Thanks to S Gray, Drummond Community High School, for putting together this book of experiments that you should have covered in your N5 Physics lessons. Any of these could be discussed in your exam as a question.
Materials for the SQA National 5 Physics Course
Thanks to S Gray, Drummond Community High School, for putting together this book of experiments that you should have covered in your N5 Physics lessons. Any of these could be discussed in your exam as a question.
Space Notes
Sorry I just couldn’t get this to fit on 2 pages. I am sure someone will send it back to me looking beautiful!
Just heard about this on twitter!
You can read about some of the risks of human spaceflight in the infographic below.
Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
Here are a few links and documents. Hope you can get access to them.
www.open.edu/History of Universe Timeline
The EM Spectrum and Space
The EM spectrum gives us loads of important information about the world outside our Earth
http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/HTML5/emission_spectra.html
Want to be a rocket scientist? Can you launch a payload to 400 km in your first go? Don’t forget to have drag on and mass use to be more natural!
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/389-lift-offRocket
I’ve put together, with Mrs Mac’s help, a document with quantity, symbol, unit and unit symbol so that you know the meaning of the terms in the Relationships Sheet. It is in EXCEL so that you can sort it by course, quantity or symbol.
Quantity, Symbol, Units the excel sheet
Quantity, Symbol, Units N5 a pdf sheet sorted by course and then alphabetical by quantity.
N | H | A | Physical Quantity | sym | Unit | Unit Abb. |
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5 | absorbed dose | D | gray | Gy | ||
5 | absorbed dose rate | H (dot) | gray per second gray per hour gray per year | Gys-1 Gyh -1 Gyy-1 | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | acceleration | a | metre per second per second | m s-2 |
5 | 6 | 7 | acceleration due to gravity | g | metre per second per second | m s-2 |
5 | activity | A | becquerel | Bq | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | amplitude | A | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | angle | θ | degree | ° |
5 | 6 | 7 | area | A | square metre | m2 |
5 | 6 | 7 | average speed | v (bar) | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | average velocity | v (bar) | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | change of speed | ∆v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | change of velocity | ∆v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | count rate | - | counts per second (counts per minute) | - | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | current | I | ampere | A |
5 | 6 | 7 | displacement | s | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | distance | d | metre, light year | m , ly |
5 | 6 | 7 | distance, depth, height | d or h | metre | m |
5 | effective dose | H | sievert | Sv | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | electric charge | Q | coulomb | C |
5 | 6 | 7 | electric charge | Q or q | coulomb | C |
5 | 6 | 7 | electric current | I | ampere | A |
5 | 6 | 7 | energy | E | joule | J |
5 | equivalent dose | H | sievert | Sv | ||
5 | equivalent dose rate | H (dot) | sievert per second sievert per hour sievert per year | Svs -1 Svh-1 Svy -1 | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | final velocity | v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | force | F | newton | N |
5 | 6 | 7 | force, tension, upthrust, thrust | F | newton | N |
5 | 6 | 7 | frequency | f | hertz | Hz |
5 | 6 | 7 | gravitational field strength | g | newton per kilogram | N kg-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | gravitational potential energy | Ep | joule | J |
5 | half-life | t1/2 | second (minute, hour, day, year) | s | ||
5 | 6 | heat energy | Eh | joule | J | |
5 | 6 | 7 | height, depth | h | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | initial speed | u | metre per second | m/s |
5 | 6 | 7 | initial velocity | u | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | kinetic energy | Ek | joule | J |
5 | 6 | 7 | length | l | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | mass | m | kilogram | kg |
5 | number of nuclei decaying | N | - | - | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | period | T | second | s |
5 | 6 | 7 | potential difference | V | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | potential energy | Ep | joule | J |
5 | 6 | 7 | power | P | watt | W |
5 | 6 | 7 | pressure | P or p | pascal | Pa |
5 | radiation weighting factor | wR | - | - | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | radius | r | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | resistance | R | ohm | Ω |
5 | 6 | 7 | specific heat capacity | c | joule per kilogram per degree Celsius | Jkg-1 °C -1 |
5 | 6 | specific latent heat | l | joule per kilogram | Jkg -1 | |
5 | 6 | 7 | speed of light in a vacuum | c | metre per second | m s -1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | speed, final speed | v | metre per second | ms -1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | speed, velocity, final velocity | v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | supply voltage | Vs | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | temperature | T | degree Celsius | °C |
5 | 6 | 7 | temperature | T | kelvin | K |
5 | 6 | 7 | time | t | second | s |
5 | 6 | 7 | total resistance | R | ohm | Ω |
