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KS4 Physics par Mind Map: KS4 Physics

1. Energy

1.1. ENRG_e1 - What is energy?

1.1.1. ENRG_001 - The ten types of energy

1.1.2. ENRG_002 - Units for energy (watts, joules, seconds)

1.1.3. ENRG_003 - Stored energy: potential and chemical energy

1.1.4. ENRG_004 - What is energy transfer

1.1.5. ENRG_005 - Types of energy transfer

1.1.6. ENRG_006 - Measuring energy (joules)

1.1.7. ENRG_007 - Conservation of energy & conversion of energy

1.2. ENRG_e2 - Efficiency

1.2.1. ENRG_008 - What is energy efficiency?

1.2.2. ENRG_009 - Calculating efficiency

1.2.3. ENRG_010 - Intro to energy calculations

1.2.4. ENRG_011 - What is kinetic energy?

1.2.5. ENRG_012 - Calculating kinetic energy

1.2.6. ENRG_013 - Relationship between kinetic energy and temperature

1.2.7. ENRG_014 - Absolute zero

1.2.8. ENRG_015 - What is potential energy?

1.2.9. ENRG_016 - Calculating potential energy

1.2.10. ENRG_017 - Relating kinetic and potential energy

1.2.11. ENRG_018 - What is work?

1.2.12. ENRG_019 - Calculating work done

1.2.13. ENRG_020 - What is power?

1.2.14. ENRG_021 - Calculating power

1.2.15. ENRG_022 - Calculating electrical energy

1.3. ENRG_e3 - Heat Energy

1.3.1. ENRG_023 - Heat energy transfers

1.3.2. ENRG_024 - Conduction

1.3.3. ENRG_025 - Convection

1.3.4. ENRG_026 - Radiation

1.3.5. ENRG_027 - How colour and texture affect radiation

1.3.6. ENRG_028 - Sankey diagrams

1.3.7. ENRG_029 - State changes

1.3.8. ENRG_030 - Specific heat capacity

1.3.9. ENRG_031 - Using specific heat capacity to calculate energy transferred

1.3.10. ENRG_032 - Conductors and insulators

1.3.11. ENRG_033 - Insulating buildings

1.4. ENRG_e4 - Where do we get our energy?

1.4.1. ENRG_034 - Introduction to energy sources

1.4.2. ENRG_035 - Non-renewable vs. renewable energy sources

1.4.3. ENRG_036 - The Sun's energy

1.4.4. ENRG_037 - Energy chains

1.4.5. ENRG_038 - Nuclear power

1.4.6. ENRG_039 - How do nuclear reactors work?

1.4.7. ENRG_040 - Geothermal energy

1.4.8. ENRG_041 - Generating electricity using fossil fuels

1.4.9. ENRG_042 - Wood burning

1.4.10. ENRG_043 - Wind power

1.4.11. ENRG_044 - Hydroelectricity & pumped storage

1.4.12. ENRG_045 - Wave power

1.4.13. ENRG_046 - Tidal power

1.4.14. ENRG_047 - Solar cells, solar planets and solar furnaces

1.4.15. ENRG_048 - Comparing energy sources

1.4.16. ENRG_049 - Global warming

2. Waves

2.1. WAVE_e1 - Intro to waves

2.1.1. WAVE_001 -What are waves

2.1.2. WAVE_002 - Energy moves in waves

2.1.3. WAVE_003 - Amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period

2.1.4. WAVE_004 - Longitudinal waves

2.2. WAVE_e2 - Light

2.2.1. WAVE_005 - Reflection

2.2.2. WAVE_006 - Reflection of light

2.2.3. WAVE_007 - Reflections in a mirror

2.2.4. WAVE_008 - Drawing reflected waves

2.2.5. WAVE_009 - Total internal reflections

2.2.6. WAVE_010 - How binoculars and periscopes work

2.2.7. WAVE_011 - Other applications of total internal reflection

2.2.8. WAVE_012 - Refraction

2.2.9. WAVE_013 - Refraction of light

