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Heat Radiation
What does heat energy do,
How many ways is heat transferred,
Name the 3 ways heat energy is tr...
24  cards
The Periodic Table
Atoms of each element can be repr...,
What is comg,
What is nafepb
23  cards
Kinetic Theory and Conduction
Kinetic theory describes what,
How does an object have kinetic e...,
Kinetic theory can explain what
26  cards
Convection
What are gases and liquids free t...,
The convection of heat is only what,
Define convection
20  cards
Condensation and Evaporation
What in condensation,
What happens when a gas cools,
What forces in the gas pull the p...
25  cards
Rate of Heat Transfer
What can different objects do,
Where is heat radiated from,
The bigger the surface of an obje...
26  cards
Energy Efficiency in The Home
Effectiveness and cost effectiven...,
The most effective methods of ins...,
Eventually what will happen
21  cards
Specific Heat Capacity
What does specific heat capacity ...,
How are materials different when ...,
Give an example of how different ...
21  cards
Energy Transfer
Name the 9 types of energy,
What is electrical energy,
What is light energy
21  cards
Efficiency of Machines
What do most energy transfers inv...,
Why are useful devices only useful,
What happens to the useful input
15  cards
Efficiency of Machines
Why do we call it wasted heat,
What is useful energy,
The entire energy output by a mac...
21  cards
Energy Transformation Diagrams
The thickness of the arrow repres...,
Why are sankey diagrams used
2  cards
P1.1 Heat Transfer
Describe the bonding arrangement ...,
Describe the kinetic energy of pa...,
Explain the energy transfer durin...
17  cards
P1.2 Energy and Efficiency
State the 9 forms of energy,
What is the unit for energy,
What form is energy normally in w...
6  cards
21.3 Paying for Electricity and National Grid
Why is electrical energy so useful,
What does the amount of electrica...,
Define the power of an electrical...
8  cards
P1.4 Methods we use to Generate Electricity
Define renewable energy,
Define non renewable energy,
Of the non renewable energy stati...
14  cards
P1.5 EM Spectrum and Soud
What do waves do,
Define longitudinal waves,
Define transverse waves
20  cards
P1.6 Red Shift and Big Bang
What is red shift,
What does the red shift tell us a...,
What is the cosmic microwave back...
6  cards
The Cost of Electricity
What do electrical appliances do,
The amount of energy that is tran...,
What is energy usually measured in
11  cards
Choosing Electrical Appliances
In the exam they may ask what app...,
Battery radios and clockwork radi...,
How do clockwork radios work
12  cards
Energy Sources and Power Stations
How many types of energy resource...,
What are these energy resources p...,
What are the non renewable resources
15  cards
Renewable Energy Sources
What does wind power involve,
What is in a wind turbine,
Name a pro about wind turbies
12  cards
Renewable Energy Sources
What can we do with waves rivers ...,
What does hydroelectric usually r...,
The rainwater that is caught and
13  cards
Renewable Energy Sources
What is wave power,
How does the sea drive a generator,
What is a negative about wave power
16  cards
Renewable Energy Sources
Where is geothermal energy only p...,
How does geothermal work,
In some places where is geotherma...
11  cards
Energy Sources and the Environment
0  cards
Energy Sources and the Environment
Name the 3 fossil fuels,
What happens when fossil fuels ar...,
What fossil fuel releases the mos...
16  cards
Comparison of energy resources
Because coal and oil are running ...,
When looking at the options for a...,
Compare set up costs
22  cards
Electricity and the National Grid
What is the national grid,
How does electricity get distribu...,
What is the problem with high cur...
9  cards
Wave Basics
Amplitude,
Wavelength,
Frequency
10  cards
Waves Properties
All waves,
What happens when waves arrive at...,
What is reflection
7  cards
Refraction and Diffraction
Reflected,
Diffracted,
Describe what happens during diff...
5  cards
EM Waves and Communication.
Describe the em waves with differ...,
Size of wavelength,
Speed of wavelengths
7  cards
EM Waves and Their Uses
How is infrared useful,
How do optical fibres work,
How do cameras work
9  cards
Sound Waves
How are sound waves caused,
Where does sound travel to,
Where does sound travel faster
11  cards
Origin of the UNIVERSE
The universe seems to be expanding,
Light from other galaxies is red ...,
Eg of doppler effect
5  cards
The Origin of the Universe
Big band theory,
We use the use the rate of expans...,
Steady state theory
7  cards

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