WJEC Science (Physics)

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The website does not necessarily cover all topics or to the correct depth required for this specification although some sections may cover topics in more detail than is needed. It is the responsibility of the individual teacher to select the appropriate material.

I am grateful to WJEC for permission to reproduce adapted versions of text from their Science (Physics) GCSE Specification on this site. For the full version of the specification please see: WJEC Science (Physics) 2009

8. The Solar system

(a) Origin of the Solar System
(a) Formation of the Solar System

(b) Main features of the Solar System
(a) Solar system tour (11-14)
(a) Comets (11-14)

(c) Orbits of bodies in the Solar System
(a) Planetary data (11-14)
(a) Solar System (11-14)
(a) Astronomical data
(a) Kepler's Laws

(d) Gravitation and radiation pressure
(a) Gravitation
(a) Comets (11-14)
(a) Forces in stars
(a) Gravitation and planetary motion

(e) New discoveries and ICT

More material needed here.

9. Stars

(a) Solar energy
(a) Theories of the Solar System
(a) Stars and constellations (11-14)

(b) Energy of the stars including the Sun
(a) Forces in stars
(a) Life and death of stars
(a) Nuclear fusion
(a) Stars and constellations

(c) Supernovae
(a) Stars and constellations
(a) Life and death of stars
(a) Exploding stars

14-16/Astronomy/Problems/Life and death of stars

(d) Forces within a star
(a) Forces in stars
(a) Life and death of stars

10. The Universe

(a) The expansion of the Universe
(a) Red shift
(a) Galactic speeds

(b) The Red Shift and the Big Bang
(a) Red shift
(a) Galactic speeds
(a) Big Bang

Further text, problems and experiments will be added later.