AQA A-Level Physics

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Decks in this class (55)

1.1 Atomic Structure
What types of particles is an ato...,
What does the nucleus at the cent...,
What is the relative charge and m...
14  cards
1.2 Stable and Unstable Nuclei
What are the forces acting on the...,
What does the electromagnetic for...,
What does the gravitational force...
20  cards
1.3 Antiparticles and Photons
What is the electromagnetic spectrum,
What is the frequency of a wave,
What is the wavelength of a wave
23  cards
1.4 Hadrons and Leptons
What is a hadron,
What are the two types of hadrons,
Are hadrons fundamental particles
27  cards
1.5 Strange Particles and Conservation of Properties
How are strange particles created,
When are strange particles conserved,
How are strange particles created
7  cards
1.6 Quarks and Antiquarks
What is the quark structure of a ...,
What is the quark structure of a ...,
What are the properties of the an...
10  cards
1.7 Particle Interactions
What are exchange particles,
What are virtual particles,
What is the gauge boson of the st...
17  cards
2.1 The Photoelectric Effect
What is the photoelectric effect,
What are photoelectrons,
What is the work function
27  cards
2.2 Energy Levels in Atoms
What is the electron volt defined as,
How do you convert between ev and j,
What is the ground state
20  cards
2.3 Wave-Particle Duality
0  cards
3.1 Progressive Waves
What are progressive waves,
What do waves do,
What are waves caused by
22  cards
3.2 Wave Speed
What is the equation for wave speed,
What speed do electromagnetic wav...,
What is a way to measure the spee...
4  cards
3.3 Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
What is a transverse wave,
What are examples of transverse w...,
What are the two ways transverse ...
15  cards
3.4 Superposition and Interference
When does superposition happen,
What does the principle of superp...,
How can you use superposition to ...
10  cards
3.5 Stationary Waves
What is a stationary wave,
What is the difference between st...,
How can you demonstrate stationar...
13  cards
3.6 Investigating Resonance
How do you calculate mass per uni...,
How do you calculate tension on a...,
How do you investigate resonant f...
6  cards
3.7 Diffraction
0  cards
3.8 Two-Source Interference
0  cards
3.9 Young’s Double-Slit Experiment
0  cards
3.10 Diffraction Gratings
0  cards
3.11 Refractive Index
0  cards
3.12 Critical Angle and TIR
0  cards
4.1 Scalars and Vectors
What is a scalar quantity,
What is a vector quantity,
What are examples of scalar quant...
8  cards
4.2 Forces in Equilibrium
What do free body force diagrams ...,
What do the force arrows in free ...,
What does it mean if a force is i...
5  cards
4.3 Moments
What is mass,
What is weight,
What is the relationship between ...
10  cards
4.4 Centre of Mass and Moments
What is the centre of mass,
How do you find the centre of mas...,
What causes an object to topple over
5  cards
4.5 Uniform Acceleration
What is speed and is it vector or...,
What is displacement and is it ve...,
What is velocity and is it vector...
14  cards
4.6 Displacement-Time Graphs
What is on each axis in a displac...,
What is the gradient of a displac...,
What does a displacement time gra...
7  cards
4.7 Velocity-Time Graphs
How do you find acceleration from...,
What does uniform acceleration lo...,
How do velocity time graphs show ...
7  cards
4.8 Acceleration-Time Graphs
What does the height of an accele...,
How is deceleration shown on an a...,
What does a positive gradient mea...
4  cards
4.9 Newton’s Laws of Motion
What does newton s first law of m...,
What does newton s second law of ...,
What is resultant force and what ...
7  cards
4.10 Acceleration Due To Gravity
What is freefall,
What type of quantity is accelera...,
Which direction does g act
11  cards
4.11 Projectile Motion
What is a projectile,
What is the relationship between ...,
What is the shape of the path tha...
5  cards
4.12 Drag, Lift and Terminal Speed
What is friction,
What are the two main types of fr...,
When does contact friction happen
16  cards
4.13 Conservation of Momentum
0  cards
4.14 Force, Momentum and Impulse
0  cards
4.15 Work and Power
0  cards
4.16 Conservation of Energy
0  cards
5.1 Density
0  cards
5.2 Hooke’s Law
0  cards
5.3 Stress and Strain
0  cards
5.4 The Young Modulus
0  cards
5.5 Stress-Strain and Force-Extension Graphs
0  cards
5.6 Brittle Materials
0  cards
6.1 Circuit Diagrams
What do the lines between compone...,
What are the two ways you can con...
2  cards
6.2 Current and Potential Difference
What is current,
What is the equation for current,
What is the symbol for current
12  cards
6.3 Resistance
What is resistance,
What is resistance measured in,
What is the equation for resistance
8  cards
6.4 I-V Characteristics
0  cards
6.5 Resistivity
0  cards
6.6 Determining the Resistivity of a Wire
0  cards
6.7 Power and Electrical Energy
What is power defined as,
What is power measured in,
What is 1 watt equivalent to
6  cards
6.8 EMF and Internal Resistance
0  cards
6.9 Conservation of Energy and Charge in Circuits
Can charge be used up as it flows...,
Can current be used up or lost wh...,
What is kirchoff s first law
8  cards
6.10 The Potential Divider
What is a potential divider,
What can you use potential divide...,
How do you calculate the output v...
7  cards
Practical and Maths Skills
0  cards

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