2.2.10. WAVE_014 - Refraction of sound

2.2.11. WAVE_015 - Diffraction of waves

2.2.12. WAVE_016 - Dispersion

2.3. WAVE_e3 - Sound

2.3.1. WAVE_017 - Diffraction of sound waves

2.3.2. WAVE_019 - Calculating the speed of waves

2.3.3. WAVE_020 - Sound waves

2.3.4. WAVE_021 - Frequency, wavelength & amplitude of sound waves

2.3.5. WAVE_022 - How do loudspeakers work?

2.3.6. WAVE_023 - How do microphones work?

2.3.7. WAVE_024 - Hearing damage

2.3.8. WAVE_025 - Noise pollution

2.3.9. WAVE_026 - Calculating the speed of sound waves

2.3.10. WAVE_027 - Speed of sound vs. speed of light

2.3.11. WAVE_028 - Echoes

2.3.12. WAVE_029 - What is ultrasound?

2.3.13. WAVE_030 - Ultrasound applications

2.3.14. WAVE_031 - Digital vs. analogue transmission

2.3.15. WAVE_032 - Analogue records vs. Digital CDs and mp3s

2.3.16. WAVE_033 - Amplifying signals

2.3.17. WAVE_034 - The electromagnetic spectrum

2.4. WAVE_e4 - Waves all around us

2.4.1. WAVE_035 - Radio waves

2.4.2. WAVE_036 - Radio communication systems

2.4.3. WAVE_037 - AM radio

2.4.4. WAVE_038 - FM radio

2.4.5. WAVE_039 - Different frequency waves travel via different routes

2.4.6. WAVE_040 - Microwaves

2.4.7. WAVE_041 - Infrared radiation

2.4.8. WAVE_042 - Visible light

2.4.9. WAVE_043 - Ultraviolet light

2.4.10. WAVE_044 - X-Rays

2.4.11. WAVE_045 - Gamma rays

2.4.12. WAVE_046 - Resonance and natural frequency

2.4.13. WAVE_047 - Harmony of musical notes

2.4.14. WAVE_048 - How do sting instruments create sound waves?

2.4.15. WAVE_049 - Interference of waves

2.4.16. WAVE_050 - Light interference

2.4.17. WAVE_051 - Converging and diverging lenses

2.4.18. WAVE_052 - What are virtual images?

2.4.19. WAVE_053 - The physics of photography

3. Radioactivity

3.1. RDAC_e1 - Intro to radiation

3.1.1. RDAC_001 - What is nuclear radiation?

3.1.2. RDAC_002k1 - Types of radiation

3.1.3. RDAC_002k2 - Structure of the Nucleus

3.1.4. RDAC_003 - Alpha Radiation

3.1.5. RDAC_004 - Beta Radiation

3.1.6. RDAC_005 - Gamma rays

3.1.7. RDAC_006 - Blocking radiation

3.1.8. RDAC_007 - Nuclear equations

3.1.9. RDAC_008 - Measuring Radiation

3.1.10. RDAC_009 - Geiger-Muller Tube

3.1.11. RDAC_010 - Half life of Radiation

3.1.12. RDAC_011 - Measuring half life

3.1.13. RDAC_012 - Using half lives to measure time

3.1.14. RDAC_013 - Randomness of radioactivity

3.1.15. RDAC_014 - Nuclear Fission

3.1.16. RDAC_015 - Background radiation

3.2. RDAC_e2 - Using Radioactivity

3.2.1. RDAC_016 - Uses of radioactive materials

3.2.2. RDAC_017 - Applications in Medicine

3.2.3. RDAC_018 - Radioactive dating

3.2.4. RDAC_019 - Using Carbon 14 in Archaeology

3.2.5. RDAC_020 - Radioactivity in Industry

3.2.6. RDAC_021 - Nuclear Power

3.2.7. RDAC_022 - Nuclear Chain Reactions

3.3. RDAC_e4 - Nuclear and Particle Physics

3.3.1. RDAC_023 - Matter and Anti-Matter

3.3.2. RDAC_024 - What are quarks?

3.3.3. RDAC_025 - Nuclear structure and radioactivity

3.3.4. RDAC_026 - Color Change in Radioactive Decay

3.3.5. RDAC_027 - Electron guns and Oscilloscope

3.3.6. RDAC_028 - Particle Accelerators

4. Forces and Motion

