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Household Electricity And Fuses (T2)
A fuse is also described as,
What is the standard voltage that...,
How does a basic fuse wire work
27
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Gravity, Space And Orbital Speed (T1)
Definite the centre of gravity,
How do you find the centre of gra...,
How do you find the centre of gra...
51
cards
Waves
In a sentence what are waves,
What three things can waves be de...,
The speed of a wave can be calcul...
33
cards
Energy Resources And Energy Transfer - Part 1 (T4)
What is the law of conservation o...,
If an electric lightbulb receives...,
If you put energy into an efficie...
15
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Solids, Liquids And Gases - Part 1 (T5)
What is density measure in accord...,
What is density measure in accord...,
What is the si international syst...
11
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Magnetism And Electromagnetism (T6)
What are the main natural element...,
Magnetism is a phenomenon resulti...,
Which of the natural magnetic ele...
17
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Formulas And Calculations
How do you calculate speed,
How do you calculate acceleration,
How do you calculate they
33
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Experiments
Explain what experiment galileo d...,
Explain a typical lab experiment ...,
How can you model terminal veloci...
10
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Newton's Laws (T1)
Newton s 2nd law of motion,
Newton s 1st law of motion,
Newton s 3rd law of motion
4
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Refraction (T3)
Describe refraction,
In what scenario would refraction...,
What physical occurrence can the ...
11
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Acceleration (T1)
Acceleration is,
How do you calculate accelration,
Slowing down is known as
11
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Vectors And Scalars (T1)
What is a vector,
Give five examples of vectors,
What is a scalar
4
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The S. I. System
Mass is measured in,
Distance length is measured in,
Speed velocity is measure in
8
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Graphs (T1)
The vertical axis is the,
The horizontal axis is the,
On a distance time graph what doe...
6
cards
Ticker Timers (T1)
What is a ticker timer,
What is the average number of dot...,
If the tape in a ticker timer is ...
7
cards
Force And The Resultant (T1)
What is force measured in,
Is force a vector or scalar,
List 6 types of force
16
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Friction And Driving (T1)
Describe friction and what causes it,
How can reducing friction help wi...,
In what situation would increasin...
9
cards
Elastic And Plastic Behaviour (T1)
What is elastic behaviour,
Describe plastic behaviour,
Give some examples of elastic mat...
8
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Weight And Gravity (T1)
What is meant by the weight of an...,
How do you calculate weight,
What is the gravitational acceler...
5
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Drag And Terminal Velocity (T1)
When an object passes through air...,
What are the twi significant forc...,
How does the speed of a falling o...
8
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Momentum (T1)
How do you calculate momentum,
Explain the law of conservation o...,
Momentum is a possessed by in
16
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Moments (T1)
The moment of a force is its,
What two quantities does the mome...,
What is the moment of a force mea...
6
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Electrical Current (T2)
Describe current,
What is electric current measured in,
How would you measure the current...
8
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Potential Difference / Voltage (T2)
What is potential difference,
How would you measure potential d...,
How do you calculate potential di...
5
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Static Electricity (T2)
Describe static electricity and h...,
Give some common examples of stat...,
What is one of the most spectacul...
14
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The Electroscope (T2)
What is an electroscope and how d...,
Briefly explain how an electrosco...,
Why is the leaf on an electroscop...
4
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Resistance (T2)
Why do we get resistance,
Resistance in a wire increases as,
Whilst voltage is the energy carr...
8
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Electrical Components (T2)
What are fixed resistors used for,
What is a thermistor and how do t...,
Name two applications that thermi...
8
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Electricity Basics (T2)
What is electric current measured in,
What is electric charge measured in,
What is electric charge measured in
16
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Charge, Power And Energy (T2)
How would you calculate charge,
How would you calculate power,
How would you calculate energy
5
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Sound Waves (T3)
How is sound made and why does it...,
Why is there no sound in a vacuum,
What frequency range can the huma...
26
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Resonance (T3)
Explain what resonance is and how...,
How can you use resonance to meas...
2
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum (T3)
From lowest frequency to highest ...,
Which wave in the electromagnetic...,
What are photons
7
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Nuclear Radiation (T3)
What are the three types of nucle...,
Whilst radiation can be harmful w...,
Nuclear radiation comes from the
12
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Telescopes, Periscopes And Binoculars (T3)
Describe optical telescopes,
Describe radio telescopes,
Describe x ray telescopes
5
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Radio Waves (T3)
Do radio waves carry a lot of energy,
List three uses of radio waves,
Which waves in the em spectrum ha...
5
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Microwaves (T3)
Describe microwaves and how micro...,
Why can you not heat things such ...,
Why do microwaves not make food c...
6
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X-Rays (T3)
What is the difference between ga...,
Describe how traditional x ray ph...,
What is a ct scan
6
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Ultraviolet (T3)
Describe ultraviolet,
How was ultraviolet discovered,
What are the three main types of ...
4
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Infrared (T3)
Describe infrared,
How do infrared cameras work and ...,
How was infrared discovered
4
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The Visible Spectrum (T3)
What is the visible spectrum and ...,
List three uses of visible light,
What are the seven colours in the...
6
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Reflection And Mirrors (T3)
What do sound and light waves do ...,
When sound light waves hit a surf...,
Smooth surface produce strong whe...
19
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Total Internal Reflection And Optical Fibres (T3)
What is total internal reflection,
What is the critical angle for mo...,
What is an optical fibre and how ...
11
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Diffraction (T3)
What is diffraction and how does ...,
How is sound diffracted,
Describe how ultrasound is diffra...
5
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Pressure (T5)
What is pressure measure in on th...,
Define pressure in physics and gi...,
The pressure of 1 pa is equal to
13
cards
Temperature And The Kelvin Scale (T5)
What is the si international syst...,
What is absolute zero and what ef...,
What temperature is absolute zero
5
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Density (T5)
The density of n object is define...,
Density is a measure of,
What will making an object hollow...
5
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Ionising Radiation (T7)
Describe alpha radiation,
Describe beta radiation,
Describe gamma rays
3
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Alpha decay (T7)
What is the general form of the a...,
Using the radioactive isotope rad...
2
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Beta decay (T7)
Using the radioactive isotope car...,
What is the standard atomic notat...,
Explain the general form of the b...
3
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Detecting Ionising Radiation (T7
Explain the unit of radioactivity,
How is photographic film still us...,
Describe the geiger muller tube
3
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Background radiation (T7)
When the earth was formed 45 bill...,
Describe natural background radia...,
Describe internal radiation
4
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Examples Of Energy Being Converted (T4)
List six energy conversion device...,
Describe how a muscle converts en...,
How does an electric motor conver...
8
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Different Types Of Energy (T4)
List the forms that energy can ex...,
Say a bit about thermal energy,
Describe electrical energy
17
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Power (T4)
In physics how do we define power,
What is the equation for calculat...,
1 horsepower is equivalent to how...
4
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Work Done (T4)
In physics what do we mean when w...,
Give four examples of work being ...,
What is the equation for calculat...
3
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Convection (T4)
What is convection,
Explain how convection and a conv...,
How do lava lamps use convection
4
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Solids, Liquids And Gases - Part 2 (T5)
Explain what brownian motion is a...,
What is a eureka can and how is i...,
How do you weigh a liquid
11
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Energy Resources And Energy Transfer - Part 2 (T4)
What kind of surfaces are not goo...,
What kind of surfaces are very go...,
How do cooling fins work and wher...
15
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Energy Resources And Energy Transfer - Part 3 (T4)
A ferrari has a mass of 960kgs an...,
What does the law of conservation...,
What equations do we use to calcu...
14
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