Physics Checklist
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DYLAN ANDERSON
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,Contents
Paper 1...................................................................................................................................................3
Motion (SP1)......................................................................................................................................3
Vectors and scalars........................................................................................................................3
Distance/time graphs.....................................................................................................................3
Acceleration...................................................................................................................................4
Velocity/time graphs......................................................................................................................4
Motion & Forces (SP2).......................................................................................................................4
Resultant forces.............................................................................................................................4
Newtons 1st law..............................................................................................................................4
Mass and weight............................................................................................................................4
Newtons 2nd law.............................................................................................................................5
Newtons 3rd law.............................................................................................................................5
Momentum....................................................................................................................................5
Stopping distances.........................................................................................................................5
Braking distances and energy........................................................................................................6
Crash hazards.................................................................................................................................6
Conservation of Energy (SP3).............................................................................................................6
Energy stores and transfers...........................................................................................................6
Energy efficiency............................................................................................................................7
Keeping warm................................................................................................................................7
Stored energies..............................................................................................................................7
Work and Power............................................................................................................................7
Objects affecting each other..........................................................................................................7
Vector diagrams.............................................................................................................................8
Rotational forces............................................................................................................................8
Waves (SP4).......................................................................................................................................8
Describing waves...........................................................................................................................8
Wave speeds..................................................................................................................................9
Refraction......................................................................................................................................9
Waves crossing boundaries...........................................................................................................9
Ears and hearing..........................................................................................................................10
Ultrasound...................................................................................................................................10
Infrasound....................................................................................................................................11
, Light & the Electromagnetic Spectrum (SP5)...................................................................................12
Ray diagrams................................................................................................................................12
Colour..........................................................................................................................................13
Lenses..........................................................................................................................................14
Electromagnetic waves................................................................................................................15
The electromagnetic spectrum....................................................................................................15
Using the long wavelengths.........................................................................................................16
Radiation and temperature.........................................................................................................16
Using short wavelengths..............................................................................................................17
EM radiation dangers...................................................................................................................17
Radioactivity (SP6)...........................................................................................................................17
Atomic models.............................................................................................................................17
Inside atoms.................................................................................................................................18
Electrons and orbits.....................................................................................................................18
Background radiation...................................................................................................................18
Types of radiation........................................................................................................................19
Radioactive decay........................................................................................................................19
Half-life........................................................................................................................................20
Using radioactivity.......................................................................................................................20
Dangers of radioactivity...............................................................................................................21
Radioactivity in medicine.............................................................................................................21
Nuclear energy.............................................................................................................................22
Nuclear fission.............................................................................................................................22
Nuclear fusion..............................................................................................................................22
Astronomy (SP7)..............................................................................................................................23
The solar system..........................................................................................................................23
Gravity and orbits........................................................................................................................24
Life cycle of stars..........................................................................................................................25
Red shift.......................................................................................................................................25
Origin of the Universe..................................................................................................................25
Paper 2.................................................................................................................................................26
Energy – Forces Doing Work (SP8)...................................................................................................26
Forces & Their Effects (SP9).............................................................................................................26
Electricity & Circuits (SP10)..............................................................................................................26
Electric circuits.............................................................................................................................26
Current and potential difference.................................................................................................27
, Describe how to measure voltage...............................................................................................27
Current, charge and energy.........................................................................................................27
Resistance....................................................................................................................................27
More about resistance.................................................................................................................28
Transferring energy......................................................................................................................29
Power...........................................................................................................................................29
Recall and use the equation to calculate the electrical power, the current or the resistance.....29
Transferring energy by electricity................................................................................................30
Explain the difference between direct and alternating voltage...................................................30
Electrical safety............................................................................................................................30
SB10 Equations............................................................................................................................31
SB10 Key Words...........................................................................................................................31
Static Electricity (SP11)....................................................................................................................31
Charge and static electricity.........................................................................................................31
Explain how attraction by induction occurs.................................................................................31
Dangers and uses of static electricity...........................................................................................31
Electric fields................................................................................................................................32
Interpret information shown by field lines..................................................................................32
SB11 Kew Words..........................................................................................................................32
Magnetism & the Motor Effect (SP12).............................................................................................33
Electromagnetic Induction (SP13)....................................................................................................33
Particle Model (SP14)......................................................................................................................33
Forces & Matter (SP15)....................................................................................................................33
Checklist..............................................................................................................................................33
Paper 1
Motion (SP1)
Vectors and scalars
Distance/time graphs
Describe how speed can be measured in a school laboratory.
Measure the mass of the trolley, the unit masses and the hanging hook. Measure the length of the
piece of card that will interrupt the light gate beams. Adjust the height of the ramp until the trolley
just starts to move. Attach the trolley to the hanging mass by the string. Move the trolley down the
ramp. Each light gate will record the time that the trolley passes through and the speed of the trolley
at the time. The acceleration can then be calculated. Add a mass from the hanging mass to the
trolley and repeat the experiment.
Recall typical speeds for walking, running, cycling, and travelling by car.
