Required Practicals
§6.RPFoundation and Higher tierAQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464)
Required Practicals sits inside Physics in the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy specification. Below is the structure the official spec gives it — the areas it covers and the concepts examiners can ask about.
What Required Practicals covers
- Physics Required Practicals§10.2-phys
Concepts you need to know
The named concepts the 8464 specification examines in this subtopic. The full what-to-know, how-to-get-top-marks and examiner-expectations breakdown for each lives inside the app.
RP14 — Specific Heat CapacityRP15 — Factors Affecting ResistanceRP16 — I–V CharacteristicsRP17 — DensityRP18 — Force and Extension (Hooke's Law)RP19 — Acceleration and Newton's Second LawRP20 — Wave Speed (Ripple Tank, Strings)RP21 — Infrared Radiation and Surfaces
Other subtopics in Physics
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