AQA GCSE Separate Physics

Energy

01

Explore energy stores, transfers, power and efficiency, from everyday systems to national energy resources.

Electricity

02

Understand current, potential difference, resistance and electrical circuits, from simple components to the National Grid.

Particle Model

03

Discover how the particle model explains density, changes of state, internal energy, pressure and gases.

Atomic Structure

04

Explore atoms, isotopes and radiation, including radioactive decay, half-life and nuclear processes.

Forces

05

Understand how forces affect motion, from resultant forces and acceleration to momentum, pressure and elasticity.

Waves and Optics

06

Explore how waves transfer energy and information, including sound, light and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Electromagnetism

07

Discover magnetic fields, electromagnets, generators and transformers, and how electricity and magnetism interact.

Space

08

Explore our Solar System, the life cycle of stars, galaxies and the expanding Universe.