IGCSE Physics · Area 2 of 6

Thermal Physics

The kinetic particle model of matter, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, melting and boiling, and the three ways heat is transferred.

3 topics · 25 exam-style questions · 79 marks

What heat actually is, how it moves through solids, liquids and gases, and how to calculate the energy a temperature change needs.

Kinetic Particle Model of Matter

The kinetic particle model explains the properties of solids, liquids and gases in terms of how their particles are arranged, how far apart they are and how they move. Th...

8 questions · 24 marks

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Thermal Properties and Temperature

Heating a substance changes its temperature, its size or its state, and this topic explains all three. It covers thermal expansion in solids, liquids and gases, specific ...

8 questions · 27 marks

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Transfer of Thermal Energy

Thermal energy moves from hotter places to colder places by conduction, convection and radiation. This topic covers how each method works in terms of particles and densit...

9 questions · 28 marks

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Where this fits in IGCSE Physics

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