AQA GCSE Physics (8463) — revision checklist

Energy stores and systems

4.1.1.1

Changes in energy

4.1.1.2

Energy changes in systems

4.1.1.3

Power

4.1.1.4

Energy transfers in a system

4.1.2.1

Efficiency

4.1.2.2

National and global energy resources

4.1.3

Standard circuit diagram symbols

4.2.1.1

Electrical charge and current

4.2.1.2

Current, resistance and potential difference

4.2.1.3

Resistors

4.2.1.4

Series and parallel circuits

4.2.2

Direct and alternating potential difference

4.2.3.1

Mains electricity

4.2.3.2

Power

4.2.4.1

Energy transfers in everyday appliances

4.2.4.2

The National Grid

4.2.4.3

Static charge

4.2.5.1

Electric fields

4.2.5.2

Density of materials

4.3.1.1

Changes of state

4.3.1.2

Internal energy

4.3.2.1

Temperature changes in a system and specific heat capacity

4.3.2.2

Changes of state and specific latent heat

4.3.2.3

Particle motion in gases

4.3.3.1

Pressure in gases (physics only)

4.3.3.2

Increasing the pressure of a gas (physics only) (HT only)

4.3.3.3

The structure of an atom

4.4.1.1

Mass number, atomic number and isotopes

4.4.1.2

The development of the model of the atom (common content with chemistry)

4.4.1.3

Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation

4.4.2.1

Nuclear equations

4.4.2.2

Half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay

4.4.2.3

Radioactive contamination

4.4.2.4

Background radiation

4.4.3.1

Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes

4.4.3.2

Uses of nuclear radiation

4.4.3.3

Nuclear fission

4.4.4.1

Nuclear fusion

4.4.4.2

Scalar and vector quantities

4.5.1.1

Contact and non-contact forces

4.5.1.2

Gravity

4.5.1.3

Resultant forces

4.5.1.4

Work done and energy transfer

4.5.2

Forces and elasticity

4.5.3

Moments, levers and gears (physics only)

4.5.4

Pressure in a fluid 1

4.5.5.1.1

Pressure in a fluid 2 (HT only)

4.5.5.1.2

Atmospheric pressure

4.5.5.2

Distance and displacement

4.5.6.1.1

Speed

4.5.6.1.2

Velocity

4.5.6.1.3

The distance–time relationship

4.5.6.1.4

Acceleration

4.5.6.1.5

Newton's First Law

4.5.6.2.1

Newton's Second Law

4.5.6.2.2

Newton's Third Law

4.5.6.2.3

Stopping distance

4.5.6.3.1

Reaction time

4.5.6.3.2

Factors affecting braking distance 1

4.5.6.3.3

Factors affecting braking distance 2

4.5.6.3.4

Momentum is a property of moving objects

4.5.7.1

Conservation of momentum

4.5.7.2

Changes in momentum (physics only)

4.5.7.3

Transverse and longitudinal waves

4.6.1.1

Properties of waves

4.6.1.2

Reflection of waves (physics only)

4.6.1.3

Sound waves (physics only) (HT only)

4.6.1.4

Waves for detection and exploration (physics only) (HT only)

4.6.1.5

Types of electromagnetic waves

4.6.2.1

Properties of electromagnetic waves 1

4.6.2.2

Properties of electromagnetic waves 2

4.6.2.3

Uses and applications of electromagnetic waves

4.6.2.4

Lenses (physics only)

4.6.2.5

Visible light (physics only)

4.6.2.6

Emission and absorption of infrared radiation

4.6.3.1

Perfect black bodies and radiation

4.6.3.2

Poles of a magnet

4.7.1.1

Magnetic fields

4.7.1.2

Electromagnetism

4.7.2.1

Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only)

4.7.2.2

Electric motors (HT only)

4.7.2.3

Loudspeakers (physics only) (HT only)

4.7.2.4

Induced potential (HT only)

4.7.3.1

Uses of the generator effect (HT only)

4.7.3.2

Microphones (HT only)

4.7.3.3

Transformers (HT only)

4.7.3.4

Our solar system

4.8.1.1

The life cycle of a star

4.8.1.2

Orbital motion, natural and artificial satellites

4.8.1.3

Red-shift (physics only)

4.8.2