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AQA GCSE Physics Required Practicals for Paper 1 & 2 - Hooke's Law, Refraction, and More!

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Force and Acceleration:
Increasing the force on a
trolley will increase its
acceleration
7. Label the diagram
8. Describe how a light
gate w

Force, Acceleration, and Waves Experiments

This page covers several required practicals for Physics Paper 1 and 2, focusing on force, acceleration, Hooke's Law, and wave properties. These experiments are crucial for understanding fundamental physics concepts and preparing for AQA GCSE Physics exams.

Force and Acceleration Experiment

This section describes an experiment to investigate the relationship between force and acceleration using a trolley and light gate setup.

Highlight: The experiment aims to demonstrate that increasing the force on a trolley will increase its acceleration.

Key points of the experiment include:

  1. Using a light gate to measure the final velocity of the trolley.
  2. Using a stopwatch to measure time.
  3. Calculating acceleration using the obtained velocity and time data.
  4. Increasing the force applied to the trolley while keeping its mass constant.

Example: Students are asked to predict the shape of a graph plotting force against acceleration and explain their reasoning.

Hooke's Law Investigation

This section covers the Hooke's Law required practical GCSE, which investigates the relationship between force and extension in springs and other materials.

Definition: Hooke's Law states that the extension of a spring is proportional to the force applied.

The experiment involves:

  1. Setting up an investigation to test Hooke's Law on a metal spring.
  2. Comparing the behavior of different materials spring,rubberband,polythenestripspring, rubber band, polythene strip under applied force.

Vocabulary: Extension - The increase in length of a material when a force is applied to it.

Investigating Waves

This section describes how to set up a ripple tank to investigate wave properties.

Key aspects of the experiment include:

  1. Using a ripple tank to collect data on wavelength and frequency.
  2. Calculating wave speed using the collected data.
  3. Investigating the effect of water depth on wave speed.

Example: Students are asked to describe a method to investigate the speed of sound waves in air, demonstrating the application of wave concepts to different mediums.

Reflection and Refraction Experiments (Triple Science)

This section covers experiments related to the behavior of light, including reflection and refraction.

Definition: The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

The experiments involve:

  1. Planning an investigation to test the law of reflection.
  2. Investigating the effect of different colors of light on various surfaces.
  3. Setting up apparatus to study refraction of light in a glass block.

Investigating Infrared Radiation (Triple Science)

This section describes experiments to investigate the emission and absorption of infrared radiation.

Key points include:

  1. Using a Leslie cube to study infrared emission from different surfaces.
  2. Employing a digital infrared thermometer to measure radiation.
  3. Investigating the absorption of infrared radiation by different colored surfaces.

Highlight: These experiments are particularly relevant for students studying Physics Paper 2 required practicals Triple science.



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AQA GCSE Physics Required Practicals for Paper 1 & 2 - Hooke's Law, Refraction, and More!

This document covers various physics experiments and concepts related to AQA GCSE Physics required practicals. It includes investigations on force and acceleration, Hooke's Law, waves, reflection and refraction, and infrared radiation.

Key points:

  • Force and acceleration experiment using a... Show more

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Increasing the force on a
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8. Describe how a light
gate w

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Force, Acceleration, and Waves Experiments

This page covers several required practicals for Physics Paper 1 and 2, focusing on force, acceleration, Hooke's Law, and wave properties. These experiments are crucial for understanding fundamental physics concepts and preparing for AQA GCSE Physics exams.

Force and Acceleration Experiment

This section describes an experiment to investigate the relationship between force and acceleration using a trolley and light gate setup.

Highlight: The experiment aims to demonstrate that increasing the force on a trolley will increase its acceleration.

Key points of the experiment include:

  1. Using a light gate to measure the final velocity of the trolley.
  2. Using a stopwatch to measure time.
  3. Calculating acceleration using the obtained velocity and time data.
  4. Increasing the force applied to the trolley while keeping its mass constant.

Example: Students are asked to predict the shape of a graph plotting force against acceleration and explain their reasoning.

Hooke's Law Investigation

This section covers the Hooke's Law required practical GCSE, which investigates the relationship between force and extension in springs and other materials.

Definition: Hooke's Law states that the extension of a spring is proportional to the force applied.