Walking – 1m/s
Answers
DYLAN ANDERSON
0
,Contents
Paper 1...................................................................................................................................................3
Motion (SP1)......................................................................................................................................3
Vectors and scalars........................................................................................................................3
Distance/time graphs.....................................................................................................................3
Acceleration...................................................................................................................................4
Velocity/time graphs......................................................................................................................4
Motion & Forces (SP2).......................................................................................................................4
Resultant forces.............................................................................................................................4
Newtons 1st law..............................................................................................................................4
Mass and weight............................................................................................................................4
Newtons 2nd law.............................................................................................................................5
Newtons 3rd law.............................................................................................................................5
Momentum....................................................................................................................................5
Stopping distances.........................................................................................................................5
Braking distances and energy........................................................................................................6
Crash hazards.................................................................................................................................6
Conservation of Energy (SP3).............................................................................................................6
Energy stores and transfers...........................................................................................................6
Energy efficiency............................................................................................................................7
Keeping warm................................................................................................................................7
Stored energies..............................................................................................................................7
Work and Power............................................................................................................................7
Objects affecting each other..........................................................................................................7
Vector diagrams.............................................................................................................................8
Rotational forces............................................................................................................................8
Waves (SP4).......................................................................................................................................8
Describing waves...........................................................................................................................8
Wave speeds..................................................................................................................................9
Refraction......................................................................................................................................9
Waves crossing boundaries...........................................................................................................9
Ears and hearing..........................................................................................................................10
Ultrasound...................................................................................................................................10
Infrasound....................................................................................................................................11
, Light & the Electromagnetic Spectrum (SP5)...................................................................................12
Ray diagrams................................................................................................................................12
Colour..........................................................................................................................................13
Lenses..........................................................................................................................................14
Electromagnetic waves................................................................................................................15
The electromagnetic spectrum....................................................................................................15
Using the long wavelengths.........................................................................................................16
Radiation and temperature.........................................................................................................16
Using short wavelengths..............................................................................................................17
EM radiation dangers...................................................................................................................17
Radioactivity (SP6)...........................................................................................................................17
Atomic models.............................................................................................................................17
Inside atoms.................................................................................................................................18
Electrons and orbits.....................................................................................................................18
Background radiation...................................................................................................................18
Types of radiation........................................................................................................................19
Radioactive decay........................................................................................................................19
Half-life........................................................................................................................................20
Using radioactivity.......................................................................................................................20
Dangers of radioactivity...............................................................................................................21
Radioactivity in medicine.............................................................................................................21
Nuclear energy.............................................................................................................................22
Nuclear fission.............................................................................................................................22
Nuclear fusion..............................................................................................................................22
Astronomy (SP7)..............................................................................................................................23
The solar system..........................................................................................................................23
Gravity and orbits........................................................................................................................24
Life cycle of stars..........................................................................................................................25
Red shift.......................................................................................................................................25
Origin of the Universe..................................................................................................................25
Paper 2.................................................................................................................................................26
Energy – Forces Doing Work (SP8)...................................................................................................26
Forces & Their Effects (SP9).............................................................................................................26
Electricity & Circuits (SP10)..............................................................................................................26
Electric circuits.............................................................................................................................26
Current and potential difference.................................................................................................27
, Describe how to measure voltage...............................................................................................27
Current, charge and energy.........................................................................................................27
Resistance....................................................................................................................................27
More about resistance.................................................................................................................28
Transferring energy......................................................................................................................29
Power...........................................................................................................................................29
Recall and use the equation to calculate the electrical power, the current or the resistance.....29
Transferring energy by electricity................................................................................................30
Explain the difference between direct and alternating voltage...................................................30
Electrical safety............................................................................................................................30
SB10 Equations............................................................................................................................31
SB10 Key Words...........................................................................................................................31
Static Electricity (SP11)....................................................................................................................31
Charge and static electricity.........................................................................................................31
Explain how attraction by induction occurs.................................................................................31
Dangers and uses of static electricity...........................................................................................31
Electric fields................................................................................................................................32
Interpret information shown by field lines..................................................................................32
SB11 Kew Words..........................................................................................................................32
Magnetism & the Motor Effect (SP12).............................................................................................33
Electromagnetic Induction (SP13)....................................................................................................33
Particle Model (SP14)......................................................................................................................33
Forces & Matter (SP15)....................................................................................................................33
Checklist..............................................................................................................................................33
Paper 1
Motion (SP1)
Vectors and scalars
Distance/time graphs
Describe how speed can be measured in a school laboratory.
Measure the mass of the trolley, the unit masses and the hanging hook. Measure the length of the
piece of card that will interrupt the light gate beams. Adjust the height of the ramp until the trolley
just starts to move. Attach the trolley to the hanging mass by the string. Move the trolley down the
ramp. Each light gate will record the time that the trolley passes through and the speed of the trolley
at the time. The acceleration can then be calculated. Add a mass from the hanging mass to the
trolley and repeat the experiment.
Recall typical speeds for walking, running, cycling, and travelling by car.
Walking – 1m/s
