Physics GCSE Test Questions and Assessments

Atomic structure AQA

• Background Radiation
• Different Half-lives Of Radioactive Isotopes
• Half-lives And The Random Nature Of Radioactive Decay
• Mass Number, Atomic Number And Isotopes
• Nuclear Equations
• Nuclear Fission (physics Only)
• Nuclear Fusion (physics Only)
• Radioactive Contamination
• Radioactive Decay And Nuclear Radiation
• The Development Of The Model Of The Atom (common Content With Chemistry)
• The Structure Of An Atom
• Uses Of Nuclear Radiation

   

  Electricity AQA

• Current, Resistance And Potential Difference
• Domestic Uses And Safety    80%  
• Electric Fields (physics Only)
• Electrical Charge And Current    70%  
• Energy Transfers In Everyday Appliances
• Resistors
• Series And Parallel Circuits    45%  
• Static Charge (physics Only)
• The National Grid

   

  Energy AQA

• Changes In Energy
• Efficiency
• Energy Changes In Systems
• Energy Stores And Systems
• Energy Transfers In A System
• National And Global Energy Resources
• Power

   

  Forces AQA

• Acceleration
• Atmospheric Pressure
• Changes In Momentum (physics Only)
• Conservation Of Momentum (ht Only)
• Contact And Non-contact Forces
• Distance And Displacement
• Factors Affecting Braking Distance
• Forces And Elasticity    20%  
• Gravity
• Moments, Levers And Gears (physics Only)
• Momentum Is A Property Of Moving Objects (ht Only)
• Newtons First Law
• Newtons Second Law
• Newtons Third Law
• Pressure In A Fluid
• Reaction Time
• Resultant Forces
• Scalar And Vector Quantities
• Speed
• Stopping Distance
• The Distance–time Relationship
• Velocity
• Work Done And Energy Transfer

   

  Magnetism and electromagnetism AQA

• Electric Motors (ht Only)
• Electromagnetism
• Flemings Left-hand Rule (ht Only)
• Induced Potential (ht Only)
• Loudspeakers (physics Only) (ht Only)
• Magnetic Fields
• Microphones (ht Only)
• Poles Of A Magnet
• Transformers (ht Only)
• Uses Of The Generator Effect (ht Only)

   

  Particle model of matter AQA

• Changes Of State
• Changes Of State And Specific Latent Heat
• Increasing The Pressure Of A Gas (physics Only) (ht Only)
• Internal Energy
• Particle Motion In Gases
• Pressure In Gases (physics Only)
• Temperature Changes In A System And Specific Heat Capacity

   

  Space physics AQA

• Orbital Motion, Natural And Artificial Satellites (physics Only)
• Our Solar System
• Red-shift (physics Only)
• The Life Cycle Of A Star (physics Only)

   

  Waves AQA

• Emission And Absorption Of Infrared Radiation (physics Only)
• Lenses (physics Only)
• Perfect Black Bodies And Radiation (physics Only)
• Properties Of Electromagnetic Waves    80%  
• Properties Of Waves    85%  
• Reflection Of Waves (physics Only)
• Sound Waves (physics Only) (ht Only)
• Transverse And Longitudinal Waves
• Types Of Electromagnetic Waves
• Uses And Applications Of Electromagnetic Waves
• Visible Light (physics Only)
• Waves For Detection And Exploration (physics Only) (ht Only)
• 1.1 Changes In Energy Stores
• 1.2 Conservation Of Energy
• 1.3 Energy And Work
• 1.4 Gravitational Potential Energy Stores
• 1.5 Kinetic Energy And Elastic Energy Stores
• 1.6 Energy Dissipation
• 1.7 Energy And Effeciency
• 1.8 Electrical Appliances
• 1.9 Energy And Power
• 2.1 Energy Transfer By Conduction
• 2.2 Specific Heat Capacity
• 2.3 Heating And Insulating Buildings
• 6.1 Density    80%  
• 6.2 States Of Matter
• P2 Topic Test: Energy Transfer By Heating