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AQA GCSE Combined Science Physics 8464
Atomic Structure
Topic overviewThe structure of an atomMass number, atomic number and isotopesFrom the plum pudding model to the nuclear modelChadwick, the neutron, and comparing the modelsRadioactive decay and nuclear radiationNuclear equationsHalf-lives and the random nature of radioactive decayRadioactive contamination
Electricity
Topic overviewCircuit symbols, electrical charge and currentCurrent, resistance and potential differenceOhmic conductors, filament lamps, diodes and thermistorsLight-dependent resistors, and investigating resistanceCurrent and potential difference in series and parallelConstructing circuits, and calculating in series circuitsDirect and alternating potential difference, and mains electricityPower and efficiencyAppliances, and the energy transferred by electrical workPower, and the power ratings of domestic appliancesThe National Grid
Energy
Forces
Topic overviewScalars, vectors, forces and the resultant forceGravityWork done and energy transferStretching, compressing, and the spring constantLinear and non-linear extension, and work done on a springResolving forces and free body diagramsDistance, displacement and speedThe speed of sound, and the distance-speed-time equationVelocity and the distance-time relationshipAcceleration, deceleration and velocity-time graphsArea under a velocity-time graph, and the uniform acceleration equationNewton's First LawNewton's Second and Third LawsStopping distance and reaction timeFactors affecting braking distanceBraking force, deceleration and the dangers of stopping quicklyMomentum and its conservation
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Particle Model of Matter
Energy
The main energy resources, renewable and non-renewable
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Overview
The non-renewable resources and the three fossil fuels, the renewable resources including bio-fuel, wind, hydro-electricity, geothermal, the tides, the Sun and water waves, what makes a resource renewable, the main uses of energy resources for electricity, transport and heating, and how reliable wind, solar, gas and nuclear resources are.
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Name the three fossil fuels.
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Name six renewable energy resources available for use on Earth.
Questions from this subtopic
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Name four non-renewable energy resources used on Earth.
Model answer
Coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel.
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Name the three fossil fuels.
Model answer
Coal, oil and natural gas.
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Name six renewable energy resources available for use on Earth.
Model answer
Bio-fuel, wind, hydro-electricity, geothermal, the tides and the Sun; water waves are a seventh.
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Name the energy resource that makes use of the heat inside the Earth.
Model answer
Geothermal.
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Name the energy resource that makes use of the daily rise and fall of sea level.
Model answer
The tides.
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Name the energy resource that is grown as a crop or produced from plant and animal waste.
Model answer
Bio-fuel.
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