AQA 8463 · 8464
GCSE Physics flashcards
373 cards across all 8 topics of the AQA Physics spec, every one written against a numbered spec point. For Triple (8463) and Combined Science: Trilogy (8464). Cards only on the separate Physics GCSE are marked, so Combined students can skip them.
- 373Flashcards
- 8Spec topics
- 10Required practicals
- 115Triple only
Every Physics topic, in spec order.
Open a topic to see each part of the spec it covers, and try a few of its cards.
- Topic 1: EnergyEnergy Stores & Systems · Calculating Energy · Specific Heat Capacity · Power & Work · Conservation & Dissipation · Efficiency · Energy Resources44 cardsSpec 4.12 required practicals
- Topic 2: ElectricityCurrent & Charge · Resistance & V = IR · Components & I–V Graphs · Series & Parallel Circuits · Mains Electricity · Electrical Power & Energy · The National Grid · Static Electricity45 cardsSpec 4.22 required practicals
- Topic 3: Particle Model of MatterDensity · Changes of State & Internal Energy · Specific Latent Heat · Gas Pressure · Pressure & Volume of Gases28 cardsSpec 4.31 required practical
- Topic 4: Atomic StructureAtoms & Isotopes · Developing the Atomic Model · Nuclear Radiation · Nuclear Equations · Half-Life · Contamination & Irradiation · Background Radiation & Uses · Fission & Fusion48 cardsSpec 4.4
- Topic 5: ForcesScalars, Vectors & Forces · Weight & Gravity · Resultant Forces · Work Done · Elasticity & Springs · Moments, Levers & Gears · Pressure in Fluids · Distance, Speed & Velocity · Motion Graphs & Acceleration · Newton's Laws · Stopping Distances · Momentum88 cardsSpec 4.52 required practicals
- Topic 6: WavesTransverse & Longitudinal Waves · Wave Properties · Reflection & Sound · Ultrasound & Seismic Waves · Electromagnetic Spectrum · Refraction & EM Properties · Uses of EM Waves · Lenses · Visible Light & Colour · Black Body Radiation60 cardsSpec 4.63 required practicals
- Topic 7: Magnetism & ElectromagnetismMagnets & Magnetic Fields · Electromagnetism · The Motor Effect · Loudspeakers · The Generator Effect · Transformers39 cardsSpec 4.7
- Topic 8: Space PhysicsThe Solar System · Life Cycle of Stars · Orbits & Satellites · Red-Shift & the Big Bang21 cardsSpec 4.8
Physics required practicals.
All 10, each with a diagram, the method, the variables and a worked example.
- EnergySpecific heat capacityMethod and worked example
- EnergyTriple onlyThermal insulationMethod and worked example
- ElectricityResistanceMethod and worked example
- ElectricityI–V characteristicsMethod and worked example
- Particle Model of MatterDensityMethod and worked example
- ForcesForce and extensionMethod and worked example
- ForcesAccelerationMethod and worked example
- WavesWavesMethod and worked example
- WavesTriple onlyReflection and refractionMethod and worked example
- WavesInfrared radiationMethod and worked example
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