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==Forces==
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===Forces and their Interactions===
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====Representing Forces====
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*[[Vector]]s
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*[[Force#Forces as Vectors|Forces as Vectors]]
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*[[Free Body Diagram]]
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*[[Scale Diagram]]
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*[[Resolving Forces]]
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*[[Resultant Force]]
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====[[Contact Force]]s====
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*[[Normal Contact Force]]
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*[[Friction]]
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*[[Drag]]
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**[[Air Resistance]]
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**[[Water Resistance]]
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*[[Upthrust]]
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*[[Driving Force]]
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*[[Thrust]]
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*[[Lift]]
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*[[Tension]]
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====[[Non-contact Force]]s====
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*[[Magnetism|Magnetic Force]]
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*[[Electrostatic Force]]
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*[[Gravity|Gravitational Force]]
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**[[Weight]]
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**[[Gravitational Field Strength]]
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====Interactions====
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*[[Balanced Forces]]
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*[[Unbalanced Forces]]
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**[[Resultant Force]]
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**[[Newton's First Law]]
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*[[Newton's Third Law]]
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**[[Force Pair]]
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*[[Equilibrium Forces]]
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**[[Deformation]]
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***[[Elastic Deformation]]
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***[[Inelastic Deformation]]
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***[[Hooke's Law]]
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***[[Spring Constant]]
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***[[Work Done#Equation for Work Done by Deformation|Work Done by Deformation]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Hooke's Law]]
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===Work Done as force x distance, energy transfer===
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*[[Work Done]]
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*[[Mechanical Energy Transfer]]
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===Pressure and pressure differences in fluids===
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*[[Pressure]]
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**[[Normal (Physics)|Normal]]
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*[[Fluid Pressure]]
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*[[Atmospheric Pressure]]
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*[[Upthrust]]
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===Moments, Levers and gears===
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*[[Moment]]s
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**[[Centre of Mass]]
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*[[Lever]]s
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*[[Gear]]s
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==Forces and Motion==
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===Speed and velocity, speed as distance over time; acceleration; distance-time and velocity-time graphs===
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====Motion====
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*[[Vector]]
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*[[Scalar]]
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*[[Displacement]]
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*[[Distance]]
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*[[Velocity]]
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*[[Speed]]
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*[[Acceleration]]
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**[[Free Fall]]
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**[[Terminal Velocity]]
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*[[Circular Motion]]
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*[[SUVAT]]
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====Graphing Motion====
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*[[Distance-Time Graph]]s
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*[[Velocity-Time Graph]]s
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===Forces, accelerations and Newton’s laws of motion===
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*[[Newton's First Law]]
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*[[Newton's Second Law]]
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**[[Mass|Inertial Mass]]
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*[[Newton's Third Law]]
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''Higher''
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*[[Momentum]]
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*[[Conservation of Momentum]]
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Explosions|Explosions]]
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Elastic Collisions|Elastic Collisions]]
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**[[Conservation of Momentum#Inelastic Collisions|Inelastic Collisions]]
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**[[Impact Force]]s
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Newton's Second Law]]
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===Safety in public transport===
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*[[Human Reaction Time|Reaction Time]]
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*[[Stopping Distance]]
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**[[Thinking Distance]]
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**[[Braking Distance]]
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*[[Decelerate#Rapid Deceleration|Rapid Deceleration]]
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==Waves in matter==
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===Waves in air, fluids and solids===
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====[[Wave Properties]]====
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*[[Amplitude]]
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*[[Frequency]]
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*[[Period]]
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*[[Wavelength]]
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*[[Wave Speed]]
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*[[Transverse Wave]]
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*[[Longitudinal Wave]]
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====[[Mechanical Wave]]s====
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*[[Water Wave]]
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*[[Sound|Sound Wave]]
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*[[Waves on a String]]
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*[[Seismic Wave]]s
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Mechanical Waves]]
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===Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures===
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*[[Interface]]
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**[[Medium]]
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*[[Reflection]]
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**[[Specular Reflection]]
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**[[Diffuse Reflection]]
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**[[Law of Reflection]]
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*[[Refraction]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Reflection and Refraction of Light]]
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*[[Transmission]]
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*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorption]]
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''Higher''
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*[[Sound|Sound Wave]]s
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**[[Ear]]
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***[[Infrasound]]
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***[[Ultrasound]]
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**[[Echolocation]]
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**[[Ultrasound Imaging]]
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*[[Seismic Wave]]s
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**[[P-wave]]s
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**[[S-wave]]s
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***[[Structure of Earth]]
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==Light and Electromagnetic Waves==
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===Frequency range of the spectrum===
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====[[Electromagnetic Wave]]s====
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*[[Radiowave]]s
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*[[Microwave]]s
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*[[Infra-red]]
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*[[Light|Visible Light]]
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*[[Ultra-violet]]
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*[[X-ray]]s
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*[[Gamma-ray]]s
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===Interactions of electromagnetic radiation with matter and their applications===
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*[[Transmission]]