5 | 6 | 7 | voltage | V | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | voltage, potential difference | V | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | volume | V | cubic metre | m3 |
5 | 6 | 7 | weight | W | newton | N |
5 | 6 | 7 | work done | W or EW | joule | J |
7 | angle | θ | radian | rad | ||
7 | angular acceleration | a | radian per second per second | rad s-2 | ||
7 | angular displacement | θ | radian | rad | ||
7 | angular frequency | ω | radian per second | rad s-1 | ||
7 | angular momentum | L | kilogram metre squared per second | kg m2 s -1 | ||
7 | angular velocity, final angular velocity | ω | radian per second | rad s-1 | ||
7 | apparent brightness | b | Watts per square metre | Wm-2 | ||
7 | back emf | e | volt | V | ||
6 | 7 | capacitance | C | farad | F | |
7 | capacitive reactance | Xc | ohm | W | ||
6 | critical angle | θc | degree | ° | ||
density | ρ | kilogram per cubic metre | kg m-3 | |||
7 | displacement | s or x or y | metre | m | ||
efficiency | η | - | - | |||
6 | 7 | electric field strength | E | newton per coulomb volts per metre | N C -1 Vm -1 |
|
7 | electrical potential | V | volt | V | ||
6 | 7 | electromotive force (e.m.f) | E or ε | volt | V | |
6 | energy level | E 1 , E 2 , etc | joule | J | ||
feedback resistance | Rf | ohm | Ω | |||
focal length of a lens | f | metre | m | |||
6 | frequency of source | fs | hertz | Hz | ||
6 | 7 | fringe separation | ∆x | metre | m | |
6 | 7 | grating to screen distance | D | metre | m | |
7 | gravitational potential | U or V | joule per kilogram | J kg-1 | ||
half-value thickness | T1/2 | metre | m | |||
6 | 7 | impulse | (∆p) | newton second kilogram metre per second | Ns kgms-1 |
|
7 | induced e.m.f. | E or ε | volt | V | ||
7 | inductor reactance | XL | ohm | W | ||
7 | initial angular velocity | ω o | radian per second | rad s-1 | ||
input energy | E i | joule | J | |||
input power | Pi | watt | W | |||
input voltage | V 1 or V2 | volt | V | |||
input voltage | V i | volt | V | |||
6 | internal resistance | r | ohm | Ω | ||
6 | 7 | irradiance | I | watt per square metre | W m-1 | |
7 | luminoscity | L | Watt | W | ||
7 | magnetic induction | B | tesla | T | ||
7 | moment of inertia | I | kilogram metre squared | kg m2 | ||
6 | 7 | momentum | p | kilogram metre per second | kg m s-1 | |
6 | number of photons per second per cross sectional area | N | - | - | ||
number of turns on primary coil | n p | - | - | |||
number of turns on secondary coil | n s | - | - | |||
6 | observed wavelength | λ observed | metre | m | ||
output energy | E o | joule | J | |||
output power | P o | watt | W | |||
output voltage | V o | volt | V | |||
6 | peak current | Ipeak | ampere | A | ||
6 | peak voltage | V peak | volt | V | ||
7 | phase angle | Φ | radian | rad | ||
6 | 7 | Planck’s constant | h | joule second | Js | |
7 | polarising angle (Brewster’s angle) | i p | degree | ̊ | ||
power (of a lens) | P | dioptre | D | |||
power gain | Pgain | - | - | |||
7 | Power per unit area | Watts per square metre | Wm-2 | |||
primary current | I p | ampere | A | |||
primary voltage | Vp | volt | V | |||
7 | radial acceleration | ar | metre per second per second | m s-2 | ||
6 | redshift | z | - | - | ||
6 | 7 | refractive index | n | - | - | |
6 | relativistic length | l' | metre | m | ||
6 | relativistic time | t' | second | s | ||
rest mass | mo | kilogram | kg | |||
6 | rest wavelength | λrest | metre | m | ||
6 | root mean square current | I rms | ampere | A | ||
6 | root mean square voltage | Vrms | volt | V | ||
7 | rotational kinetic energy | Erot | joule | J | ||
7 | schwarzchild radius | rSchwarzchild | metre | m | ||
secondary current | Is | ampere | A | |||
secondary voltage | Vs | volt | V | |||
7 | self-inductance | L | henry | H | ||
6 | 7 | slit separation | d | metre | m | |
7 | tangential acceleration | at | metre per second per second | m s-2 | ||
6 | threshold frequency | fo | hertz | Hz | ||
7 | time constant | t | second | s | ||
7 | torque | Τ | newton metre | Nm | ||
7 | uncertainty in Energy | ∆E | joule | J | ||
7 | uncertainty in momentum | ∆px | kilogram metre per second | kgms-1 | ||
7 | uncertainty in position | ∆x | metre | m | ||
7 | uncertainty in time | ∆t | second | s | ||
6 | velocity of observer | vo | metre per second | m s-1 | ||
6 | velocity of source | vs | metre per second | m s-1 | ||
voltage gain | - | - | - | |||
voltage gain | Ao or V gain | - | - | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | wavelength | λ | metre | m |
6 | work function | W | joule | J |
Not the best fit for a Properties of Matters song, but still lots of important material here.
The Properties of Matter Booklet in both word and pdf form.
Here are a set of summary notes, I made a few changes and put them into a table rather than boxes to help the flow, not that anyone would know. Thanks to the teacher who produced these- sorry there was no name on them.
Gay-Lussac is incorrectly recognized for the Pressure Law which established that the pressure of an enclosed gas is directly proportional to its temperature and which he was the first to formulate (c. 1809). He is also sometimes credited with being the first to publish convincing evidence that shows the relationship between the pressure and temperature of a fixed mass of gas kept at a constant volume.
Maybe for the deception he should be sent to Pressure Cooker!
These laws are also known variously as the Pressure Law or Amontons’s law and Dalton’s law respectively.
Thanks to other Physics teachers who have provided resources for these notes.
Here is the topic song
Updated November 2019
Electricity 2017 Final word version of the Electricity Unit.
