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Physics
Revision
Guide

June
2013

BelfastRoyalAcademy
PhysicsDepartment
FORMAT OF THE PAPERS

THE REVISION SCHEME

The sooner you start your revision the better. If you follow the schedule below most of the hard work will be
completed prior to study leave!

Week beginning
th

25 February
th

4 March

Unit 1: Forces and Kinetic Theory

Unit 1: Motion

th

Unit 1: Energy

th

Unit 1: Radioactivity

11 March
18 March
th

8 April
th

15 April
22

Topic

nd

April

th

29 April

Unit 2: Waves, Sound and Light

Unit 2: Electricity 1
Unit 2: Electricity 2
Unit 2: The Earth and Universe

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Check the revision PowerPoint
Test your learning by attempting worksheets and past paper questions you should spend the same amount
of time on questions as note making

The revision PowerPoints can be accessed on the school website. They contain summary notes, worked examples,
past paper questions and solutions. To open each PowerPoint, click the read only option.
In addition to the PowerPoints, you will also receive a folder of past papers. It is essential that you test your learning
by attempting these. The majority of papers included are from the previous specification, but most of the questions
still apply:
Forces and Kinetic
Theory
2007 1 Q 1(a)(b)
2007 2 Q
2008 1 Q 1(b)
2008 2 Q 1(a)(b)
2009 1 Q 1(ai,ii,iii)
2009 2 Q 1(a)(bi)
2010 1 Q 1(a)
2010 2 Q 1(a)(bnot i)
2011 1 Q
2011 2 Q 1(b)
2012 1 Q 1(c)
2012 2 Q

Waves Sound and

Light
2007 1 Q 3
2007 2 Q 3
2008 1 Q 3(c)(d)
2008 2 Q 3(notb)
2009 1 Q 3(notb)
2009 2 Q 3(b)(c)(d)
2010 1 Q 3
2010 2 Q 3(a)(d)
2011 1 Q 3
2011 2 Q 3
2012 1 Q 3
2012 2 Q 3

Motion
2007 1 Q 1(d)
2007 2 Q 1
2008 1 Q
2008 2 Q 1(c)(d)
2009 1 Q 1(b)
2009 2 Q 1(biii, iv) (c) (d)
2010 1 Q 1(b)(c)(d),
00000000002(c)
2010 2 Q 1(c)(d)
2011 1 Q 1
2011 2 Q 1(c)
2012 1 Q 2

Electricity 1
2007 1 Q 4
2007 2 Q
2008 1 Q 4
2008 2 Q
2009 1 Q 4
2009 2 Q
2010 1 Q 4(a)(b)(c)
2010 2 Q
2011 1 Q 4(a)(c)(d)
2011 2 Q
2012 1 Q 4
2012 2 Q

Energy
2007 1
2007 2
2008 1
2008 2
2009 1
2009 2
2010 1
2010 2
2011 1
2011 2
2012 1
2012 2

Q2
Q 2(b)(c)
Q 2(d)
Q
Q2
Q 2(c)
Q 2(a)(b)
Q 2(not c)
Q 2(a)(b)
Q
Q1
Q 2 (a)

Electricity 2
2007 1 Q
2007 2 Q 4
2008 1 Q
2008 2 Q 4(b)(c)(d)
2009 1 Q
2009 2 Q 4(not a)
2010 1 Q 4(d)
2010 2 Q 4 (not c)
2011 1 Q 4(b)
2011 2 Q 4
2012 1 Q 4(b)
2012 2 Q 4 (not aiii)

Radioactivity
2007 1 Q 5
2007 2 Q
2008 1 Q 5
2008 2 Q
2009 1 Q 5
2009 2 Q
2010 1 Q 5
2010 2 Q
2011 1 Q 5
2011 2 Q 2
2012 1 Q 5
2012 2 Q

The Earth and

Universe
2007 1 Q
2007 2 Q 5
2008 1 Q
2008 2 Q 5
2009 1 Q
2009 2 Q 5
2010 1 Q
2010 2 Q 5(nota)
2011 1 Q
2011 2 Q 5
2012 1 Q
2012 2 Q 5

Unit 1 Formulae
* denotes equations which must be written in full
Forces and Kinetic Theory

W
mxg

W = mg

moment = force x distance *

W = weight in N
m = mass in kg
g = gravitational field
strength =10m/s2on Earth

M
Fxd

clockwise moment = anticlockwise moment *

m
DxV

density = mass/volume *

Motion

speed = distance/time *

s
vxt

velocity = displacement/time *
s = distance or displacement in m
v = speed or velocity in m/s
t = time in s

speed = gradient of distance-time graph

velocity = gradient of displacement-time graph
acceleration = gradient of velocity-time graph
displacement = area between graph and time
axis of velocity-time graph

F = ma

F
mxa

F = resultant force
m = mass in kg
a = acceleration

(v u)
a x t

a = (v-u) / t

a = acceleration (or rate of change

of speed) in m/s2
v = final speed or velocity in m/s
u = initial speed or velocity
t = time in s

s = (u+v) t
v = u + at
v2 + u2 + 2as

s = displacement in m
u = initial velocity in m/s
v = final velocity in m/s
t = time in s

s = ut + at2

momentum = mass x velocity *

change in momentum = force x time *

momentum before = momentum after*

M
mxv

M
Fxt

Energy

efficiency = useful output energy / total input energy *

GPE = gravitational potential energy in J

m = mass in kg
g = 10 m/s2
h = height in m

WD
Fxd

work done = force x distance *

KE = mv2

WD
P x t

power = work done / time *

GPE = mgh

KE = kinetic energy in J
m = mass in kg
v = speed or velocity in m/s

Unit 2 Formulae
* denotes equations which must be written in full
Waves, Sound and Light

v=f
v = wave speed in m/s
f = frequency in Hz
= wavelength in m

v
f x

Electricity

Q=It
Q = charge in coulombs
I = current in amps
t = time in s

Series:
Parallel:

Q
I x t

V=IR
V = voltage in volts
I = current in amps
R = resistance in ohms
E=Pt

RT = R1 + R2 + R3
1/RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3

number of units = power in kW x time in hrs

P=VI
P = power in W
V = voltage in V
I = current in A

P
V x I

E = energy in J
P = power in watts
t = time in s

V
I x R

E
P x t

cost = number of units x cost of 1 unit

Ns/Np = Vs/Vp
Ns = number of turns on secondary
Np = number of turns on primary
Vs = secondary voltage
Vp = primary voltage