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*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorption]]
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*[[Reflection]]
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*[[Refraction]]
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*[[Radiowave#Making Radiowaves|Making Radiowaves]]
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*[[Absorption Spectra]]
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*[[Emission Spectra]]
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====Applications of Electromagnetic Waves====
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*[[Radiowave#Applications|Applications of Radiowaves]]
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*[[Microwave#Applications|Applications of Microwaves]]
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*[[Infra-red#Applications|Applications of Infra-red]]
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*[[Light#Applications|Applications of Visible Light]]
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*[[Ultra-violet#Applications|Applications of Ultra-violet]]
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*[[X-ray#Applications|Applications of X-rays]]
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*[[Gamma-ray#Applications|Applications of Gamma-rays]]
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====Dangers of Electromagnetic Waves====
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*[[Radiowave#Dangers|Dangers of Radiowaves]]
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*[[Microwave#Dangers|Dangers of Microwaves]]
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*[[Infra-red#Dangers|Dangers of Infra-red]]
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*[[Light#Dangers|Dangers of Visible Light]]
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*[[Ultra-violet#Dangers|Dangers of Ultra-violet]]
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*[[X-ray#Dangers|Dangers of X-rays]]
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*[[Gamma-ray#Dangers|Dangers of Gamma-rays]]
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===Lenses===
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*[[Refraction]]
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*[[Lens]]
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**[[Convex Lens]]
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**[[Concave Lens]]
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**[[Focal Length]]
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*[[Image]]
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**[[Real Image]]
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**[[Virtual Image]]
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===Colour and frequency; differential effects in transmission, absorption and diffuse reflection===
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*[[Colour]]
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*[[Specular Reflection]]
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*[[Diffuse Reflection]]
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===[[Black Body Radiation]]===
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*[[Leslie Cube]]
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*[[Temperature Constancy]]
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*[[Albedo]]
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*[[Greenhouse Effect]]
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[[GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Infra-red Radiation]]
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==Magnetism and Electromagnetism==
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===Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields===
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====[[Magnetism]]====
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*[[Magnet]]s
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**[[Poles]]
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*[[Permanent Magnet]]
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*[[Induced Magnet]]
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*[[Magnetic Field]]
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**[[Magnetic Flux Density]]
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**[[Tesla]]
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*[[Compass]]
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*[[Earth#Earth's Magnetic Field|Earth's Magnetic Field]]
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===Magnetic effects of currents and the motor effect===
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*[[Wire]]
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*[[Solenoid]]
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*[[Electromagnet]]s
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''Higher''
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*[[Motor Effect]]
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*[[Fleming's Left Hand Rule]]
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*[[D.C. Motor]]
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===Induced potential, transformers and the national grid===
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*[[Generator Effect]]
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*[[Lenz's Law]]
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*[[Alternator]]
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*[[Dynamo]]
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*[[Electrical Transformer|Transformers]]
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===Microphones and speakers; oscillating currents in detection and generation of radiation===
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*[[Microphone]]
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*[[Speaker]]
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==Space Physics==
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===Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites===
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*[[Gravity]]
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**[[Weight]]
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**[[Gravitational Field Strength]]
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**[[Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation]]
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**[[Orbit]]
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*[[Solar System]]
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**[[The Solar System]]
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**[[The Sun]]
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**[[Planet]]
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**[[Dwarf Planet]]
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**[[Satellite]]
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***[[Artificial Satellite]]
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**[[Moon]]
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***[[The Moon]]
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**[[Earth]]
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*[[Lifecycle of a Star]]
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*[[Star]]s
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**[[Low Mass Star]]
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***[[Nebula]]
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***[[Protostar]]
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***[[Main Sequence Star]]
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***[[Red Giant]]
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***[[White Dwarf]]
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***[[Black Dwarf]]
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**[[High Mass Star]]
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***[[Nebula]]
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***[[Protostar]]
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***[[Main Sequence Star]]
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***[[Red Super Giant]]
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***[[Supernova]]
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***[[Neutron Star]]
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***[[Black Hole]]
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===Red-shift as sources move away; the ‘big bang’ and universal expansion===
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*[[Galaxy]]
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*[[Universe]]
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*[[Light Year]]
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*[[Doppler Effect]]
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**[[Red Shift]]
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**[[Blue Shift]]
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*[[Big Bang Theory]]
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**[[Cosmic Microwave Background]]
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*[[Steady State Theory]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 16 April 2019

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Contents

Forces

Forces and their Interactions

Representing Forces

Contact Forces

Non-contact Forces

Interactions

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Hooke's Law

Work Done as force x distance, energy transfer

Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

Moments, Levers and gears

Forces and Motion

Speed and velocity, speed as distance over time; acceleration; distance-time and velocity-time graphs

Motion

Graphing Motion

Forces, accelerations and Newton’s laws of motion

Higher

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Newton's Second Law

Safety in public transport

Waves in matter

Waves in air, fluids and solids

Wave Properties

Mechanical Waves

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Mechanical Waves

Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Reflection and Refraction of Light

Higher

Light and Electromagnetic Waves

Frequency range of the spectrum

Electromagnetic Waves

Interactions of electromagnetic radiation with matter and their applications

Applications of Electromagnetic Waves

Dangers of Electromagnetic Waves

Lenses

Colour and frequency; differential effects in transmission, absorption and diffuse reflection

Black Body Radiation

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Infra-red Radiation

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

Space Physics

Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites

Red-shift as sources move away; the ‘big bang’ and universal expansion

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