Electricity 2017 Final pdf version.
The booklet is large as it contains lots of questions for you to practice, practicals for you to complete and notes.
They are large notes so that you ought to be able to work your way through whether you are in class or away at college etc.
Please return your copy to the faculty on 30th April 2020!
The section numbers are linked to the compendium with all the things to cover in National 5 Physics.
I can now upload ppp to mrsphysics, so here is one of the first. It is to cover section 9 and 10 of the outcomes. Thanks to the kind person who produced the stuff on A.C and D.C. I’ve been using it for years. Let me know if I’ve nicked it from you and I’ll add my grateful thanks.
resistor network Try this when you think you have got to grips with resistances in series and parallel.
AC_DC[1] This is a powerpoint presentation that someone passed to be in the days of SG. It covers AC and DC traces
VOLTAGE DIVIDER FORMULAE The formula sheet for voltage dividers
VOLTAGE divider Q Practice those horrible voltage divider questions with this pdf version of the document below. The answers are given for you to check. VOLTAGE divider Q
Here are some additional notes that might help as you go through the materials. Check out the post on using your calculators to measure resistance (I’ll add the link here when I’ve found the post!)
Ring main Based on the SG course notes and not really in the N5 course, but it might give a little background to why when calculating the fuse rating for an appliance you use 240V and not the 230 V as stated.
EE1 – Electricity LOCKERBIE The old electricity notes (based on a colleagues work- thank you and I’ll find out who you are), these will be superceded when the document above is completed.
Elect & elect D&G Prob Book no answers These are some great little questions by Mr Belford from Dumfries Academy, but some of the numbers are a little bit fictional!
Elect & elect D&G Prob Book no answers The above document as a pdf file.
…… to be continued!
The Dynamics Notes are now uploaded to the blog post called Dynamics 2018, although most of the material here is totally relevant. It might well be in the wrong place and I’ll sort that as soon as I can.
These are examples to find acceleration and displacement from v-t graphs. v-t graph examples.
Currently I’ve worked out the displacements. I’ll add the accelerations when I’ve done them! v-t graph example answers
parachutes pdf file of the power point
parachutes power point
Projectile questions pdf file of projectile questions
Use the pdf file, printed from a powerpoint presentation to practice work for the D&S topic. Some space has been left so that you can record your answers on the sheets. They are saved 6 slides to a page
Dynamics and Space Revision ANSWERS Don’t peek at the answers until you’ve finished going through the questions and created your own answers.
Need help with motion graphs, practice with this link
https://tinycards.duolingo.com/decks/motion graphs
https://tinycards.duolingo.com/decks/equations
https://tinycards.duolingo.com/decks/more equations
I would like to thank all the schools who have produced notes that are reproduced here. Know that I am really grateful. I have a half finished set of my own notes, but don’t think I can get them suitably done in time. Be assured that at least you’ll have some excellent higher notes next year, and after those scores I am expecting a big Higher class 2017-2018!
The above two booklets count as one!
N4 N5 Unit 1 Summary Notes[1] These are the same set of notes, one is in word, but for those that cannot read that the other is a pdf file, which you ought to be able to read.
The notes below would be combined into one booklet (the one at the end of this section)
N5 DS Mar 13 Dynamics Teacher notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Forces Pupil notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Forces Teacher notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Space Pupil notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Space Teacher notes
N5 DS Pupil material notes FINAL COPY 13th JUNE
N5 DS Pupil material notes FINAL COPY 13th JUNE
The booklet below is an Intermediate 2 booklet and contains some material for other topics and some material is missing. It might be a good idea to get yourself a copy of this, if possible, especially if you are not a great lover of the heat section!
Here are some more notes produced for Intermediate 2. There are some good questions here, but it does not cover all of the topic we are about to complete.
I will add some cut-outs and single page resources as we go through the course. If you lose yours, you will have to print them off yourself or take a photo!
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REVISION OF BGE TRANSPORT MATERIALS
We hope you will enjoy the experience of learning Physics over the next year. This information gives you a clear idea of what you’ll complete during the course.
The first thing to understand if you are to achieve your best in Physics at National 5, is to have a clear understanding of how the course is run. The course is made up of several parts; divided up in several ways.
There are six units and the Assignment (which changed for the session 2017-18):
However, if you do units for N5, they have stayed as Dynamics and Spaces, Waves and Radiation and Electricity and Energy so there is quite a bit of overlap in the units
The topics covered in each unit are given below:
You will have a set of Learning Outcome Questions to complete, containing what you have to know for the exam.
The SQA states that the Assignment and Exam will test:
In summary the course will be completed in the following order:
Currently, all the information you need to pass the exam is highlighted in the Compendium. Check this every lesson and note your progress through the course, ensure you understand what you need to know.
Eventually, we hope to produce a set of Learning Outcome Questions, the answers will provide you with a perfect set of revision notes. These should be answered clearly and concisely in your Notes. Either copy out each question or print the questions and stick these in your notes. Then others can test you. Alternatively, you can make these into flash cards.
Another hint is to make your work as colourful and neat as possible. This is going to form your most important work so take care of it. If it is bright, colourful, well presented and laid out it will be easy to revise from. Hand in your notes regularly for checking.
At the back of the notes jotter keep a list of all of your quantities etc. in a table like the one below. These are also in the compendium.
