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AQA GCSE Physics

Syllabus 8463 · For first teaching 2016 · sourced from AQA -- official GCSE Physics (8463) specification, live subject-content pages, verified 2026-08-19.

  1. 1. Energy

    • 4.1.1 Energy changes in a system
    • 4.1.2 Conservation and dissipation of energy
    • 4.1.3 National and global energy resources

  2. 2. Electricity

    • 4.2.1 Current, potential difference and resistance
    • 4.2.2 Series and parallel circuits
    • 4.2.3 Domestic uses and safety
    • 4.2.4 Energy transfers
    • 4.2.5 Static electricity

  3. 3. Particle model of matter

    • 4.3.1 Changes of state and the particle model
    • 4.3.2 Internal energy and energy transfers
    • 4.3.3 Particle model and pressure

  4. 4. Atomic structure

    • 4.4.1 Atoms and isotopes
    • 4.4.2 Atoms and nuclear radiation
    • 4.4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and background radiation
    • 4.4.4 Nuclear fission and fusion

  5. 5. Forces

    • 4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
    • 4.5.2 Work done and energy transfer
    • 4.5.3 Forces and elasticity
    • 4.5.4 Moments, levers and gears
    • 4.5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids
    • 4.5.6 Forces and motion
    • 4.5.7 Momentum

  6. 6. Waves

    • 4.6.1 Waves in air, fluids and solids
    • 4.6.2 Electromagnetic waves
    • 4.6.3 Black body radiation

  7. 7. Magnetism and electromagnetism

    • 4.7.1 Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields
    • 4.7.2 The motor effect
    • 4.7.3 Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid

  8. 8. Space physics

    • 4.8.1 Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites
    • 4.8.2 Red-shift