H1 Physics course check
Answer 8 questions across H1 Physics and see which topics to work on next.
Learning goals
- Describe normal, frictional and viscous forces, such as air resistance, qualitatively
- Write nuclear equations for simple nuclear reactions, such as ¹⁴₇N + ⁴₂He → ¹⁷₈O + ¹₁H
- Describe nuclear decay as spontaneous and random, and use the term activity
- Apply the principle of moments to new situations and problems
- Define half-life and use it to solve problems, including from tables or decay curves
- State and apply Newton's three laws of motion
- Recall and use F = BIl sin θ, with Fleming's left-hand rule for direction
- Treat the weight of a body as acting at a single point, its centre of gravity
- Describe isotopes as forms of an element with different numbers of neutrons, and write nuclides with nucleon number A and proton number Z before the symbol
- State that one mole contains 6.02 × 10²³ particles and use the Avogadro number, 6.02 × 10²³ mol⁻¹
- Explain how a current balance uses the force on a current-carrying conductor to measure magnetic flux density
- Express angular displacement in radians and use s = rθ.
- Relate angular velocity, period, frequency and tangential speed using v = rω.
- Explain and apply centripetal acceleration and resultant-force relationships.
- Apply resistance and resistivity, interpret I–V characteristics and explain temperature effects.
- Recall circuit symbols and draw or interpret circuit diagrams.
- Draw circuit diagrams containing sources, switches, resistors, meters, lamps, thermistors, light-dependent resistors and diodes.
- Analyse series, parallel and potential-divider resistor networks.
- Analyse e.m.f., terminal potential difference and internal resistance in real sources.
- Relate current to charge flow, number density and drift velocity.
- Apply potential difference, e.m.f. and electrical power relationships.
- Calculate field strength and force in uniform electric fields.
- Analyse charged-particle motion in uniform electric fields.
- Calculate and represent magnetic fields produced by currents.
- Sketch magnetic field lines due to currents in a long straight wire, a flat circular coil and a long solenoid.
- Analyse forces on current-carrying conductors in magnetic fields, including current balances.
- Analyse forces and paths of moving charges in uniform fields.
- Apply crossed electric and magnetic fields to velocity selection.
- Track energy stores and transfers, then apply conservation of energy.
- Define work and derive and apply the kinetic-energy relationship.
- Derive Eₖ = ½mv² from the definition of work done by a force and the uniformly accelerated motion equations.
- Represent fields and relate work done by a field to potential-energy change.
- Draw field-line representations of uniform and radial gravitational and electric fields.
- Use force–extension graphs to determine elastic potential energy.
- Apply power, mechanical power and efficiency relationships.
- Describe the forces on a mass, a charge and a current-carrying conductor in gravitational, electric and magnetic fields.
- Explain inertia and momentum, then apply Newton's laws using free-body diagrams.
- Apply Hooke's law within the limit of proportionality.
- Apply moments, couples and force-and-torque equilibrium using free-body diagrams and vector triangles.
- Use impulse and momentum conservation in one-dimensional elastic and inelastic collisions.
- Apply Newton's law of gravitation to point and spherical masses.
- Derive and apply gravitational field strength, including the near-surface model.
- Analyse circular gravitational orbits and geostationary satellite conditions.
- Interpret position, displacement, velocity and acceleration using equations and graphs.
- Derive and apply uniformly accelerated motion equations with a stated sign convention.
- Derive the uniformly accelerated motion equations from the definitions of velocity and acceleration.
- Analyse projectile motion by separating perpendicular components.
- Relate weight and gravitational potential energy changes in a uniform gravitational field.
- Explain falling motion with air resistance using forces, energy and terminal velocity.
- Use SI quantities, units, prefixes and dimensional analysis.
- Estimate physical quantities and check the reasonableness of results.
- Assess random, systematic and propagated uncertainties.
- Resolve, add and subtract coplanar vectors.
- Interpret nuclear structure, isotopes and Rutherford scattering.
- Analyse random radioactive decay, activity and half-life.
- Apply conservation laws to nuclear equations, including beta decay.
- Use mass-energy equivalence, mass defect and binding energy.
- Relate binding energy per nucleon to fission, fusion, applications and hazards.
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H1 Physics targeted foundation repair
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