The experiment involves:

  1. Setting up an investigation to test Hooke's Law on a metal spring.
  2. Comparing the behavior of different materials spring,rubberband,polythenestripspring, rubber band, polythene strip under applied force.

Vocabulary: Extension - The increase in length of a material when a force is applied to it.

Investigating Waves

This section describes how to set up a ripple tank to investigate wave properties.

Key aspects of the experiment include:

  1. Using a ripple tank to collect data on wavelength and frequency.
  2. Calculating wave speed using the collected data.
  3. Investigating the effect of water depth on wave speed.

Example: Students are asked to describe a method to investigate the speed of sound waves in air, demonstrating the application of wave concepts to different mediums.

Reflection and Refraction Experiments (Triple Science)

This section covers experiments related to the behavior of light, including reflection and refraction.

Definition: The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

The experiments involve:

  1. Planning an investigation to test the law of reflection.
  2. Investigating the effect of different colors of light on various surfaces.
  3. Setting up apparatus to study refraction of light in a glass block.

Investigating Infrared Radiation (Triple Science)

This section describes experiments to investigate the emission and absorption of infrared radiation.

Key points include:

  1. Using a Leslie cube to study infrared emission from different surfaces.
  2. Employing a digital infrared thermometer to measure radiation.
  3. Investigating the absorption of infrared radiation by different colored surfaces.

Highlight: These experiments are particularly relevant for students studying Physics Paper 2 required practicals Triple science.

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Xander S

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Elisha

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This apps acc the goat. I find revision so boring but this app makes it so easy to organize it all and then you can ask the freeeee ai to test yourself so good and you can easily upload your own stuff. highly recommend as someone taking mocks now

Paul T

iOS user

The app is very easy to use and well designed. I have found everything I was looking for so far and have been able to learn a lot from the presentations! I will definitely use the app for a class assignment! And of course it also helps a lot as an inspiration.

Stefan S

iOS user

This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.

Samantha Klich

Android user

Wow, I am really amazed. I just tried the app because I've seen it advertised many times and was absolutely stunned. This app is THE HELP you want for school and above all, it offers so many things, such as workouts and fact sheets, which have been VERY helpful to me personally.

Anna

iOS user

Best app on earth! no words because it’s too good

Thomas R

iOS user

Just amazing. Let's me revise 10x better, this app is a quick 10/10. I highly recommend it to anyone. I can watch and search for notes. I can save them in the subject folder. I can revise it any time when I come back. If you haven't tried this app, you're really missing out.

Basil

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This app has made me feel so much more confident in my exam prep, not only through boosting my own self confidence through the features that allow you to connect with others and feel less alone, but also through the way the app itself is centred around making you feel better. It is easy to navigate, fun to use, and helpful to anyone struggling in absolutely any way.

David K

iOS user

The app's just great! All I have to do is enter the topic in the search bar and I get the response real fast. I don't have to watch 10 YouTube videos to understand something, so I'm saving my time. Highly recommended!

Sudenaz Ocak

Android user

In school I was really bad at maths but thanks to the app, I am doing better now. I am so grateful that you made the app.

Greenlight Bonnie

Android user

very reliable app to help and grow your ideas of Maths, English and other related topics in your works. please use this app if your struggling in areas, this app is key for that. wish I'd of done a review before. and it's also free so don't worry about that.

Rohan U

Android user

I know a lot of apps use fake accounts to boost their reviews but this app deserves it all. Originally I was getting 4 in my English exams and this time I got a grade 7. I didn’t even know about this app three days until the exam and it has helped A LOT. Please actually trust me and use it as I’m sure you too will see developments.

Xander S

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THE QUIZES AND FLASHCARDS ARE SO USEFUL AND I LOVE THE SCHOOLGPT. IT ALSO IS LITREALLY LIKE CHATGPT BUT SMARTER!! HELPED ME WITH MY MASCARA PROBLEMS TOO!! AS WELL AS MY REAL SUBJECTS ! DUHHH 😍😁😲🤑💗✨🎀😮

Elisha

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This apps acc the goat. I find revision so boring but this app makes it so easy to organize it all and then you can ask the freeeee ai to test yourself so good and you can easily upload your own stuff. highly recommend as someone taking mocks now

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