Australian Physics Practice Platform

Australian Curriculum Aligned | Units 1-4

Unit 4: Light, Matter and Relativity

How have creative ideas and investigation revolutionised thinking in physics?

24 Skills • 3 Levels Each

Unit 4 Skill Map

Wave-particle duality, quantum mechanics, and Einstein's special relativity.

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CALC Calculation

MCQ Multiple Choice

AoS 1: Light and Matter

16 skills

Wave Properties and Interference

5 skills ▼

Electromagnetic Wave Properties FREECALC22300 Young's Double Slit ExperimentCALC22301 Interference PatternsMCQ22302 Path Difference CalculationsCALC22303 Diffraction GratingsCALC22304

Photon Model

5 skills ▼

Photon Energy (E = hf)CALC22305 Photoelectric EffectMCQ22306 Work Function and Threshold FrequencyCALC22307 Stopping PotentialCALC22308 Photoelectric GraphsMCQ22309

Matter Waves

6 skills ▼

de Broglie Wavelength FREECALC22310 Electron DiffractionMCQ22311 Wave-Particle DualityMCQ22312 Atomic Spectra and Energy LevelsMCQ22313 Energy Level TransitionsCALC22314 Emission and Absorption SpectraMCQ22315

AoS 2: Special Relativity

8 skills

Foundations of Relativity

3 skills ▼

Einstein's Postulates FREEMCQ22316 Lorentz Factor CalculationsCALC22317 Muon Decay EvidenceMCQ22323

Relativistic Effects

5 skills ▼

Time DilationCALC22318 Length ContractionCALC22319 Relativistic MomentumCALC22320 Mass-Energy Equivalence (E = mc²)CALC22321 Relativistic Kinetic EnergyCALC22322