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Motion
What is a scalar quantity 1,
What is a vector quantity 2
2
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Forces
What are the 8 main energy stores...,
How is wasted energy lost 2,
Name 5 renewable energy sources 3
19
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Waves
Give two examples of longitudinal...,
Give two examples of transverse w...,
How do the particles move in long...
9
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EMS
What is refraction 1,
What happens during refraction 2,
What is the law of reflection 3
5
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Radiation
What are the advantages of using ...,
What are the disadvantages of usi...,
What happens in a fission reaction 3
16
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Space
What is the doppler effect 1,
Why is red shift evidence for the...,
What is the life cycle of a sun l...
6
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Work and power
What is the principle of moments 1
1
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Electrical circuits
What is a series circuit 1,
What is a parallel circuit 2,
How is current measured in series...
8
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Static electricity
What happens when two insulators ...,
How do insulating materials becom...,
How can static electricity be use...
6
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Magnetic fields
Describe the magnetic field aroun...,
Describe the magnetic field aroun...
2
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Determining speed
Describe how you can determine th...,
Explain how two light gates can b...
2
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Newton's first law
What is newton s first law 1,
State what forces act on a body t...
2
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Newton's second law
What is newton s second law 1,
What is the relationship between ...
2
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Weight and mass
What is weight 1,
What is mass 2,
What does gravitational field str...
3
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Circular motion
Why does an object move in a circ...,
How does circular motion act on a...,
What are the four main types of c...
3
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Momentum and force
What is momentum measured in 1,
Explain deceleration in cars and ...,
A golfer wants to hit a golf ball...
3
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Newton's third law
What is newton s third law 1,
Explain how newton s third law ap...
2
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Human reaction time
What is human reaction time 1,
What may affect human reaction ti...
2
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Stopping distance
What is stopping distance 1,
What is thinking distance 2,
What is braking distance 3
5
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Energy stores and transfers
What are the 8 main energy stores...,
What is a closed system 2,
What are the four ways of energy ...
3
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Efficient heat transfer
What does the rate at which therm...,
How can unwanted energy transfers...
2
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Patterns of energy use
Why has the use of energy resourc...
1
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Waves and boundaries
What can happen to a wave at a bo...,
What happens to sound waves at a ...,
How are sound water and light wav...
4
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Sound waves and the ear
How is sound created 1,
How is energy transferred in sound 2,
How does the ear detect sound 3
4
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Unltrasound and infrasound
How is infrasound used to explore...,
How is ultrasound used in pre nat...,
How does sonar work 3
3
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Sound wave calculations
What affects the speed of sound 1,
Explain why sound waves do not tr...
2
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Total internal reflection
Describe the conditions for total...,
What is an endoscope and how does...,
Explain the role played by reflec...
3
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Colour of an object
What is specular reflection 1,
What is diffuse reflection 2,
What is the colour spectrum 3
3
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Lenses and power
What is a lens 1,
What are the two types of lens an...,
Explain how the power of a lens i...
4
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Real and virtual images
What is a real image and how is i...,
What is the nature of real images 2,
What is a virtual image 3
5
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Investigating refraction
What is the apparatus for investi...,
What is the method for investigat...,
What is the conclusion achieved w...
3
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Wave behaviour
What are electromagnetic waves co...,
What is the behaviour of electrom...,
Explain why it is not possible to...
4
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Temperature and radiation
What is intensity 1,
Explain why the temperature of th...,
Describe what you know about a bo...
5
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Thermal energy and surfaces
What apparatus is needed to inves...,
What method is needed to investig...
2
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Dangers and uses
What are the dangers and uses of ...,
What are the dangers and uses of ...,
What are the dangers and uses of ...
7
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Changes and radiation
Why is nuclear radiation emitted 1,
Explain the energy changes that c...
2
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Atoms, electrons and ions
How can electrons leave an atom 1,
Explain how ions are different fr...
2
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Ionising radiation
Why is ionising radiation emitted 1,
What are properties of the differ...,
Explain why alpha particles are t...
4
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Background radiation
What is background radiation and ...,
What are the main sources of back...
2
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Measuring radioactivity
How does a geiger muller tube work 1,
Explain how a film from a film ba...
2
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Models of the atom
Describe the plum pudding model 1,
Describe rutherford s model 2,
Describe the bohr model 3
3
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Beta decay
What happens in beta minus decay 1,
What happens in beta plus decay 2,
What is a use of beta decay 3
3
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Uses of radiation
What are the uses of gamma rays 1,
How is radiation used in smoke al...,
Explain why beta particles are us...
3
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Dangers of radiation
How can ionisation cause cellular...,
How can people coming into contac...
2
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Contamination and irradiation
What is irradiation 1,
How does internal and external co...
2
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Medical uses
What is a medical tracer and how ...,
How to pet scanners work 2,
How can tumours be treated intern...
4
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Nuclear power stations
How is energy generated from a po...
1
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Theories about the Universe
What is the big bang theory 1,
What is the steady state theory 2,
Describe the cosmic background ra...
3
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Observing the universe
What developments have been made ...,
Suggest why the cosmic microwave ...
2
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