactivity
- What is nuclear fission?
- Chain reaction
- A nuclear reactor
- A nuclear power station
- Radioactive waste
- What is nuclear fusion?
- Background radiation