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Year 10 Physics
Prepare for Year 10 Physics (New Zealand · Year 10) with an AI assistant. 6 chapters: Waves and energy, Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, Forces and acceleration, Pressure and buoyancy in fluids, The water cycle, Plate tectonics. Tick what your exam covers, then study with guided help, quizzes and practice papers.
Chapters and topics
- Waves and energy
- What a wave is
- Frequency, wavelength and amplitude
- Transverse and longitudinal waves
- Sound: pitch, volume and speed
- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
- Electromagnetic waves
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Reflection, refraction and absorption
- Light and colour
- Forces and acceleration
- Net force and acceleration
- Force, mass and acceleration (F = ma)
- Inertia
- Action and reaction force pairs
- Pressure and buoyancy in fluids
- Pressure in liquids and gases
- Pressure and depth
- Hydraulics and mechanical advantage
- Buoyancy, floating and sinking
- The water cycle
- Earth's spheres
- How water cycles through the Earth
- The atmosphere and the Sun's heating
- Clouds, weather and precipitation
- Plate tectonics
- Tectonic plates and continental drift
- Convection currents in the mantle
- Plate boundaries
- Earthquakes and volcanoes
Official syllabus
The New Zealand Curriculum. The refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, Science Years 0–10 (November 2026), Phase 4 teaching sequence, Year 10. Physics, chemistry and biology are this test's share of the one Science learning area; Earth and space is part of physical science. Wording simplified.