4.1. FOMO_e1 - Formulas and measurement for physics

4.1.1. FOMO_001 - Formula triangles

4.1.1.1. FOMO_001p1 - Formula triangles for pressure and density

4.1.2. FOMO_002 - Guidelines for using physics formulas

4.1.3. FOMO_003 - Standard (SI) units

4.1.4. FOMO_004 - Units for force, mass, weight, density and moment

4.1.5. FOMO_005 - Units for pressure, area and volume

4.2. FOMO_e2 - Forces

4.2.1. FOMO_006 - What is a force?

4.2.2. FOMO_007 - What is gravity?

4.2.3. FOMO_008 - Mass vs. Weight

4.2.4. FOMO_009 - What is friction?

4.2.5. FOMO_010 - Examples of friction

4.2.6. FOMO_011 - Force diagrams

4.2.7. FOMO_012 - Balanced and unbalanced forces

4.2.8. FOMO_013 - Using force diagrams

4.3. FOMO_e3 - Motion and momentum

4.3.1. FOMO_014 - First law of motion

4.3.2. FOMO_015 - Second law of motion

4.3.3. FOMO_016 - Resultant force

4.3.4. FOMO_017 - Third law of motion

4.3.5. FOMO_018 - Force diagrams of reaction forces

4.3.6. FOMO_019 - The Difference between Speed and Velocity

4.3.7. FOMO_020 - Acceleration

4.3.8. FOMO_021 - Distance-time graphs

4.3.9. FOMO_022 - Velocity-time graphs

4.3.10. FOMO_023 - Calculating speed, distance and acceleration

4.3.11. FOMO_024 - What is terminal velocity?

4.3.12. FOMO_025 - Braking distances for cars

4.3.13. FOMO_026 - Momentum

4.3.14. FOMO_027 - Calculating momentum

4.4. FOMO_e4 - Springs and moments

4.4.1. FOMO_049 - Mass, Volume and Density

4.4.2. FOMO_029 - Springs and elastic materials

4.4.3. FOMO_030 - What is Hooke's Law?

4.4.4. FOMO_031 - Using Hooke's Law

4.4.5. FOMO_032 - Graphing extension and elastic limits

4.4.6. FOMO_033 - Energy stored in a spring

4.4.7. FOMO_034 - Plastic materials

4.4.8. FOMO_035 - Turning effects - Calculating the moment of a force

4.4.9. FOMO_036 - Examples of levers

4.4.10. FOMO_037 - In Principle of Moments

4.4.11. FOMO_038 - Using the Principle of Moments

4.4.12. FOMO_039 - Centre of mass

4.4.13. FOMO_040 - Toppling and stability

4.5. FOMO_e5 - Pressure

4.5.1. FOMO_041 - What is pressure?

4.5.2. FOMO_042 - How gas particles create pressure

4.5.3. FOMO_043 - What is Boyle's Law?

4.5.4. FOMO_044 - Pressure in solids

4.5.5. FOMO_045 - Pressure in liquids

4.5.6. FOMO_046 - Hydraulic systems

4.5.7. FOMO_047 - Simple pressure calculations

4.5.8. FOMO_048 - Kinetic Theory

4.5.9. FOMO_028 - Deforming forces -- stretching materials

4.6. FOMO_e6 - Mass, Volume and Density

4.6.1. FOMO_050 - Finding the density of a regular object

4.6.2. FOMO_051 - Finding the density of an irregular object

4.6.3. FOMO_052 - Density calculations

4.6.4. FOMO_053 - Floating and sinking

4.6.5. FOMO_054 - Equations of motion

4.6.6. FOMO_055 - Projectile motion

4.6.7. FOMO_056 - Circular motion

4.6.8. FOMO_057 - Centripetal force

4.6.9. FOMO_058 - Period and time of orbit

5. Electricity

5.1. ELEC_e1 - Intro to Electricity

5.1.1. ELEC_001 - What is electricity?

5.1.2. ELEC_002 - Looking at electricity flow (current, voltage, resistance)

5.1.3. ELEC_003 - Units for electricity (volts, amperes, ohms, coulombs)

5.1.4. ELEC_004 - Conductors and insulators

