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GCSE Combined Science Physics Revision: AQA Higher Notes

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GCSE AQA Higher Combined Science Physics

GCSE Combined Science Physics revision for AQA Higher tier: free notes across 8 topics, each split into subtopics and lessons.

8 topics and 115 lessons for GCSE AQA Higher Combined Science Physics. Each topic lists its subtopics so you can go straight to the part you need.

8

Topics

115

Lessons

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GCSE AQA Higher Combined Science Physics topics

Every topic in this course, with the subtopics inside each one.

Topics and what they cover

  • Energy: 14 lessons: Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored before and after such changes, Conservation and dissipation of energy, National and global energy resources
  • Electricity: 21 lessons: Current, potential difference and resistance, Series and parallel circuits, Domestic uses and safety, Energy transfers
  • Particle model of matter: 9 lessons: Changes of state and the particle model, Internal energy and energy transfers, Particle model and pressure
  • Atomic structure: 15 lessons: Atoms and isotopes, Atoms and nuclear radiation
  • Forces: 30 lessons: Forces and their interactions, Work done and energy transfer, Forces and elasticity, Forces and motion, Momentum (HT only)
  • Waves: 13 lessons: Waves in air, fluids and solids, Electromagnetic waves
  • Magnetism and electromagnetism: 10 lessons: Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields, The motor effect
  • Key ideas: 3 lessons: Key ideas

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How do I know GCSE AQA Higher Combined Science Physics is my course?

Check the level, exam board and tier with your teacher, or look at the front of a past paper you have been given. Content differs between boards, so it is worth getting this right first.

Where should I start?

Start with the topic you find hardest, or the one your next test is on. Read a lesson, then close it and write down what you remember before moving on.

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