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2.8 Energy Resources Intro
What are the main non renewable s...,
What are the 2 main uses of energy,
Give 4 examples of things that us...
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1.1 Longitudinal & Transverse Waves
What do waves do,
For waves travelling through a me...,
What is the distance of wave on a...
17
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1.2 Reflection
When a wave meets a boundary betw...,
What happens when a wave is absor...,
What happens when a wave is refle...
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1.3 Refraction
What happens when a wave is trans...,
If the density of the medium is h...,
If the wave hits a medium that s ...
6
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1.4 How to Draw Ray Diagrams
What is a concave lens,
What is a convex lens,
On the end of the vertical line t...
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1.5 Electromagnetic Waves
Are all the waves in the electrom...,
What is a mnemonic to remember th...,
When in a vacuum what speed do th...
22
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1.8 Microwaves & Infrared
What two groups of microwaves are...,
What is an example of a microwave...,
Why are some microwaves not absor...
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1.6 Absorbing Radiation (Infrared & Black Body)
For a cup of tea more energy will...,
For an ice cube less energy will ...,
On a graph for the emitted radiat...
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1.12 Visible Light & Colour
What does the colour of an object...,
What are the only 3 colours you c...,
What are opaque objects
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1.10 X-Rays & Gamma Rays
X rays and gamma rays have the sh...,
What are x rays main use,
What do radiographers in hospital...
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2.12 Biofuels
What can biofuels be made from,
Fossil fuels and biofuels are bot...,
Why are plants or algae usually u...
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2.14 National Grid
What is the national grid 2,
What are transformers used for,
How do power stations work
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3.6 Components
What components do we need to pro...,
What can we use to control the fl...,
What do diode s do
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5.3 Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiation
When isotopes of an element are u...,
What is meant by a radioactive su...,
What are the 4 types of nuclear r...
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2.1 Energy Stores & Systems
What are the 8 different energy s...,
Describe how electromagnetic ener...,
Describe how electrostatic energy...
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6.10 Elasticity, Spring Constant, & Hookes Law
When you apply forces to an objec...,
To deform an object how many forc...,
What can you call an object if it...
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6.11 Elastic Potential Energy
What does a lower spring constant...,
What does a higher spring constan...,
How can you measure the extension...
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1.13 Sound Waves & Hearing
What are sound waves called by,
What are sound waves,
Are sound waves transverse or lon...
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4.5 Acceleration
What is acceleration,
What is the equation for accelera...,
If an object speeds up it must be...
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4.15 Stopping Distances
What is the stopping distance equ...,
What is the reaction distance,
What are the two main factors tha...
22
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1.7 Radiowaves
What causes charges to oscillate ...,
How is a radio wave produced,
How are radio waves detected
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1.11 How Lenses Work
What are the two different types ...,
Describe concave lenses 3,
Describe convex lenses 3
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1.9 UV Light
What is visible light,
How can visible light be used for...,
How can optical fibres be used to...
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1.14 Ultrasound
What is ultrasound,
Why do bats naturally produce ult...,
How is ultrasound made
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1.15 Seismic Waves
What are the number of things tha...,
What happens when theres an earth...,
What do we use to detect the wave...
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2.1 Energy Stores & Systems
What is the most important rule t...,
What are all the different energy...,
What is a system
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2.2 Energy Transfer Examples
Conservation of energy law,
Describe how energy is transferre...,
Describe how energy is transferre...
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2.3 Conduction, Convection, & Radiation
What is conduction,
Describe how a flame could heat u...,
What is thermal conductivity
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2.11 Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy
What is a fossil fuel,
What are the three main fossil fu...,
Fossil fuels may be burned to pro...
13
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2.12 Wind & Solar
How do wind turbines work,
How does solar power work,
What are two places that solar ce...
6
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2.14 Hydroelectricity & Tidal Barrages
What does hep mean,
How do both hydroelectric dams an...,
How do hydroelectric dams work
8
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2.16 AC & DC Current
What is the national grid,
What does the national grid do,
What are the two different types ...
10
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2.17 Plugs & Wires
What colour is the live wire,
What does the live wire do,
What colour is the neutral wire
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3.1 Static Electricity
What does neutral matter contain,
What is static electricity,
Describe how static electricity c...
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3.2 Electric Fields
What is the force between two cha...,
What is the force called where tw...,
What is an electric field
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3.13 Electromagnetism
As a current flows through a wire...,
How would magnetic fields around ...,
How can you increase the strength...
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3.3 Circuits Introduction
What is a circuit,
What is the current in electrical...,
What is the potential difference ...
13
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3.4 V=IR Equation & I-V Graphs
What is the equation that links p...,
If the resistance of a circuit is...,
Which two components would be use...
10
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3.5 Charge, Current & Time
What is charge,
What is the equation linking char...,
_______ is a measure of the total...
5
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3.7 Series Circuits
In series circuits how are compon...,
In parallel circuits how are bran...,
In what places are parallel circu...
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3.8 Parallel Circuits
In parallel circuits is the pd th...,
In parallel circuits why is the w...,
In parallel circuits the _____ cu...
