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AQA GCSE Physics (8463)
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AQA GCSE Physics revision notes
Notes for every point on the AQA GCSE Physics specification, written the way the examiner wants to read it. Each page has the physics explained plainly, the exact sentences that earn the marks, worked examples, and an interactive animation where it helps. Everything here is free and there's nothing to sign up for.
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Eight topics, following the AQA specification order. Greyed-out pages are being written.
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Energy
Specification 4.14.1.1 Energy changes in a system
4.1.1.1 Energy stores and systems 4.1.1.2 Changes in energy 4.1.1.3 Energy changes in systems 4.1.1.4 Power4.1.2 Conservation and dissipation of energy
4.1.2.1 Energy transfers in a system 4.1.2.2 Efficiency4.1.3 National and global energy resources
4.1.3 Energy resourcesTest yourself
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Electricity
Specification 4.24.2.1 Current, potential difference & resistance
4.2.1.1–4.2.1.3 Circuit symbols, current, potential difference and resistance 4.2.1.3–4.2.1.4 Required practicals: resistance of a wire, I–V graphs and sensors4.2.2 Series and parallel circuits
4.2.2 Series and parallel circuits, with calculations4.2.3 Domestic uses and safety
4.2.3 Domestic uses and safety4.2.4 Energy transfers
4.2.4.1–4.2.4.2 Power and energy transfers in appliances 4.2.4.3 The National Grid4.2.5 Static electricity physics only
4.2.5 Static electricity and electric fieldsTest yourself
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Particle model of matter
Specification 4.34.3.1 Changes of state and the particle model
4.3.1 Density and changes of state4.3.2 Internal energy and energy transfers
4.3.2 Internal energy, specific heat capacity and latent heat4.3.3 Particle model and pressure physics only
4.3.3 Particle motion in gases
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Atomic structure
Specification 4.44.4.1 Atoms and isotopes
4.4.1.1 & 4.4.1.2 The structure of an atom, isotopes and ions 4.4.1.3 The development of the model of the atom4.4.2 Atoms and nuclear radiation
4.4.2.1 Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation 4.4.2.2 Nuclear equations 4.4.2.3 Half-lives and the random nature of decay 4.4.2.4 Radioactive contamination4.4.3 – 4.4.4 physics only
4.4.3.1 Background radiation 4.4.3.3 Uses of nuclear radiation 4.4.4 Nuclear fission and fusionTest yourself
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Forces
Specification 4.54.5.1 – 4.5.3 Forces, work and elasticity
4.5.1.1 Scalar and vector quantities 4.5.1.2 – 4.5.1.4 Balanced and unbalanced forces, resultant force and weight 4.5.1.4 Vector diagrams: resultant force and components higher tier 4.5.3 Forces and elasticity: Hooke’s law and the spring practical4.5.4 – 4.5.5 physics only
4.5.4 Moments, levers and gears 4.5.5 Pressure in fluids4.5.6 – 4.5.7 Motion and momentum
4.5.6.1 Motion formulas and graphs 4.5.6.1.5 Terminal velocity 4.5.6.2 Newton’s first and second laws, F = m a (required practical) 4.5.6.2.3 Newton's third law 4.5.6.3 Stopping distance 4.5.7 Momentum higher tierTest yourself
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Waves
Specification 4.64.6.1 Waves in air, fluids and solids
4.6.1 Transverse and longitudinal waves4.6.2 Electromagnetic waves
4.6.2 The electromagnetic spectrum 4.6.2 Lenses and visible light physics only4.6.3 Black body radiation physics only
4.6.3 Emission and absorption of radiation📘 Waves workbook
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Magnetism & electromagnetism
Specification 4.74.7.1 Permanent and induced magnetism
4.7.1 Magnetic forces and fields4.7.2 The motor effect
4.7.2 The motor effect and electric motors4.7.3 Induced potential physics only
4.7.3 Transformers and the National Grid
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Space physics physics only
Specification 4.84.8.1 Solar system and orbital motion
4.8.1 The solar system, life cycle of a star and orbits4.8.2 Red-shift
4.8.2 Red-shift and the Big Bang📘 Practise it in the workbook
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Common questions
Are these revision notes really free?
Yes — every notes page is free to read with no sign-up, no email and no paywall. The workbooks are paid, and one-to-one tutoring is paid, but the notes themselves are open to anyone.
Which exam board and specification do these cover?
These pages follow AQA GCSE Physics (8463). Most of the content is shared with AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy, so they work for Combined students too — the sections marked physics only are the ones Combined students can skip.
Are they for Higher or Foundation tier?
Both. The notes cover the full specification, and anything that only appears on the Higher paper is flagged on the page so Foundation students don't waste time on it.
How should I use these alongside past papers?
Read the notes first, then do the questions in the workbook for that spec point, and only move to full past papers once a whole topic is covered. Past papers are for testing recall, not learning something the first time — you'll find them on the revision resources page.
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