STOP! First things first! Check with your teacher which board you (or your child) is doing. Physics 9-1 is not the same as Combined Science 9-1!
Official Edexcel Specification (Triple Science)
Exam format: 2 papers. Each paper = 1h45mins. Each paper worth 50% of the GCSE
Paper 1 topics: 1-7 Paper 2 topics 1 + (8-15)
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Paper 1 topics
Topic 1: Key Concepts in Physics
Topic 2: Motion and Forces
- Vectors and Scalars
- Distance-time graphs
- Velocity and acceleration
- Newton’s first Law
- Newton’s second Law
- Newton’s third Law
- Force and acceleration
- Weight, mass and gravity
- Orbital Motion
- Inertial Mass
- Momentum
- Using the conservation of Momentum
- Impact forces and safety
- Stopping distances
- Work done and kinetic energy
Topic 3: Conservation of energy
Topic 4: Waves
Topic 5: Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Lenses
- Power of a Lens
- Ray diagrams for Lenses
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Production of radio waves
- Dangers of the electromagnetic spectrum
- Black Body Radiation
- Global Warming
Topic 6: Radioactivity
- Atoms and radiation
- The discovery of the nucleus
- Changes in the nucleus
- More about alpha, beta and gamma
- Activity and half life
- Nuclear radiation in medicine
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Nuclear issues
Topic 7: Astronomy
- Formation of the Solar System
- The life cycle of a star
- The Doppler Effect
- Redshift
- Planets, satellites and orbits
- Orbital Motion
- The expanding univerise
- The beginning and future of the Universe
Topic 8: Energy – Forces doing work
- Energy and work
- Gravitational Potential energy stores
- Kinetic energy and Elastic energy stores
- Energy and Power
- Energy and efficiency
Topic 9 Forces and their effects
Topic 10 : Electricity and circuits
- Current and Charge
- Conventional current and electron flow
- Circuit symbols
- Resistors and combining multiple resistors
- Factors affecting resistance
- Voltage
- Ohm’s Law V=IR
- V-I graphs for filament bulbs, diodes
- Current in series and parallel circuits
- Voltage in series and parallel circuits
- Thermistors
- Light Dependent Resistors
- Electrical power and potential difference
- Electrical Energy =ItV
- Alternating current and direct current
- Cables and Plugs
- Fuses and Earthing
Topic 11 Static electricity
- Static electricity
- Uses of static electricity
- Dangers of static electricity
- Electrical charges and fields
Topic 13 Electromagnetic Induction
- The Generator effect
- DC and AC Generators
- The National Grid and transformers
- Transformers
- Transformers equations
Topic 14: Particle Model
- Density
- States of matter
- Changes of state
- Internal energy
- Specific latent heat
- Specific Heat capacity
- Pressure and surfaces
- Gas pressure and temperature
- Brownian Motion
- Gas pressure and volume
- Work done on a gas
Topic 15: Forces and Matter