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1.1 changes in energy store
What does the chemical energy sto...,
Name four main ways energy can be...,
What is kinetic energy 3
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1.2 conservation of energy
What does the principle of conser...,
What happens to the gravitational...,
What is a closed system 3
9  cards
1.3 energy and work
What is work done in science 1,
What are the units of work done f...,
How much work is done by a force ...
8  cards
1.4 gravitational potential energy stores
What happens to an object s gravi...,
What happens to an object s gravi...,
What must you do to increase an o...
10  cards
1.5 kinetic and elastic energy stores
What two factors determine the ki...,
What happens to kinetic energy wh...,
How does doubling the speed of an...
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1.6 Energy dissipation
What is meant by useful energy 1,
What is meant by wasted energy 2,
What usually happens to wasted en...
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1.7 energy and efficiency
What is meant by input energy 1,
What is meant by useful output en...,
What is meant by wasted energy 3
10  cards
P1.8 – Electrical Appliances
How is most energy supplied to yo...,
What is electricity described as ...,
What is the role of electrical ap...
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P1.9 — Energy and Power
What does power describe in physi...,
What does a more powerful applian...,
What is the relationship between ...
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P2.1 – Energy transfer by conduction
What is conduction 1,
Which materials are the best cond...,
Why are metals good conductors 3
11  cards
P2.2 – Infrared radiation
What is infrared radiation 1,
Do all objects emit infrared radi...,
How does the temperature of an ob...
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P2.3 More about infrared radiation
What happens to an object s tempe...,
What happens to an object s tempe...,
Do all objects emit and absorb in...
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P2.4 – Specific Heat Capacity
What does specific heat capacity ...,
What three factors affect the tem...,
Why does a metal block heat up fa...
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P2.5 – Heating and insulating buildings
What is the purpose of insulation...,
How does loft insulation reduce h...,
How does increasing the thickness...
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P3.1 – Energy Demands
What are the main fuels used to m...,
Why are fossil fuels considered n...,
What is the main environmental pr...
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P3.2 – Energy from Wind and Water
What makes wind wave and tidal po...,
What is a wind turbine 2,
Why are wind turbines considered ...
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P3.3 – Power from the Sun and the Earth
What do solar cells do 1,
Why are solar cells useful in rem...,
How does a solar power tower work 3
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P3.4 – Energy and the Environment
What harmful gases are released w...,
Why is burning fossil fuels linke...,
Why are fossil fuels considered n...
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P3.5 Big energy issues
Why must power stations match sup...,
Which type of power station has t...,
Which type of power station has t...
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P4.1 Electrical charges and fields
What is static electricity 1,
Which particles move when objects...,
What happens to an object that ga...
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P4.2 Current and Charge
What is electric current 1,
What is the unit of charge 2,
What is the unit of current 3
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P4.3 Potential Difference and Resistance
What is potential difference pd 1,
What is the unit of potential dif...,
What does a voltmeter measure and...
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P4.4 Component Characteristics
How does the resistance of a fila...,
Why does a filament lamp s resist...,
What does the current potential d...
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P4.5 Series Circuits
In a series circuit how does curr...,
In a series circuit how is the to...,
What happens to electrons when se...
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P4.6 Parallel Circuits
In a parallel circuit how is tota...,
What is the potential difference ...,
Why is pd the same across all par...
8  cards
P5.1 Alternating Current
What is direct current dc 1,
What is alternating current ac 2,
What is the frequency of uk mains...
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P5.2 Cables and plugs
What are mains plugs sockets and ...,
What are the three wires inside a...,
What colour is the live wire and ...
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P5.3 Electrical power and potential difference
What does the power rating of an ...,
What two factors determine the po...,
What is energy transferred by an ...
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P5.4 Electrical Currents and Energy Transfer
What pushes charge through a circ...,
What is current in a circuit 2,
What happens when charge flows th...
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5.5 Appliances and efficiency
What two factors determine how mu...,
What does a higher power rating m...,
What does 1 kw mean 3
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6.1 Density
What is density 1,
What is the unit of density 2,
What makes a material more dense 3
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P6.2 States of matter
What are the three states of matt...,
How are particles arranged in a s...,
How are particles arranged in a l...
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P6.3 Changes of state
What is the melting point of a su...,
What is the boiling point of a su...,
What happens to the temperature o...
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P6.4 Internal energy
What is internal energy 1,
What two types of energy make up ...,
What happens to internal energy w...
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P6.5 Specific latent heat
What is latent heat 1,
What is specific latent heat 2,
What is the specific latent heat ...
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P6.6 Gas pressure and temperature
What causes gas pressure 1,
Why do gas molecules exert pressu...,
What happens to gas pressure when...
10  cards
P6.7 Gas Pressure & Volume
What happens to the pressure of a...,
Why does pressure increase when v...,
What happens to pressure when the...
10  cards

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