5.1.5. ELEC_005 - Static charge

5.1.6. ELEC_006 - Uses of static electricity (inkjets and photocopiers)

5.1.7. ELEC_007 - Forces between charges

5.1.8. ELEC_008 - What is lightning

5.1.9. ELEC_009 - Moving charges (current electricity)

5.2. ELEC_e2 - Circuits

5.2.1. ELEC_010 - Electric circuits and circuit symbols

5.2.2. ELEC_011 - All about current and electron flow

5.2.3. ELEC_012 - Current flow in electrolytes

5.2.4. ELEC_013 - Series circuits

5.2.5. ELEC_014 - Parallel circuits

5.2.6. ELEC_015 - All about voltage (potential difference)

5.2.7. ELEC_016 - Measuring current and voltage (ammeters and voltmeters)

5.2.8. ELEC_017 - Current-Voltage Graphs (I-V graphs)

5.2.9. ELEC_018 - Resistance and resistors (inc variable)

5.2.10. ELEC_019 - Potential dividers

5.2.11. ELEC_020 - Resistor colour codes

5.2.12. ELEC_021 Drawing circuits diagrams

5.2.13. ELEC_022 Circuit symbols

5.2.14. ELEC_023 Diodes (semiconducting diodes and LEDs)

5.2.15. ELEC_024 - Resistors (variable resistors, thermistors and LDRs)

5.2.16. ELEC_025 - Ohm's law

5.2.17. ELEC_026 - Adding resistances

5.2.18. ELEC_027 - What are series circuits?

5.2.19. ELEC_028 - Series Circuit calculations

5.2.20. ELEC_029 - What are parallel circuits?

5.2.21. ELEC_030 Parallel circuit calculations

5.2.22. ELEC_031 - Parallel connections in a car

5.2.23. ELEC_032 - Non-ohmic devises

5.2.24. ELEC_033 - Alternating and direct current

5.3. ELEC_e3 - Using Electricity

5.3.1. ELEC_034 - Energy transfer from cells, generators, batteries

5.3.2. ELEC_035 - Energy transfer and changes in volt

5.3.3. ELEC_036 - Electricity transmission and transformers

5.3.4. ELEC_037 - The transformer equation

5.3.5. ELEC_038 - Advance electrical circuits

5.3.6. ELEC_039 - Electricity at home mains supply and home circuits

5.3.7. ELEC_040 - Electrical safety

5.3.8. ELEC_041 - Power of electrical devices

5.3.9. ELEC_042 - Calculating the power of an electrical device

5.3.10. ELEC_043 - Calculating fuse sizes

5.3.11. ELEC_044 - Wiring a plug

5.3.12. ELEC_045 - Efficiency of an electrical advice

5.3.13. ELEC_046 Calculating the efficiency of an electrical device

5.3.14. ELEC_047 - Calculating the energy used by a device (using its power)

5.3.15. ELEC_048 - Electricity costs

5.3.16. ELEC_049 - Earthing and fuses

5.3.17. ELEC_050 Capacitators

5.3.18. ELEC_051 The UK national grid

5.3.19. ELEC_052 - Basic set up of power station

5.4. ELEC_e4 - Computing

5.4.1. ELEC_053 - Input, process and output in electronic systems

5.4.2. ELEC_054 - Transistors

5.4.3. ELEC_055 - What are logic gates?

5.4.4. ELEC_056 - Types of logic gates

5.4.5. ELEC_057 - Combination of logic gates

5.4.6. ELEC_058 - Latches of logic gates

6. Magnetism

6.1. MAGN_001e - All about magnets

6.1.1. MAGN_001 - Magnetic fields

6.1.2. MAGN_002 - Magnetic and non-magnetic materials

6.1.3. MAGN_003 - Drawing magnetic field diagrams

6.1.4. MAGN_004 - Magnetic flux

6.1.5. MAGN_005 - Bar magnets and solenoids

6.1.6. MAGN_006 - Electromagnets

6.1.7. MAGN_007 - Magnetising and demagnetising