N | H | A | Physical Quantity | sym | Unit | Unit Abb. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | absorbed dose | D | gray | Gy | ||
5 | absorbed dose rate | H (dot) | gray per second gray per hour gray per year | Gys-1 Gyh -1 Gyy-1 | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | acceleration | a | metre per second per second | m s-2 |
5 | 6 | 7 | acceleration due to gravity | g | metre per second per second | m s-2 |
5 | activity | A | becquerel | Bq | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | amplitude | A | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | angle | θ | degree | ° |
5 | 6 | 7 | area | A | square metre | m2 |
5 | 6 | 7 | average speed | v (bar) | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | average velocity | v (bar) | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | change of speed | ∆v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | change of velocity | ∆v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | count rate | - | counts per second (counts per minute) | - | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | current | I | ampere | A |
5 | 6 | 7 | displacement | s | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | distance | d | metre, light year | m , ly |
5 | 6 | 7 | distance, depth, height | d or h | metre | m |
5 | effective dose | H | sievert | Sv | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | electric charge | Q | coulomb | C |
5 | 6 | 7 | electric charge | Q or q | coulomb | C |
5 | 6 | 7 | electric current | I | ampere | A |
5 | 6 | 7 | energy | E | joule | J |
5 | equivalent dose | H | sievert | Sv | ||
5 | equivalent dose rate | H (dot) | sievert per second sievert per hour sievert per year | Svs -1 Svh-1 Svy -1 | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | final velocity | v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | force | F | newton | N |
5 | 6 | 7 | force, tension, upthrust, thrust | F | newton | N |
5 | 6 | 7 | frequency | f | hertz | Hz |
5 | 6 | 7 | gravitational field strength | g | newton per kilogram | N kg-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | gravitational potential energy | Ep | joule | J |
5 | half-life | t1/2 | second (minute, hour, day, year) | s | ||
5 | 6 | heat energy | Eh | joule | J | |
5 | 6 | 7 | height, depth | h | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | initial speed | u | metre per second | m/s |
5 | 6 | 7 | initial velocity | u | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | kinetic energy | Ek | joule | J |
5 | 6 | 7 | length | l | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | mass | m | kilogram | kg |
5 | number of nuclei decaying | N | - | - | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | period | T | second | s |
5 | 6 | 7 | potential difference | V | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | potential energy | Ep | joule | J |
5 | 6 | 7 | power | P | watt | W |
5 | 6 | 7 | pressure | P or p | pascal | Pa |
5 | radiation weighting factor | wR | - | - | ||
5 | 6 | 7 | radius | r | metre | m |
5 | 6 | 7 | resistance | R | ohm | Ω |
5 | 6 | 7 | specific heat capacity | c | joule per kilogram per degree Celsius | Jkg-1 °C -1 |
5 | 6 | specific latent heat | l | joule per kilogram | Jkg -1 | |
5 | 6 | 7 | speed of light in a vacuum | c | metre per second | m s -1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | speed, final speed | v | metre per second | ms -1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | speed, velocity, final velocity | v | metre per second | m s-1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | supply voltage | Vs | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | temperature | T | degree Celsius | °C |
5 | 6 | 7 | temperature | T | kelvin | K |
5 | 6 | 7 | time | t | second | s |
5 | 6 | 7 | total resistance | R | ohm | Ω |
5 | 6 | 7 | voltage | V | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | voltage, potential difference | V | volt | V |
5 | 6 | 7 | volume | V | cubic metre | m3 |
5 | 6 | 7 | weight | W | newton | N |
5 | 6 | 7 | work done | W or EW | joule | J |
7 | angle | θ | radian | rad | ||
7 | angular acceleration | a | radian per second per second | rad s-2 | ||
7 | angular displacement | θ | radian | rad | ||
7 | angular frequency | ω | radian per second | rad s-1 | ||
7 | angular momentum | L | kilogram metre squared per second | kg m2 s -1 | ||
7 | angular velocity, final angular velocity | ω | radian per second | rad s-1 | ||
7 | apparent brightness | b | Watts per square metre | Wm-2 | ||
7 | back emf | e | volt | V | ||
6 | 7 | capacitance | C | farad | F | |
7 | capacitive reactance | Xc | ohm | W | ||
6 | critical angle | θc | degree | ° | ||
density | ρ | kilogram per cubic metre | kg m-3 | |||
7 | displacement | s or x or y | metre | m | ||
efficiency | η | - | - | |||
6 | 7 | electric field strength | E | newton per coulomb volts per metre | N C -1 Vm -1 |
|
7 | electrical potential | V | volt | V | ||
6 | 7 | electromotive force (e.m.f) | E or ε | volt | V | |
6 | energy level | E 1 , E 2 , etc | joule | J | ||
feedback resistance | Rf | ohm | Ω | |||
focal length of a lens | f | metre | m | |||
6 | frequency of source | fs | hertz | Hz | ||
6 | 7 | fringe separation | ∆x | metre | m | |
6 | 7 | grating to screen distance | D | metre | m | |
7 | gravitational potential | U or V | joule per kilogram | J kg-1 | ||
half-value thickness | T1/2 | metre | m | |||
6 | 7 | impulse | (∆p) | newton second kilogram metre per second | Ns kgms-1 |
|
7 | induced e.m.f. | E or ε | volt | V | ||
7 | inductor reactance | XL | ohm | W | ||
7 | initial angular velocity | ω o | radian per second | rad s-1 | ||
input energy | E i | joule | J | |||
input power | Pi | watt | W | |||
input voltage | V 1 or V2 | volt | V | |||
input voltage | V i | volt | V | |||
