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1.1 Energy Changes in a System
What is the equation for kinetic ...,
What is the equation for elastic ...,
What is the equation for gravity ...
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1.2 Conservation and Dissipation of Energy
State the law of energy conservation,
State any changes in the total en...,
Describe the energy changes that ...
13
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1.3 National and Global Energy Resources
What is a renewable energy resource,
What are the advantages of genera...,
Give four examples of renewable e...
15
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2.1 Current, Potential Difference and Resistance
What is electric current,
State the equation linking charge...,
What can be said about the value ...
13
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2.2 Series and Parallel Circuits
What are the two ways that a comp...,
How does the potential difference...,
Is two resistors are connected in...
9
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2.3 Domestic Uses and Safety
Is mains electricity an ac supply...,
Define alternating current and di...,
How many wires are usually in the...
12
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2.4 Energy Transfers
State two equations for the power...,
What are the two types of transfo...,
State an equation linking energy ...
13
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2.5 Static Electricity
What can happen when insulating m...,
Why can insulators become electri...,
What happens when two electricall...
11
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3.1 Changes of State and Particle Model
What is the definition of density,
State the different states of mat...,
Describe the particle arrangement...
12
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3.2 Internal Energy and Energy Transfers
What is the internal energy of a ...,
What two things can heating a sub...,
How does heating affect the energ...
11
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3.3 Particle Model and Pressure
Describe the motion of molecules ...,
What factor affects the average k...,
Explain how increasing the volume...
11
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4.1 Atoms and Isotopes
Give an approximation for the rad...,
What type of charge does the nucl...,
Where is most of the mass of an a...
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4.2 Atoms and Nuclear Radiation
Why do unstable nuclei give out r...,
What is the name of the process i...,
Define the activity of an unstabl...
19
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4.3 Hazards and Uses of Radioactive Emissions and Background Radiation
Give 4 sources of background radi...,
What is the unit used to measure ...,
How should background radiation b...
11
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4.4 Nuclear Fission and Fusion
What is nuclear fission,
What usually needs to happen to i...,
Give an example of a fissionable ...
16
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5.1 Forces and their Interactions
What is a scalar quantity,
What is a vector quantity,
How can a vector quantity be draw...
17
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5.2 Work Done and Energy Transfer
What does it mean if a force is s...,
What is the equation used to calc...,
What distance must be used when c...
8
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5.3 Forces and Elasticity
Explain the relationship between ...,
What is meant by an inelastic def...,
State the equation relating force...
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5.4 Moments, Levers and Gears
What is an alternative name for t...,
State the equation used to calcul...,
Desccribe the moment and speed of...
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5.5 Pressure and Pressure Differences in Fluids
What is meant by the term fluid,
In any fluid at which angle do th...,
What is the earth s atmosphere
13
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5.6 Forces and Motion
Does a distance quantity require ...,
If an object moves 3 metres to th...,
How can the distance travelled by...
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5.7 Momentum
State the equation used to calcul...,
What is the unit used for momentum,
In a closed system what can be sa...
7
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6.1 Waves in air, fluids and solids
What are the two types of waves,
What is a transverse wave,
What is a longitudal wave
22
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6.2 Electromagnetic Waves
What type of spectrum do electrom...,
Order the types of electromagneti...,
How do the speeds of em radiation...
30
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6.3 Black Body Radiation
What do all bodies objects emit a...,
What happens to the quantity of i...,
What is a perfect black body
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7.1 Permanent and Induced Magnetism, Magnetic Forces and Fields
At which part of a magnet are the...,
What happens when two magnets are...,
What type of force is exerted if ...
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7.2 The Motor Effect
What is produced when current flo...,
What is a solenoid,
Describe the magnetic field found...
18
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7.3 Induced Potential, Transformers and the National Grid
What happens when an electrical c...,
What happens to an electrical con...,
What is the requirement for an in...
11
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8.1 Solar System
Which galaxy is our solar system ...,
How many planets make up our sola...,
What do the planets in our solar ...
22
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8.2 Red-Shift
What is red shift,
What two things can be said about...,
What does the big bang theory sug...
8
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RP1 Specific Heat Capacity
Define the specific heat capacity...,
State the units for specific heat...,
How do you obtain the specific he...
16
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RP2 Thermal Insulation
Outline the basic steps of the pr...,
Give examples of materials with i...,
What piece of apparatus is used t...
10
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RP3 Resistance
Outline the basic steps of the pr...,
What two types of meters are need...,
What should the graph of resistan...
12
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RP4 I-V Characteristics
Outline the basic steps of the pr...,
What specific type of ammeter may...,
What must also be present in the ...
10
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RP5 Density
Regularly shaped objects outline ...,
Regularly shaped objects,
Regularly shaped objects
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RP6 Force and Extension
Outline the basic steps of the pr...,
What piece of apparatus is used t...,
How do you calculate the extensio...
12
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RP7 Acceleration
Effect of force constant mass,
Effect of force constant mass,
Effect of force constant mass
11
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RP8 Waves
Ripple tank,
Ripple tank,
Ripple tank
13
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RP9 Light
Outline the basic steps of the pr...,
What tool should be used to help ...,
What precautions should be taken ...
11
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RP10 Radiation and Absorption
Outline the basic steps of the pr...,
What is a leslie cube,
Why is a heatproof mat used
10
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