Physics

Physics Paper 1 exam content:

P1 Energy Calculations

P2 Energy Transfer by Heating

P3 Energy Resources

P4 Electric circuits

P5 Mains Electricity

P6 Molecules and matter

P7 Radioactivity

Required practicals:

All:

Determining specific heat capacity

Investigating thermal insulators

Investigating resistance

Investigating electrical components

Calculating density

Physics Paper 2 exam content:

P8 Forces

P9 Motion

P10 Acceleration

P11 Pressure (GCSE Physics only)

P12 Wave Properties

P13 EM Waves

P14 Light (GCSE Physics only)

P15 Electromagnetism

P16 Space (GCSE Physics only)

Required practicals:

All:

Acceleration

Hooke's law

Plane waves in a ripple tank

Absorption and emission or IR radiation

GCSE Physics only:

Reflection and refraction of light