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3.9 Potential Dividers
What is a potential divider,
What is the equation for finding ...,
What is a potentiometer
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3.10 Energy & Power Formulas
What are the three formulas for e...,
What are the two formulas for power
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3.11 What Magnets Are & Drawing Magnetic Field Lines
When drawing magnetic field lines...,
The ________ together that magnet...,
Where on the magnetic are the mag...
10
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3.12 Permanent & Induced Magnets
What are the two different catego...,
What is a magnet,
What is a magnetic material
10
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3.14 Motor Effect
What is the motor effect,
What position does the current ca...,
How can you calculate the force a...
5
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3.15 How the Electric Motor Works
What does a dc motor consist of,
Why will a current carrying coil ...,
What do electric motors use to sw...
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3.16 Electromagnetic Induction
What is electromagnetic induction,
Electromagnetic induction 2,
What are the two different situat...
11
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3.17 Alternators, Dynamos & Oscilloscopes
What are alternators and dynamos,
How do alternators and dynamos ge...,
What are the key differences betw...
8
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3.18 Loudspeakers & Microphones
What does a loudspeaker contain,
How do loudspeakers work 4,
How do microphones work
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4.2 Newtons 3rd Law
Whenever two objects interact the...,
How can you represent an interact...,
What does newton s third law state
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6.9 Atmospheric Pressure
What does the air exert at right ...,
Why is the atmospheric pressure h...,
Why does the density of the atmos...
4
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6.12 Astronomy - Universe, Galaxies, Solar System etc.
What are planets,
What are minor planets,
What are artificial satellites
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6.13 Orbits
Describe how planets move around ...,
What happens to an object in orbi...,
What is the definition of an orbit
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3.19 How Transformers work
What do transformers do,
What do transformers consist of,
What voltage do step up transform...
9
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3.20 Transformer Calculation
What is the ratio between the pot...,
Why is a high voltage used to tra...
2
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4.1 Contact & Non-Contact Forces
What is a force,
Normal contact forces,
Friction
10
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4.3 Scalar & Vector Quantities
What are scalar quantities,
What are vector quantities,
How are arrows used to represent ...
7
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4.4 Speed/Velocity & Distance/Displacement
What is displacement,
How is speed and velocity different
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4.6 Distance - Time Graphs
What does the slope gradient at a...,
What does a steeper graph mean,
What do flat sections tell you
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4.7 Vector - Time Graphs
What does the gradient represent,
What do uphill sections represent,
What do downhill sections represent
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4.8 Resultant Forces & Free Body Diagrams
What are free body diagrams,
In free body diagrams what do the...,
In free body diagrams what do the...
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4.9 Resolving Vectors & Scale Drawings
How do you draw scale drawings,
If an object is in equilibrium ho...
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4.10 - Newtons 1st & 2nd Laws
What does newton s first law state,
What does newton s first law stat...,
What happens if a non zero force ...
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4.11 Momentum (Part 1)
What is the law of conservation o...,
How does a gun firing a bullet ha...,
Momentum is a ________ quantity
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4.12 Momentum (Part 2)
What is the equation needed to fi...,
What happens to people inside a c...,
Where are crumple zones found
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4.13 Moments (Part 1)
What is a moment,
How can a moment occur,
In the case of a spanner what is ...
10
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4.14 Moments (Part 2 - Seesaws & Gears)
What do levers do,
If the input and output forces ar...,
Generally is the output force or ...
6
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4.16 Kinetic Energy
What is kinetic energy,
What does the kinetic energy of s...,
Energy is always conserved so if ...
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4.17 Gravitational Potential Energy & Gravity
When will an object have energy i...,
Describe how energy is transferre...,
What is the field of influence ar...
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5.1 Development of the Model of the Atom
John dalton,
Jj thompson,
Rutherford
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5.6 Why Radiation is Harmful
What is irradiation,
What is contamination,
Ionising radiation
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5.7 Using Radiation in Medicine
Why is gamma radiation the only t...,
Describe how gamma radiation is u...,
Why does gamma radiation that is ...
12
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5.8 PET Scanning
What are pet scans,
How do pet scans work,
Why do the tracers used in pet sc...
5
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5.10 Nuclear Fusion
What is nuclear fusion,
Does nuclear fusion or fission re...,
What does the process of nuclear ...
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6.4 Specific Heat Capacity
Describe how energy is transferre...,
What is specific heat capacity,
What equipment do you need to fin...
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6.5 Specific Latent Heat
Describe how energy is transferre...,
Why is there flat spots on the he...,
Describe how energy is transferre...
6
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6.8 Liquid Pressure & Upthrust
Why are liquid s density the same...,
When an object is in the water th...,
Why does an object float
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6.14 Life Cycle of Stars
What is a cloud of dust and gas c...,
How does a nebula form a protostar,
How does a protostar form a main ...
14
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6.15 Red Shift
What is red shift,
What is the evidence for red shift,
What is the conclusion from the e...
9
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7.2 Thermal insulators
Background information,
What is the independent variable,
What is the dependent variable
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