Browse free OCR GCSE Physics B (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher (J259) Flashcards by topic and specification point. Choose an area of the syllabus to start practising active recall with cards aligned to the OCR course.

Radiation and waves

P1.1What are the risks and benefits of using radiations?View flashcards

P1.2What is climate change and what is the evidence for it?View flashcards

P1.3How do waves behave?View flashcards

P1.4What happens when light and sound meet different materials? (separate science only)View flashcards

Sustainable energy

P2.1How much energy do we use?View flashcards

P2.2How can electricity be generated?View flashcards

Electric circuits

P3.1What is electric charge? (separate science only)View flashcards

P3.2What determines the current in an electric circuit?View flashcards

P3.3How do series and parallel circuits work?View flashcards

P3.4What determines the rate of energy transfer in a circuit?View flashcards

P3.5What are magnetic fields?View flashcards

P3.6How do electric motors work?View flashcards

P3.7What is the process inside an electric generator? (separate science only)View flashcards

Explaining motion

P4.1What are forces?View flashcards

P4.2How can we describe motion?View flashcards

P4.3What is the connection between forces and motion?View flashcards

P4.4How can we describe motion in terms of energy transfers?View flashcards

Radioactive materials

P5.1What is radioactivity?View flashcards

P5.2How can radioactive materials be used safely?View flashcards

P5.3How can radioactive materials be used to provide energy? (separate science only)View flashcards

Matter – models and explanations

P6.1How does energy transform matter?View flashcards

P6.2How does the particle model explain the effects of heating?View flashcards

P6.3How does the particle model relate to material under stress?View flashcards

P6.4How does the particle model relate to pressures in fluids? (separate science only)View flashcards

P6.5How can scientific models help us understand the Big Bang? (separate science only)View flashcards

Ideas about Science

IaS1What needs to be considered when investigating a phenomenon scientifically?View flashcards

IaS2What processes are needed to draw conclusions from data?View flashcards

IaS3How are scientific explanations developed?View flashcards

IaS4How do science and technology impact society?View flashcards