Edexcel GCSE (9-1)PhysicsMark Levesley Penny Johnson Carol TearALWAYS LEARNINGPEARSONContentsTeaching and learningSP5Light and the ElectromagneticSP1Motion (Paper 1)Spectrum (Paper 1)65SP1aVectors and scalars2SP5aRay diagrams66SP1bDistance/time graphs4SP5aCore practical-Investigating refraction68SP1cAcceleration6SP5bColour70SP1dVelocity/time graphsSP5cLenses72SP1Preparing for your exams10SP5dElectromagnetic waves74SP5eThe electromagnetic spectrum76SP5fUsing the long wavelengths78SP2Motion and Forces (Paper 1)11SP5gRadiation and temperature80Core practical-Investigating radiation82SP2a12SP5gResultant forcesSP5hUsing the short wavelengths84SP2bNewton's First Law14SP2cSP5iEM radiation dangersMass and weight168688SP2dSP5Newton's Second Law18Preparing for your examsSP2dCore practical-Investigating acceleration20SP2eNewton's Third Law22SP2fMomentum24SP6Radioactivity (Paper 1)89SP2gStopping distances26SP6aAtomic models90SP2hBraking distance and energy28SP6bInside atoms92SP2iCrash hazards30SP6cElectrons and orbits94SP2Preparing for your examsSP6dBackground radiation96SP6eTypes of radiation98SP6fRadioactive decay100SP3Conservation of Energy (Paper 1)33SP6gHalf-life102SP6hUsing radioactivity104SP3aEnergy stores and transfers34SP3bSP6iEnergy efficiencyDangers of radioactivity10636SP3cSP6jRadioactivity in medicine108Keeping warm38SP3dSP6kNuclear energy110Stored energies40SP6LNuclear fissionSP3e112Non-renewable resources42SP6mNuclear fusion114SP3fRenewable resources44SP3SP6Preparing for your exams116Preparing for your exams46SP4Waves (Paper 1)SP747Astronomy (Paper 1)117SP7aThe Solar System118SP4aDescribing waves48SP7b120SP4bWave speeds50Gravity and orbitsSP7cSP4bCore practical-Investigating waves5212254SP7dRed-shift124SP4cRefractionSP7eOrigin of the Universe126SP4dWaves crossing boundaries56SP7Preparing for your exams128SP4eEars and hearing58SP4fUltrasound60SP4gInfrasound62SP4Preparing for your examsContentsSP8Energy-Forces Doing WorkSP14bEnergy and changes of state186SP9Forces and their Effects (Paper 2)SP14cEnergy calculations188129SP14cCore practical-Investigating water190SP8aWork and power130SP14dGas temperature and pressure192SP9aObjects affecting each other132SP14eGas pressure and volume194SP9bVector diagrams134SP15aBending and stretching196SP9cRotational forces136SP15bExtension and energy transfers198Preparing for your exams138SP15bCore practical-Investigating springs200SP15cPressure in fluids202SP15dPressure and upthrust204SP10Electricity and CircuitsSP14-15 Preparing for your exams206SP11Static Electricity (Paper 2)139SP10aElectric circuits140Equations207SP10bCurrent and potential difference142Glossary210SP10cCurrent,charge and energy144Index214SP10dResistance146SP10eMore about resistance148SP10eCore practical-Investigating resistance150SP10fTransferring energy152SP10gPower154SP10hTransferring energy by electricity156SP10iElectrical safety158SP11aCharges and static electricity160SP11bDangers and uses of static electricity162SP11cElectric fields164SP10-11 Preparing for your exams166SP12Magnetism and the Motor EffectSP13Electromagnetic Induction (Paper 2)167SP12aMagnets and magnetic fields168SP12bElectromagnetism170SP12cMagnetic forces172SP13aElectromagnetic induction174SP13bThe national grid176SP13cTransformers and energy178SP12-13 Preparing for your exams180SP14Particle ModelSP15Forces and Matter (Paper 2)181SP14aParticles and density182SP14aCore practical-Investigating densities184