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Physics games

Every physics game on the site, from equations and units to forces, waves and circuits. Each one practises one skill and takes a few minutes.

Circuit Builder

Physics

Build series and parallel circuits, predict what the ammeter or voltmeter will read, then watch the bulb light up.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Circuit Symbols

Physics

Recognise circuit symbols or match their functions in ten questions. Includes an untimed option.

GCSEYears 10–11
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Electromagnet Workshop

Physics

Change the turns, current and core to make an electromagnet stronger, find its north pole, then use F = B I l and Fleming's left-hand rule.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Energy Stores

Physics

Name the energy store that empties, the store that fills and how the energy moves between them in everyday scenes, then work out the efficiency.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Equation Rearranger

Physics

Rearrange each physics equation, then use it to calculate an answer with the right number and unit.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Half-Life

Physics

Watch a sample decay, read the half-life off the graph, work out what is left after each half-life and balance alpha and beta decay equations.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Heat It Up

Physics

Work out how far the temperature rises and how much energy it takes to melt ice or boil water, then read a heating curve.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Force Sort

Physics

Decide if the forces in an everyday scene are balanced or unbalanced, then name the force at work, such as gravity, friction or a magnetic force.

KS3Years 7–9
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Light and Sound

Physics

Answer questions about light and sound, compare two sound traces, then use the law of reflection to find the angle of reflection.

KS3Years 7–9
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Moments Balance

Physics

Find the force or distance that balances the beam, then work out the moment, or turning effect, in N m, with distances in cm and masses in kg.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Motion Graphs

Physics

Read distance-time and velocity-time graphs, then find the speed or acceleration from the gradient, or steepness, and the distance from the area under the line.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Ohm's law

Physics

Practise Ohm's law, read I-V graphs and connect current, potential difference and resistance. GCSE physics for Years 9-11

GCSEYears 9–11
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Pressure Dive

Physics

Use p = F ÷ A to find the pressure under a heel, a pin, a snowshoe and a tyre, then follow a diver down as water pressure rises.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Radiation Types

Physics

Name alpha, beta or gamma radiation from what stops it, then decide if an object is contaminated or irradiated.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Resultant Force

Physics

Combine the forces on a free body diagram to find the resultant force and its direction, then use F = m a to work out the acceleration.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Spring Stretch

Physics

Use F = ke to work out forces and spring constants, read force-extension graphs, then find the energy a stretched spring stores.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Stopping Distance

Physics

Sort road factors, calculate thinking and braking distances, then add them to find a vehicle's stopping distance.

GCSEYears 10–11
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Terminal Velocity

Physics

Study terminal velocity with falling-object graphs, forces and GCSE calculations in a free physics game for Years 10-11

GCSEYears 10–11
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Unit Sprint

Physics

Convert as many units as you can in 60 seconds, including prefixes, hours into seconds, km/h into m/s and cm² into m².

GCSEYears 9–11
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Wave Lab

Physics

Change a live wave, read it off a grid, calculate its speed with the wave speed equation, then put the electromagnetic spectrum in order.

GCSEYears 9–11
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Work Done

Physics

Practise work done, rearrange W = Fs and check energy transfers in this GCSE physics game for Years 9-11

GCSEYears 9–11
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Where to start

If equations worry you, start with Equation Rearranger. It takes you through changing the subject and then using the right units. Unit Sprint is a quick way to get prefixes and conversions fast and right.

For a topic you are revising now, pick the game that matches it. Forces, electricity, waves, energy and radioactivity each have their own game.

Before you build a circuit, check the circuit symbols and their functions, from switches and cells to meters and sensors.

Try Circuit Symbols to recognise individual drawings and match their functions before moving on to numerical circuit questions.

Look up an equation

Every physics equation for GCSE has its own page with a calculator that shows the working. Start at the physics equation sheet, which also shows what each exam board lists.

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