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Flashcards for AQA GCSE Physics (8463), split into Paper 1 and Paper 2 and then by topic in the specification's order, with the ten required practicals in their topics and a separate subdeck for working scientifically, maths skills and the symbols and units in the equations. Higher-tier cards say so. Equation cards say whether the specification lists them for recall, though for exams from 2025 all of them are on the sheet. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out.

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What is inside (43 subdecks)

  • Paper 1360 cards
    • 4.1 Energy88 cards
      • 4.1.1 Energy changes in a system38 cards
      • 4.1.2 Conservation and dissipation of energy24 cards
      • 4.1.3 National and global energy resources26 cards
    • 4.2 Electricity112 cards
      • 4.2.1 Current, potential difference and resistance50 cards
      • 4.2.2 Series and parallel circuits13 cards
      • 4.2.3 Domestic uses and safety17 cards
      • 4.2.4 Energy transfers17 cards
      • 4.2.5 Static electricity15 cards
    • 4.3 Particle model of matter50 cards
    • 4.4 Atomic structure110 cards
      • 4.4.1 Atoms and isotopes36 cards
      • 4.4.2 Atoms and nuclear radiation47 cards
      • 4.4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and background radiation16 cards
      • 4.4.4 Nuclear fission and fusion11 cards
  • Paper 2499 cards
    • 4.5 Forces203 cards
      • 4.5.1 Forces and their interactions36 cards
      • 4.5.2 Work done and energy transfer6 cards
      • 4.5.3 Forces and elasticity21 cards
      • 4.5.4 Moments, levers and gears10 cards
      • 4.5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids21 cards
      • 4.5.6.1 Describing motion along a line47 cards
      • 4.5.6.2 Forces, accelerations and Newton's laws of motion23 cards
      • 4.5.6.3 Forces and braking25 cards
      • 4.5.7 Momentum14 cards
    • 4.6 Waves174 cards
      • 4.6.1 Waves in air, fluids and solids72 cards
      • 4.6.2 Electromagnetic waves89 cards
      • 4.6.3 Black body radiation13 cards
    • 4.7 Magnetism and electromagnetism81 cards
      • 4.7.1 Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields21 cards
      • 4.7.2 The motor effect32 cards
      • 4.7.3 Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid28 cards
    • 4.8 Space physics41 cards
  • Working scientifically and maths skills115 cards
    • 1. Development of scientific thinking11 cards
    • 2. Experimental skills and strategies13 cards
    • 3. Analysis and evaluation28 cards
    • 4. Maths, units and prefixes29 cards
    • 5. Symbols and units in the equations34 cards

Some of its cards

  • Transverse wave
    A wave in which the vibrations are at right angles to the direction the wave travels
  • How far an object moves, with no direction: a scalar
    Distance
  • A potential difference is induced across a conductor when it moves relative to a magnetic field, or when the field around it changes
    Generator effect
  • A resource that is naturally replaced as fast as, or faster than, it is used up
    Renewable energy resource
  • Fluid
    A liquid or a gas
  • The variable you change or select in an investigation
    Independent variable
  • What does the symbol ∝\propto mean?
    Is directly proportional to
  • What equation links power, potential difference and current?
    P=VIP = VI
  • The low level of radiation that is around us all the time, from natural and man-made sources
    Background radiation
  • An object, or a group of objects, whose energy stores you are looking at
    System

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