Unit 3: Gravity and electromagnetism Physics
Field theories have enabled physicists to explain a vast array of natural phenomena and have contributed to the development of technologies that have changed the world, including electrical power generation and distribution systems, artificial satellites …
Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Revolutions in modern physics Physics
The development of quantum theory and the theory of relativity fundamentally changed our understanding of how nature operates and led to the development of a wide range of new technologies, including technologies that revolutionised the storage, processing …
Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Linear Motion and Waves Physics
In this unit, students develop an appreciation of how an understanding of motion and waves can be used to describe, explain and predict a wide range of phenomena. Students describe linear motion in terms of position and time data, and examine the relationships …
Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Physics
While the significance of the cross-curriculum priorities for Physics varies, there are opportunities for teachers to select contexts that incorporate the key concepts from each priority. Through an investigation of contexts that draw on Aboriginal and …
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Physics Physics
Units In Physics, students develop their understanding of the core concepts, models and theories that describe, explain and predict physical phenomena. There are four units: Unit 1: Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics Unit 2: Linear motion and waves Unit …
Structure of Physics | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH036
More energy is released per nucleon in nuclear fusion than in nuclear fission because a greater percentage of the mass is transformed into energy
ACSPH036 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH097
Gravitational field strength is defined as the net force per unit mass at a particular point in the field
ACSPH097 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH104
A positively charged body placed in an electric field will experience a force in the direction of the field; the strength of the electric field is defined as the force per unit charge
ACSPH104 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH040
The energy available to charges moving in an electrical circuit is measured using electric potential difference, which is defined as the change in potential energy per unit charge between two defined points in the circuit
ACSPH040 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH093
The movement of free-falling bodies in Earth’s gravitational field is predictable
ACSPH093 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH101
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation is used to explain Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and to describe the motion of planets and other satellites, modelled as uniform circular motion
ACSPH101 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH062
Vertical motion is analysed by assuming the acceleration due to gravity is constant near Earth’s surface
ACSPH062 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH102
Electrostatically charged objects exert a force upon one another; the magnitude of this force can be calculated using Coulomb’s Law
ACSPH102 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH111
Conservation of energy, expressed as Lenz’s Law of electromagnetic induction, is used to determine the direction of induced current
ACSPH111 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH130
Einstein’s special theory of relativity predicts significantly different results to those of Newtonian physics for velocities approaching the speed of light
ACSPH130 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH132
Motion can only be measured relative to an observer; length and time are relative quantities that depend on the observer’s frame of reference
ACSPH132 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH002
Design investigations, including the procedure/s to be followed, the materials required, and the type and amount of primary and/or secondary data to be collected; conduct risk assessments; and consider research ethics
ACSPH002 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH031
Einstein’s mass/energy relationship, which applies to all energy changes, enables the energy released in nuclear reactions to be determined from the mass change in the reaction
ACSPH031 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH094
All objects with mass attract one another with a gravitational force; the magnitude of this force can be calculated using Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
ACSPH094 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH026
The nuclear model of the atom describes the atom as consisting of an extremely small nucleus, which contains most of the atom’s mass and is made up of positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons surrounded by negatively charged electrons
ACSPH026 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum