AQA AS Physics
Exam Questions

SI Units, Powers of Ten, Estimating Physical Quantities

Sources of Uncertainty, Calculating Uncertainties, Determining Uncertainties from Graphs

Atomic Structure, Nucleon & Proton Number, Strong Nuclear Force, Alpha & Beta Decay, Particles, Antiparticles & Photons

Hadrons, Baryons, Mesons, Leptons, Quarks & Antiquarks, Strange Quarks, Collaborative Efforts in Particle Physics

The Four Fundamental Interactions, The Electromagnetic & Strong Force, The Weak Interaction, Feynman Diagrams, Application of Conservation Laws

The Electronvolt, Threshold Frequency & Work Function, The Photoelectric Equation

Collisions of Electrons with Atoms, Energy Levels & Photon Emission, Wave-Particle Duality, The de Broglie Wavelength, Diffraction Effects of Momentum, Analysis of the Nature of Matter

Progressive Waves, Longitudinal & Transverse Waves, Polarisation

Stationary Waves, Formation of Stationary Waves, Harmonics, Required Practical: Investigating Stationary Waves

Path Difference & Coherence, Demonstrating Interference, Young's Double-Slit Experiment, Developing Theories of EM Radiation, Required Practical: Young's Slit Experiment & Diffraction Gratings

Single Slit Diffraction, The Diffraction Grating

Refraction at a Plane Surface, Snell's Law, Fibre Optics

Scalars & Vectors, Resolving Vectors

Moments, Couples, Centre of Mass

Motion Along a Straight Line, Motion Graphs, SUVAT Equations, Projectile Motion, Drag Forces, Terminal Velocity, Required Practical: Determination of g

Newton’s First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law

Linear Momentum, Conservation of Momentum, Impulse, Impulse on a Force-Time Graph, Collisions

Work & Power, Area Under a Force-Displacement Graph, Efficiency, Conservation of Energy, Kinetic & Gravitational Potential Energy

Density, Hooke's Law, Stress & Strain, Elastic Strain Energy, Elastic & Plastic Behaviour, Energy Conservation

The Young Modulus, Required Practical: The Young Modulus

Basics of Electricity, Current–Voltage Characteristics

Resistivity, Resistance in a Thermistor, Superconductivity, Required Practical: Investigating Resistivity

Resistors in Series & Parallel, Series & Parallel Circuits, Electrical Energy & Power, Potential Divider Circuits

Electromotive Force & Internal Resistance, Required Practical: Investigating EMF & Internal Resistance