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Unit 3 - Lesson 2: Waves and the EM Spectrum
What do all waves carry 1,
What do waves transfer 2,
How do waves move 3
50  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 3: Uses and Dangers of EM Radiation
Is ionising radiation dangerous 1,
The higher the frequency of an em...,
Which em radiation does not follo...
34  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 4: Reflection
Draw and label all the features o...,
List all the features of a visibl...,
What does the law of reflection s...
11  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 5: Refraction
What must waves be in to travel a...,
Do transverse waves like em radia...,
Do longitudinal waves like sound ...
21  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 6: Refractive Index and Snell's Law
What must you know to calculate t...,
What does the refractive index te...,
What letter do we use to represen...
23  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 7: Critical Angle & Total Internal Reflection
Snell s law only applies to refra...,
When light is refracted to a less...,
When light is refracted to a less...
23  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 8: Sound Waves
What is sound produced by 1,
The more times an object vibrates...,
What do the vibrations of an obje...
26  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 9: Conservation of Energy & Energy Transfers
Does energy have mass 1,
Energy cannot be created or destr...,
What does the conservation of ene...
16  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 10: Energy Efficiency & Sankey Diagrams
Is energy a scalar or a vector 1,
What are scalars 2,
Some energy is always wasted in a...
12  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 11: Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, and Radiation)
Why are fossil fuels bad for the ...,
What three methods can heat be tr...,
Some objects emit heat thermal en...
54  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 12: Work and Power
Force causes movement acceleratio...,
The more the object moves the mor...,
What is the equation to find the ...
30  cards
Unit 3 - Lesson 13: Kinetic & Gravitational Potential Energy
If an object gains gravitational ...,
The higher an object s raised the...,
When is energy transferred to an ...
15  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 2: Density and Pressure
What is density a measure of 1,
What is the algebraic symbol for ...,
What is the formula to find densi...
46  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 4: Temperature & Pressure In Gases
What is the coldest temperature i...,
Absolute zero is the temperature ...,
Why do scientists believe nothing...
26  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 6: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
What materials do magnets exert a...,
What materials do magnets not exe...,
What are the poles that most magn...
20  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 7: The Motor Effect
What kind of field is produced ar...,
If you put a current carrying wir...,
If there are more field lines in ...
11  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 8: Simple D.C. Motors & Loudspeakers
How do loudspeakers work 1,
Draw a diagram of the inside of t...,
How does a simple dc motor work 3
7  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 9: Electromagnetic Induction
When moving a wire or any conduct...,
How does current move in a comple...,
What is electromagnetic induction 3
24  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 11: Radioactivity
What are atoms made of 1,
What floats around the nucleus in...,
How much smaller are the electron...
49  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 12: Nuclear Equations
What are the 4 types of radioacti...,
In alpha decay what happens to th...,
In beta decay what happens to the...
6  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 13: Half-Life
When radioactive decay occurs wha...,
Over time what happens to the qua...,
Because the ionising radiation em...
31  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 14: Uses of Nuclear Radiation & Risks of Nuclear Radiation
What are the medical uses of nucl...,
How can diseases be diagnosed usi...,
How can nuclear radiation be used...
14  cards
Unit 4 - Lesson 15: Nuclear Fusion & Nuclear Fission
Revision sheet 1 nuclear fusion 1,
If two nuclei collide at high spe...,
If two nuclei collide at high spe...
26  cards

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