6 | internal resistance | r | ohm | Ω | ||
6 | 7 | irradiance | I | watt per square metre | W m-1 | |
7 | luminoscity | L | Watt | W | ||
7 | magnetic induction | B | tesla | T | ||
7 | moment of inertia | I | kilogram metre squared | kg m2 | ||
6 | 7 | momentum | p | kilogram metre per second | kg m s-1 | |
6 | number of photons per second per cross sectional area | N | - | - | ||
number of turns on primary coil | n p | - | - | |||
number of turns on secondary coil | n s | - | - | |||
6 | observed wavelength | λ observed | metre | m | ||
output energy | E o | joule | J | |||
output power | P o | watt | W | |||
output voltage | V o | volt | V | |||
6 | peak current | Ipeak | ampere | A | ||
6 | peak voltage | V peak | volt | V | ||
7 | phase angle | Φ | radian | rad | ||
6 | 7 | Planck’s constant | h | joule second | Js | |
7 | polarising angle (Brewster’s angle) | i p | degree | ̊ | ||
power (of a lens) | P | dioptre | D | |||
power gain | Pgain | - | - | |||
7 | Power per unit area | Watts per square metre | Wm-2 | |||
primary current | I p | ampere | A | |||
primary voltage | Vp | volt | V | |||
7 | radial acceleration | ar | metre per second per second | m s-2 | ||
6 | redshift | z | - | - | ||
6 | 7 | refractive index | n | - | - | |
6 | relativistic length | l' | metre | m | ||
6 | relativistic time | t' | second | s | ||
rest mass | mo | kilogram | kg | |||
6 | rest wavelength | λrest | metre | m | ||
6 | root mean square current | I rms | ampere | A | ||
6 | root mean square voltage | Vrms | volt | V | ||
7 | rotational kinetic energy | Erot | joule | J | ||
7 | schwarzchild radius | rSchwarzchild | metre | m | ||
secondary current | Is | ampere | A | |||
secondary voltage | Vs | volt | V | |||
7 | self-inductance | L | henry | H | ||
6 | 7 | slit separation | d | metre | m | |
7 | tangential acceleration | at | metre per second per second | m s-2 | ||
6 | threshold frequency | fo | hertz | Hz | ||
7 | time constant | t | second | s | ||
7 | torque | Τ | newton metre | Nm | ||
7 | uncertainty in Energy | ∆E | joule | J | ||
7 | uncertainty in momentum | ∆px | kilogram metre per second | kgms-1 | ||
7 | uncertainty in position | ∆x | metre | m | ||
7 | uncertainty in time | ∆t | second | s | ||
6 | velocity of observer | vo | metre per second | m s-1 | ||
6 | velocity of source | vs | metre per second | m s-1 | ||
voltage gain | - | - | - | |||
voltage gain | Ao or V gain | - | - | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | wavelength | λ | metre | m |
6 | work function | W | joule | J |
Your formulae should also be in the notes section. Keep the list up to date! Each time that you learn a new formula put this in your notes. Make sure you include units, symbols and the meaning of each letter. Check that you can rearrange the formula to find any missing quantity.
The work that you do in class should usually be written in your class work jotter. Date all work and record a title for each activity. Sometimes notes will go straight into your notes jotter, so you must have this with you every lesson.
You will also keep a profile of your performance in your profile section. This should start with your contract (see the end of this post), profile of you and an introduction About Yourself. This will help us to gain a good understanding of how you function. You will need to set targets each month on how you can improve your performance or maintain your performance at the current level, if it really is the best you can deliver. We will also try to tailor some of the tasks to items that interest you and assist you in meeting these targets. All progress that you make should be recorded in this jotter and it would be helpful to discuss these targets with folk at home. Include a progress bullseye chart each month like the one below, electronic copies can be downloaded from the links below too.
The main reason we use the pupil profile is to give you the chance to discuss with your teacher, at your leisure, any concerns, worries or problems you might have. This is not to prevent you from talking directly to your teacher, but it gives you the opportunity to enter into a dialogue with your teacher at a time that is convenient to you both. This will become part of your homework on a monthly basis. Your pupil profiles should be handed in on the first lesson of every month. Get into the routine of handing this in. Please mark in your student planners that this homework is due on the first Physics lesson of every month. Obviously, if you wish to hand this in more often you may do so, in fact hand this in whenever you have a concern. Your teacher will record and note any concerns and comments and deal with these as soon as possible. This may be in the form of additional work, additional help or additional resources. But don’t forget your pupil profiles can also tell us when you’re really happy with the course, enjoying it and feel that you are making good progress. Don’t rush your response, but engage with how you can improve and what areas you feel are your weakest and strongest.
The five rules of the Physics Department are for pupils follow to ensure a pleasant and safe environment.
Remember Science is about trial and error and looking for ways to fix mistakes, what a better example for life!
In addition to the core rules the following routines are expected of pupils during their time in this department. Pupils should:
You will be expected to complete all the homework set and hand it in on time. We will contact parents/carers if we think you are not completing this vital part of the course. We do not issue homework because we want you to spend all your life working, but because it gives you the opportunity to consolidate the work completed in class. It has been proved that students who complete homework do better in their exams.
