GCSE Physics - AQA syllabus

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PHYSICS 1

Energy and Electricity

Generating Electricity

Heat transfer and efficiency

Using electricity

Waves, Radiation and Space

An introduction to waves

The electromagnetic spectrum

Origins of the Universe

Radioactive substances

Sending information

PHYSICS 2

Forces and Motion

Representing motion

Force, mass and acceleration

Weight and friction

Kinetic energy and momentum

Electricity

Static electricity

Circuits

Resistance and resistors

Mains electricity

Radiation

Atoms and isotopes

Background radiation

Nuclear fission and fusion

PHYSICS 3 ????

Electricity in theory

Producing electricity

Voltage, current and resistance

Advances in electrical devices


Electricity in the real world

Generating electricity

Mains electricity

The cost of electricity


Waves

An introduction to waves

Sound, ultrasound and seismic waves

The electromagnetic spectrum

Sending information


Space and forces

Gravity, force and weight

Planets, stars and galaxies

The origins of the universe

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