6.1.8. MAGN_008 - Electromagnet application: circuit breakers

6.1.9. MAGN_009 - Electromagnet application: electric bell

6.1.10. MAGN_010 - How do relay's work?

6.1.11. MAGN_011 - Earth's magnetic field

6.1.12. MAGN_012 - Magnetic compasses

6.1.13. MAGN_013 - Force and current in a magnetic field

6.1.14. MAGN_014 - Fleming's left hand rule

6.2. MAGN_002e - Uses of magnets

6.2.1. MAGN_015 - Magnetic fields in simple electric motors

6.2.2. MAGN_016 - Magnets in loud speakers

6.2.3. MAGN_017 - Electromagnetic induction

6.2.4. MAGN_018 - Generator effect

6.2.5. MAGN_019 - Motor effect

6.2.6. MAGN_020 - Dynamos

6.2.7. MAGN_021 - Magnetic tapes

7. Earth and Space

7.1. ERSP_e1 - Celestial Bodies

7.1.1. ERSP_001 - Stars

7.1.2. ERSP_002 - How do stars form?

7.1.3. ERSP_003 - the HR Diagram

7.1.4. ERSP_004 - The life cycle of stars

7.1.5. ERSP_005 - The milky way galaxy

7.1.6. ERSP_006 - Our solar system

7.1.7. ERSP_007 - Planetary orbits

7.1.8. ERSP_008 - Gravity of celestial bodies

7.1.9. ERSP_009 - Gravitational field strength

7.1.10. ERSP_010 - Viewing other planets from earth

7.1.11. ERSP_011 - Moons

7.1.12. ERSP_012 - Earth's moon

7.1.13. ERSP_013 - The moon's phases

7.1.14. ERSP_014 - Asteroid belts

7.1.15. ERSP_015 - Meteors

7.1.16. ERSP_016 - Comets

7.1.17. ERSP_017 - Black holes

7.1.18. ERSP_018 - Dwarf Planets

7.2. ERSP_e2 - The Universe

7.2.1. ERSP_019 - The Universe

7.2.2. ERSP_020 - Scale of the Universe

7.2.3. ERSP_021 - The big bang theory

7.2.4. ERSP_022 - Redshift and background radiation

7.2.5. ERSP_023 - Steady state theory of the universe

7.2.6. ERSP_024 - An ever-expanding universe or a big crunch?

7.2.7. ERSP_025 - Black holes

7.2.8. ERSP_026 - Dark matter

7.2.9. ERSP_027 - Dark Energy

7.2.10. ERSP_028 - Extraterrestrial life

7.3. ERSP_e3 - Humans in Space

7.3.1. ERSP_029 - Artificial satlellites

7.3.2. ERSP_030- Uses of artificial satellites

7.3.3. ERSP_031 - Space exploration

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7.3.4. ERSP_032 - Space Shuttle

7.3.5. ERSP_033 - the International Space Station

7.3.6. ERSP_034_the NASA

7.3.7. ERSP_035 - the ESA

7.3.8. ERSP_036 - the Space Race during the Cold War

7.3.9. ERSP_037 - the Apollo Program

7.4. ERSP_e4 - The Earth

7.4.1. ERSP_032 - Structure of the earth: inner core to crust

7.4.2. ERSP_033 - How do we know about the earth's structure?

7.4.3. ERSP_034 - What is plate tectonics?

7.4.4. ERSP_035 - Evidence in favour of plate tectonics?

7.4.5. ERSP_036 - Continental drift

7.4.6. ERSP_037 - Collision of plates

7.4.7. ERSP_038 - Sea flood spreading

7.4.8. ERSP_039 - Sliding tectonic plates

7.4.9. ERSP_040 - What are seismic waves?

7.4.10. ERSP_041 - S-waves and p-waves

7.4.11. ERSP_042 - Seismographs

7.4.12. ERSP_043 - Tides

7.5. ERSP_e5 - Other Planets in our Solar System

7.5.1. ERSP_044 - Venus

7.5.2. ERSP_045 - Mercury

7.5.3. ERSP_046 - Mars

7.5.4. ERSP_047 - Jupiter

7.5.5. ERSP_048 - Saturn

7.5.6. ERSP_049 - Uranus

7.5.7. ERSP_50 - Neptun

7.5.8. ERSP_51 - Pluto: a Plutoid, not a Planeet