You will be issued with a timeline. This may be on a monthly, weekly or termly basis. This will show you what homework you will have to do, where on the course you are and when assessment dates are likely to be. We may have to update this through the year but it should be used to plan study and work. Don’t waste it, use it!
If you do not understand any aspect of the course or work and you have read through the material at home then ask. Both members of the Department (Mrs Physics and Ms Horn) are willing to help you with your work.
This is a list of the equipment you need to bring to Physics
Sometimes there may be a distraction in the classroom that is out of our control. Make sure that you use your time wisely if there is a distraction. Check and complete one or more of the activities listed below.
Your work is in your hands. This is time that can be used or abused. If you abuse your time now you will have to use your free time later. SPEND YOUR TIME WELL.
Always set out maths problems using the structure given below. It may seem to take longer but it will save time in the long run as it makes the question clearer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7akhlAS5Ck
In short:
http://www.mrsphysics.co.uk/usefullinks/general-marking-principles/
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/Physicsgeneralmarkingprinciples.pdf
REVISING- Here are some really important ideas to help you with your revision (which shouldn’t just take place the night before a test but should be an ongoing process).
Find out:
DON’T JUST SIT THERE READING AND RE-READING YOUR NOTES.
A STEP BY STEP REVISION STRATEGY
Believe it or not we also expect you to make sure you relax. Relaxation should be in proportion. Too much and you won’t finish the work, too little and you will not function properly; balance is important. Make sure that your relaxation includes plenty of exercise and fresh air. Don’t just vegetate in front of something electrical.
Now you have your survival guide may we wish you all the best and hope you perform Physics to the best of your ability, whatever that standard!
Remember we are a TEAM! It is not YOU ALONE! It will be most effective if YOU, ME and PEOPLE FROM HOME can all work together to support you through the next nine months. We each have a role to play. I need to explain what we need to do in the best way I can, and ensure you know the course content. Your role is to listen well in class, learn what you are taught, ask if you have not understood what you’ve been taught and review and revise little and often. Tell me if you are finding the work hard so that I can give you additional support. People at home are there to support and encourage you in your work and if possible test you on your learning, (provided you’ve laid it out as well as possible).
It is important that you review your performance after a test. One way to do that is through a Thinking about Revising Sheet.
Thinking about revising this is the pdf version
Thinking about revising this is the word version
Here is the link to the SQA N5 Physics website
Each month, (handing in your jotter on the first Physics period of the month), give an update on how you feel you’re getting on in Physics, reassess your targets and check through your progress. You ought to be able to tackle new past paper questions every month. For the first Progress Chart answer the questions contained in the profile below and write out the expectations and sign these.
pupil profile jotter word
Name:
Date of Birth:
Register Class:
Registration Room:
Register Teacher:
Pupil Support Teacher:
House:
Previous Physics Grade:
Maths Class:
Maths Teacher:
Approx. level Maths: N3, N4, N5
English Class:
English Teacher:
Approx. level English: N3, N4, N5.
Other subjects taken:
1
2
3
4
5
Tell us a little bit about yourself so that we can make the work as relevant to you as possible. Include things like
You could also include what kind of career you would like to have, what your goals are in life, and why you chose to take Physics.
During my time in Physics I want to achieve the following targets.
I …{insert your name}
will always do my best in N5 Physics
I will work hard in class, and follow the classroom code.
I will look over the work I have done each evening, and I complete each piece of homework and hand it in on time.
If I am absent I will catch up on the missed work and homework and ask if I am stuck.
I will ask my teacher for help when I am having difficulties, and will not give up.
I will show my homework to my parents when completed.
signed (you)
(and your parent/guardian to show that they have seen this)
Best Wishes for a lovely journey through N5 Physics
Here are the Intermediate 2 Physics Papers. The table isn’t yet complete, but you might want to start looking over some questions. Many of these could pop up on National 5 papers.
Int 2 Papers | Year | Marking Instructions | Exam Reports |
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Int2 2015 | 2015 | MI 2015 | |
Int2 2014 | 2014 | MI 2014 | |
Int2 2013 | 2013 | MI 2013 | I2 Report 2013 |
Int2 2012 | 2012 | MI 2012 | I2 Report 2012 |
Int2 2011 | 2011 | MI 2011 | I2 Report 2011 |
Int2 2010 | 2010 | MI 2010 | I2 Report 2010 |
Int2 2009 | 2009 | MI 2009 | I2 Report 2009 |
Int2 2008 | 2008 | MI 2008 | I2 Report 2008 |
Int2 2007 | 2007 | MI 2007 | I2 Report 2007 |
Int2 2006 | 2006 | MI 2006 | I2 Report 2006 2006 H/Int2 stats |
Int 2 2005 | 2005 | MI 2005 | I2 Report 2005 |
Int2 2004 | 2004 | MI 2004 | I2 Report 2004 |
Int2 2003 | 2003 | MI 2003 | I2 Report 2003 |
Int2 2002 | 2002 | MI 2002 | I2 Report 2002 |
Int2 2001 | 2001 | MI 2001 | |
Int2_Physics_2000 | 2000 | MI 2000 | |
Int2 Specimen | Specimen | Specimen Answers | |
READ THIS | FIRST | MARK GUIDE |
As well as the National 5 Physics Papers above I’ve added some Standard Grade Physics Papers.
