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GCSE Physics revision

Every topic in the course and where it sits in each board's specification. Choose your board for its own topic list, official links and summer 2027 exam dates.

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AQA 8463Edexcel 1PH0OCR J249

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Eduqas GCSE Physics (C420)Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625)National 5 Physics (C857 75)

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Topics

  1. Energy stores, transfers and efficiency

    Energy resourcesEnergy stores, kinetic and potential energyPower and efficiencySpecific heat capacityEnergy stores, transfers and efficiency: lessons and questionsPhysics formulasPendulumMass on a spring

  2. Electric circuits

    Circuit symbols, charge and currentCurrent, potential difference and resistanceElectric circuits: lessons and questionsOhm's law and circuitsSeries & parallel circuits

  3. Mains electricity, the National Grid and static

    Electrical power and mains electricityMains electricity, the National Grid and static: lessons and questionsOhm's law and circuitsElectric fields and equipotentials

  4. Particle model, density and gas pressure

    DensityParticle model, density and gas pressure: lessons and questionsGas laws

  5. Atomic structure and radioactivity

    Atoms, nuclear radiation and half-lifeAtomic structure and radioactivity: lessons and questionsPeriodic tableRadioactive decayHalf-life
8 topics

  1. Forces, work, elasticity, moments and pressure

    Forces, mass and weightResultant forces and free body diagramsForces, work, elasticity, moments and pressure: lessons and questionsForces on a slopeMass on a spring

  2. Forces and motion

    Speed, velocity and distance-time graphsSUVAT and the equations of motionForces and motion: lessons and questionsForces & accelerationSUVAT solverProjectile motion

  3. Momentum

    Momentum and its conservationMomentum: lessons and questionsMomentum and collisions

  4. Waves and the electromagnetic spectrum

    Transverse and longitudinal wavesWaves and the wave speed equationWaves and the electromagnetic spectrum: lessons and questionsWaves on a stringRefraction and Snell's law

  5. Lenses, visible light, sound and black bodies

    Reflection and refraction of lightLenses, visible light, sound and black bodies: lessons and questionsRefraction and Snell's lawLenses and ray diagrams

  6. Magnetism and electromagnetism

    Magnets, magnetic fields and electromagnetismMagnetism and electromagnetism: lessons and questionsScientific calculator

  7. Space physics

    The solar system and the life cycle of a starSpace physics: lessons and questionsOrbits and Kepler's laws

  8. Required practicals, maths skills and the equations

    Scientific calculatorStatistics calculatorGraphing calculator

Specification references

TopicAQAEdexcelOCR
Energy stores, transfers and efficiency 4.1 (8463); 6.1 (8464)Topics 3 and 8 (specific heat capacity: Topic 14)P7 and P8.2; P5 and P6.2 (specific heat capacity: P1.2)
Electric circuits 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 (8463); 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 (8464)Topic 10P3.1 and P3.2
Mains electricity, the National Grid and static 4.2.3, 4.2.4 and 4.2.5 (8463); 6.2.3 and 6.2.4 (8464)Topic 10 (static: 1PH0 Topic 11)P3.3 (static: J249 P3.1)
Particle model, density and gas pressure 4.3 (8463); 6.3 (8464)Topic 14P1
Atomic structure and radioactivity 4.4 (8463); 6.4 (8464)Topic 6P6 and P4
Forces, work, elasticity, moments and pressure 4.5.1 to 4.5.5 (8463); 6.5.1 to 6.5.3 (8464)Topics 8, 9 and 15P2.3
Forces and motion 4.5.6 (8463); 6.5.4 (8464)Topic 2P2.1 and P2.2
Momentum 4.5.7 (8463); 6.5.5 (8464)Topic 2P2.2
Waves and the electromagnetic spectrum 4.6.1.1, 4.6.1.2 and 4.6.2 (8463); 6.6 (8464)Topics 4 and 5P5 (J249), P4.1 and P4.2 (J250)
Lenses, visible light, sound and black bodies 4.6.1.3 to 4.6.1.5, 4.6.2.5, 4.6.2.6 and 4.6.3 (8463)Topics 4 and 5P5
Magnetism and electromagnetism 4.7 (8463); 6.7 (8464)Topics 12 and 13P4 and P3.4
Space physics 4.8 (8463)Topic 7 (1PH0)P8.2 (J249)
Required practicals, maths skills and the equations required practicals 1 to 10, maths requirements and the Physics equation sheet (8463); physics required practicals, maths requirements and the equation sheet (8464)Topic 1 and core practicalspractical activity groups and maths skills

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