GCSE Physics
Forces and motion
revision.
Play this section Resultant force, Newton’s laws, stopping distances, speed, acceleration and motion graphs.
Forces and motion guides
Pick the idea.
Build the answer.
Jump to a guide
Pick a page.
Not a keyword.
Each box is a full revision page. The smaller line is the search students type — not the name of the guide.
Students type: force acceleration required practical GCSE Physics
Open guide Revision guideMomentumStudents type: momentum p = mv conservation GCSE
Open guide Revision guideStopping distanceStudents type: thinking distance vs braking distance GCSE
Open guide Revision guideNewton’s lawsStudents type: Newton’s three laws GCSE Physics distinct
Open guide Revision guideAccelerationStudents type: acceleration a = Δv/t GCSE Physics
Open guide Revision guideSpeed and velocityStudents type: speed vs velocity GCSE Physics
Open guide Revision guidePressureStudents type: pressure p = F/A pascal GCSE Physics
Open guide Revision guideMomentsStudents type: moments force perpendicular distance GCSE
Open guide Revision guideHooke’s lawStudents type: Hooke’s law F = ke GCSE Physics
Open guide Revision guideWeight and massStudents type: weight = mass × gravitational field strength GCSE
Open guide Revision guideContact and non-contact forcesStudents type: contact vs non-contact forces GCSE Physics
Open guide Revision guideMotionStudents type: distance-time graph gradient GCSE
Open guideForces
Contact and non-contact forces, resultant force, Hooke’s law, weight, Newton’s laws, moments and stopping distance.
Motion
Speed and velocity, distance–time and velocity–time graphs, acceleration, F = ma, and kinetic and gravitational energy in moving systems.
Contact and non-contact forces
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on contact and non-contact forces: friction, tension, normal contact, gravity, electrostatic and magnetic forces, free-body diagrams and resultant force.
Weight and mass
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on weight and mass: mass in kilograms, weight W = mg in newtons, gravitational field strength, centre of mass, and why weight changes on the Moon but mass does not.
Hooke’s law
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on Hooke’s law: F = ke up to the limit of proportionality, spring constant in N/m, force–extension graphs, and elastic versus inelastic deformation.
Moments
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on moments: moment = force × perpendicular distance, clockwise and anticlockwise balance, centre of mass, and levers as force multipliers.
Pressure
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on pressure: p = F/A in pascals, liquid pressure p = hρg, atmospheric pressure, and why sharp blades and wide tyres are the same equation.
Speed and velocity
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on speed and velocity: average speed = distance/time, velocity as a vector, typical speeds, and distance–time graphs where gradient is speed.
Acceleration
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on acceleration: a = Δv/t in m/s², velocity–time graphs where gradient is acceleration and area is distance, and v² − u² = 2as when time is missing.
Newton’s laws
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on Newton’s three laws as distinct ideas: first-law inertia and zero resultant, second-law F = ma, and third-law pairs on two different objects.
Stopping distance
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on stopping distance: thinking plus braking, reaction-time factors, how braking distance grows with speed squared, and work done by the brakes.
Momentum
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision on momentum: p = mv, conservation in a closed system, F = Δp/t, and crumple zones — Higher-tier Combined and Triple content, so check your paper.
Force and acceleration required practical
Plan the GCSE Physics force–acceleration investigation: trolley on a ramp or linear air track, F = ma setup, varying mass while controlling force, measuring acceleration, graph and friction controls.
Keep going
More GCSE Physics
in the same style.
Teacher-written GCSE Physics revision for Combined and Triple Science: energy stores, electricity, particle model, radioactivity, forces, motion, waves and space.
All Physics revision