My thanks to J Boyle for passing these on. They are really good practice for students to use for revision for N4/5 etc. Thanks to Iain Glennie for some of the early answers (it’s not because I couldn’t do them), he just got there first!
Paper | Year | M.I. | Exam Report |
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SG(C) 2013 | 2013 | SG(C) 2013 MI | 2013 Report |
SG(C) 2012 | 2012 | SG(C) 2012 MI | 2012 Report |
SG(C) 2011 | 2011 | SG(C) 2011 MI | 2011 Report |
SG(C) 2010 | 2010 | SG(C) 2010 MI | 2010 Report |
SG(C) 2009 | 2009 | SG(C) 2009 MI | 2009 Report |
SG(C) 2008 | 2008 | SG(C) 2008 MI | 2008 Report |
SG(C) 2007 | 2007 | SG(C) 2007 MI | 2007 Report |
SG(C) 2006 | 2006 | SG(C) 2006 MI | 2006 Report |
SG(C) 2005 | 2005 | SG(C) 2005 MICredit 2005 | 2005 Report |
SG(C) 2004 | 2004 | SG(C) 2004 | 2004 Report |
SG(C) 2003 | 2003 | SG(C) 2003 | 2003 Report |
SG(C) 2002 | 2002 | SG(C) 2002 | 2002 Report |
SG(C) 2001 | 2001 | SG(C) 2001 SG(C) soln 00-04 | |
SG(C) 2000 | 2000 | SG(C) soln 00-04 | |
SG(C) 1999 | 1999 | SG(C) soln 95-99 pdf | |
SG(C) 1998 | 1998 | SG(C) 1998 MI | |
SG(C) 1997 | 1997 | SG(C) soln 95-99 pdf | |
SG(C) 1996 | 1996 | SG(C) soln 95-99 pdf | |
SG(C) 1995 | 1995 | SG(C) soln 95-99 word | |
SG(C) 1994 | 1994 | SG(C) soln 90-94 pdf | |
SG(C) 1993 | 1993 | SG(C) soln 90-94 pdf | |
SG(C) 1992 | 1992 | SG(C) soln 90-94 pdf | |
SG(C) 1991 | 1991 | SG(C)red soln 90-94 word | |
SG(C) 1990 | 1990 | SG(C) soln 90-94 pdf |
Lockerbie Academy’s Faulkes Telescope Pictures Some of Lockerbie Academy’s Faulkes Telescope pictures taken by students in the school from 2007.
Here are the posters produced by N5 (2016-2017) They answer the questions posed in the research task document below which was created from the Full Content Check 2016. Check them out. There are still a few to come and some need to be updated. If yours isn’t here then let me know and we’ll update.
research tasks as a pdf file
research tasks as a doc file
In orbital mechanics and aerospace engineering, a gravitational slingshot, gravity assist manoeuvre, or swing-by is the use of the relative movement (e.g. orbit around the Sun) and gravity of a planet or other astronomical object to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft. This saves fuel, time, and expense. Gravity assistance can be used to increase or decrease its speed or redirect the path of a spacecraft. The “assist” is provided by the motion of the gravitating body as it pulls on the spacecraft. It was used by interplanetary probes from Mariner 10 onwards, including the two Voyager probes’ notable flybys of Jupiter and Saturn.
A gravity assist around a planet changes a spacecraft’s velocity (relative to the Sun) by entering and leaving the gravitational field of a planet. The spacecraft’s speed increases as it approaches the planet and decreases while escaping its gravitational pull. Because the planet orbits the sun, the spacecraft is affected by this motion during the manoeuver. To increase speed, the spacecraft flies with the movement of the planet (taking a small amount of the planet’s orbital energy); to decrease speed, the spacecraft flies against the movement of the planet. The sum of the kinetic energies of both bodies remains constant.
EITHER: Using your knowledge of physics, explain how this space probe was able to reach the outer planets.
OR: Using your knowledge of physics, explain how NASA might know that the probe has now left our Solar System.
OR: Using your knowledge of physics, comment on what happens next to this space probe.
5. A daytime newsreader commented that, “Looking at the stars is like looking back in time.” Use your knowledge of physics to comment on the journalist’s statement.
6. There are many parts of space that are detected by different types of telescope. Use your knowledge of physics to describe one telescope that is used in astronomy.
7. A ball rolls off from a table as shown.
Use your knowledge of physics to comment on what the ball’s horizontal distance from the edge of the table would and would not depend on.
8. A velocity-time graph of skydiver 1 is shown below
A velocity-time graph of skydiver 2is shown below
Use your knowledge of physics to explain how the second skydiver’s velocity-time graph during descent compares with that of the first skydiver.
Updated 15/09/23
Below is a link to an excellent website for you to check your learning about weight and weightlessness. It is probably just above N5 standard, so read through it slowly and carefully and ask if there is material you don’t understand.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circles/Lesson-4/Weightlessness-in-Orbit
These are some very basic definitions for the Space Topic
Universe: | Sum total of everything that exists. |
Galaxy: | A basic building block of the universe that includes stars, star clusters, clouds of gas, dust and interstellar molecules. |
Solar System: | Is one or more suns surrounded by orbiting planets. Our solar system is composed of the sun, 9 known planets and at least 44 moons, thousands of “minor planets” (asteroids) meteors and perhaps billions of comets. |
Sun: | Dominant member of a solar system accounts 99% of the mass of the solar system. The sun is a giant star it produces heat and light. A big ball of plasma |
Star: | Principle components of galaxies. Living stars emit radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. Peak depends on the heat of the surface. |
Planet: | A relatively large body rotating in an elliptical orbit around a sun. |
Moon: | A natural satellite of a planet i.e. rotates around a planet. Moons do not produce their own light. |
Mass: | Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. It is measured in kilograms. Wherever you go your mass stays the same. |
Weight: | Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object pulling it towards the centre of the Earth or any other large mass. Weight is a force and so is measured in Newtons. The weight of an object varies depending on where you are (which planet etc and how far you are from it’s surface, the further away from the surface the smaller is your weight).. |
gravitational field strength : | gravitational field strength, g, is the weight per unit mass. It is measured in Newtons per kilogram. It is the force of gravity or pull on each kilogram of mass. |
Inertia: | Inertia is the property of an object which makes it hard to get an object to move, or to stop a moving object. Inertia varies with mass, so the bigger your mass the bigger your inertia.. |
Acceleration due to gravity: | All objects will acceleration due to gravity. On the Earth, close to the surface objects accelerate at 9.8 ms-2 . |
Light year: | The distance light travels in a year equivalent to 9.46 . |
Light does not travel at an infinite speed. It takes time to travel. It is so fast that we do not usually notice, although out in space the distances involved are so big that light takes a reasonable amount of time to reach us.
Light travels at: 3 × 108 ms -1
Given that it takes 8 minutes for light to get from the sun, how far is it away is it from the Earth?
8 × 60 = number of seconds in minutes = 480s
Each second light travels 3 × 108m
d= v t
d= 3 × 108 × 480 = 1.44 ×1011m
How far does light travel in one year?
1 year = 365days
365days × 24 = 8760 hours
8760 ×60 × 60 = 31536000s in one year
Distance travelled in 1 year, d = v t
d = 3 × 108 × 31536000 = 9.46 × 1015 m in one year = one light year
The light year (ly) is the distance light travels in one year.
Light travels at 3 × 108 ms-1
Source | Time taken for light
to reach us |
Distance (m) | Working |
Moon | 1.2 s | 3.6 × 108 | 1.2 × 3 × 108 |
Sun | 8 min | 1.44 × 1011 | 480 × 3 × 108 |
Next nearest Star | 4.3 y | 4.07 × 1016 | 4.3 × 9.46 × 1015 |
Other side of galaxy | 100 000 y | 9.46 × 1020 | 100 000 × 9.46 × 1015 |
Andromeda galaxy | 2 200 000 yr | 2.08 × 1022 | 2 200 000 × 9.46 × 1015 |
Many light sources produce a continuous spectrum containing all the wavelengths of visible light, e.g. an ordinary light bulb.
Some light sources emit only some wavelengths. They produce a line spectrum. Each line corresponds to a particular wavelength.
Each chemical element has its own line spectrum pattern(so it is like a finger print!)
Line spectra can be varied using a spectro-scope in the classroom.
Line spectra are used to tell us about the chemical composition of the stars.
Use the pdf file, printed from a powerpoint presentation to practice work for the D&S topic. Some space has been left so that you can record your answers on the sheets. They are saved 6 slides to a page
Dynamics and Space Revision ANSWERS Don’t peek at the answers until you’ve finished going through the questions and created your own answers.
I would like to thank all the schools who have produced notes that are reproduced here. Know that I am really grateful. I have a half finished set of my own notes, but don’t think I can get them suitably done in time. Be assured that at least you’ll have some excellent higher notes next year, and after those scores I am expecting a big Higher class 2017-2018!
The above two booklets count as one!
N4 N5 Unit 1 Summary Notes[1] These are the same set of notes, one is in word, but for those that cannot read that the other is a pdf file, which you ought to be able to read.
The notes below would be combined into one booklet (the one at the end of this section)
N5 DS Mar 13 Dynamics Teacher notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Forces Pupil notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Forces Teacher notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Space Pupil notes
N5 DS Mar 13 Space Teacher notes
N5 DS Pupil material notes FINAL COPY 13th JUNE
N5 DS Pupil material notes FINAL COPY 13th JUNE
The booklet below is an Intermediate 2 booklet and contains some material for other topics and some material is missing. It might be a good idea to get yourself a copy of this, if possible, especially if you are not a great lover of the heat section!
Here are some more notes produced for Intermediate 2. There are some good questions here, but it does not cover all of the topic we are about to complete.
I will add some cut-outs and single page resources as we go through the course. If you lose yours, you will have to print them off yourself or take a photo!
PhysicsCoursePhysicsofFlightLearner_tcm4-752866 PhysicsCoursePhysicsofFlightStaff_tcm4-752868 PhysicsCourseTelescopeLearner_tcm4-756621 PhysicsCourseTelescopeStaff_tcm4-756620
REVISION OF BGE TRANSPORT MATERIALS
Space Junk! We’ve made a bit of a mess of our wonderful world!
If you want to find notes for each section of your course click on the individual sections from the drop down menu. Happy hunting! It is all there!