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🧬 GCSE Physics

AQA Pearson Edexcel OCR CCEA

Complete revision notes for GCSE Physics covering all topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CCEA specifications.

Physics — AQA (28 Topics)

P1 Energy Stores And Transfers P10 Particle Motion And Pressure P11 Nuclear Model And Isotopes P12 Nuclear Radiation And Hazards P13 Nuclear Fission And Fusion P14 Scalar And Vector Quantities P15 Motion And Acceleration P16 Newton S Laws And Momentum P17 Stopping Distances P18 Forces And Elasticity P19 Pressure P2 Conservation And Efficiency P20 Moments And Centre Of Mass P21 Wave Properties P22 Electromagnetic Spectrum P23 Sound And Ultrasound P24 Light And Optics P25 Black Body Radiation P26 Magnets And Magnetic Fields P27 Electromagnets P28 Electromagnetic Induction P3 National And Global Energy P4 Specific Heat Capacity P5 Circuit Basics P6 Series And Parallel Circuits P7 Electrical Power And Energy P8 Static Electricity P9 States Of Matter And Changes Of State

Physics — Pearson Edexcel (28 Topics)

P1 Energy Stores And Transfers P10 Particle Motion And Pressure P11 Nuclear Model And Isotopes P12 Nuclear Radiation And Hazards P13 Nuclear Fission And Fusion P14 Scalar And Vector Quantities P15 Motion And Acceleration P16 Newton S Laws And Momentum P17 Stopping Distances P18 Forces And Elasticity P19 Pressure P2 Conservation And Efficiency P20 Moments And Centre Of Mass P21 Wave Properties P22 Electromagnetic Spectrum P23 Sound And Ultrasound P24 Light And Optics P25 Black Body Radiation P26 Magnets And Magnetic Fields P27 Electromagnets P28 Electromagnetic Induction P3 National And Global Energy P4 Specific Heat Capacity P5 Circuit Basics P6 Series And Parallel Circuits P7 Electrical Power And Energy P8 Static Electricity P9 States Of Matter And Changes Of State

Physics — OCR (82 Topics)

Core

P1 Energy Stores And Transfers P10 Particle Motion And Pressure P11 Nuclear Model And Isotopes P12 Nuclear Radiation And Hazards P13 Nuclear Fission And Fusion P14 Scalar And Vector Quantities P15 Motion And Acceleration P16 Newton S Laws And Momentum P17 Stopping Distances P18 Forces And Elasticity P19 Pressure P2 Conservation And Efficiency P20 Moments And Centre Of Mass P21 Wave Properties P22 Electromagnetic Spectrum P23 Sound And Ultrasound P24 Light And Optics P25 Black Body Radiation P26 Magnets And Magnetic Fields P27 Electromagnets P28 Electromagnetic Induction P3 National And Global Energy P4 Specific Heat Capacity P5 Circuit Basics P6 Series And Parallel Circuits P7 Electrical Power And Energy P8 Static Electricity P9 States Of Matter And Changes Of State

Higher Tier

P1 Energy Stores And Transfers P10 Density And States Of Matter P10 Particle Motion And Pressure P11 Nuclear Model And Isotopes P11 Particle Motion And Pressure P12 Nuclear Model And Isotopes P12 Nuclear Radiation And Hazards P13 Nuclear Fission And Fusion P13 Nuclear Radiation And Hazards P14 Nuclear Fission And Fusion P14 Scalar And Vector Quantities P15 Motion And Acceleration P15 Scalar And Vector Quantities P16 Motion And Acceleration P16 Newton S Laws And Momentum P17 Newtons Laws And Momentum P17 Stopping Distances P18 Forces And Elasticity P18 Stopping Distances P19 Forces And Elasticity P19 Pressure P2 Conservation And Efficiency P20 Moments And Centre Of Mass P20 Pressure P21 Moments And Centre Of Mass P21 Wave Properties P22 Electromagnetic Spectrum P22 Wave Properties P23 Electromagnetic Spectrum P23 Sound And Ultrasound P24 Light And Optics P24 Sound And Ultrasound P25 Black Body Radiation P25 Light And Optics P26 Black Body Radiation P26 Magnets And Magnetic Fields P27 Electromagnets P27 Magnets And Magnetic Fields P28 Electromagnetic Induction P28 Electromagnets And The Motor Effect P29 Electromagnetic Induction P3 National And Global Energy P30 Space Physics P4 Specific Heat Capacity P5 Circuit Basics P5 Specific Latent Heat P6 Circuit Basics P6 Series And Parallel Circuits P7 Electrical Power And Energy P7 Series And Parallel Circuits P8 Electrical Power And Energy P8 Static Electricity P9 States Of Matter And Changes Of State P9 Static Electricity

Physics — CCEA (28 Topics)

P1 Energy Stores And Transfers P10 Particle Motion And Pressure P11 Nuclear Model And Isotopes P12 Nuclear Radiation And Hazards P13 Nuclear Fission And Fusion P14 Scalar And Vector Quantities P15 Motion And Acceleration P16 Newton S Laws And Momentum P17 Stopping Distances P18 Forces And Elasticity P19 Pressure P2 Conservation And Efficiency P20 Moments And Centre Of Mass P21 Wave Properties P22 Electromagnetic Spectrum P23 Sound And Ultrasound P24 Light And Optics P25 Black Body Radiation P26 Magnets And Magnetic Fields P27 Electromagnets P28 Electromagnetic Induction P3 National And Global Energy P4 Specific Heat Capacity P5 Circuit Basics P6 Series And Parallel Circuits P7 Electrical Power And Energy P8 Static Electricity P9 States Of Matter And Changes Of State

🧭 Board Differences

AQA

Unitised assessment (Northern Ireland), A*–G grading. Content is split across units with practical-style booklet papers alongside the written units. Check your exam year's unit list.

Pearson Edexcel

Unitised assessment (Northern Ireland), A*–G grading. Content is split across units with practical-style booklet papers alongside the written units. Check your exam year's unit list.

OCR

Unitised assessment (Northern Ireland), A*–G grading. Content is split across units with practical-style booklet papers alongside the written units. Check your exam year's unit list.

CCEA

Unitised assessment (Northern Ireland), A*–G grading. Content is split across units with practical-style booklet papers alongside the written units. Check your exam year's unit list.