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National 5

Physics

Part of
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Topics

Dynamics

  • Exam skills
  • Vectors and scalars
  • Velocity-time graphs
  • Acceleration
  • Newton's Laws
  • Energy
  • Projectile motion

Space

  • Space exploration
  • Cosmology

Electricity

  • Electrical charge carriers
  • Potential differences (voltage)
  • Ohm's Law
  • Practical electrical and electronic circuits
  • Electrical power
1 Classroom video

Properties of matter

  • Specific heat capacity
  • Specific latent heat
  • Gas laws and the kinetic model
1 Classroom video

Waves

  • Wave parameters and behaviours
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Refraction of light

Radiation

  • Nuclear radiation

Links

  • BBC Science
  • BBC News: Science
  • BBC Lab UK

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    SQA National 5 Physics
  • external-link
    Physics.org
  • external-link
    The Physics Classroom
  • external-link
    Physics Central

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