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Outline the structure of a typical scientific report
What is the structure of a typica...,
What comes first in,
What comes second in the structur...
13  cards
Identify dependent, independent and controlled variables for an experiment
What is a dependent variable,
What is the independent variable,
What is the controlled variable
9  cards
Explain how reliability, validity and safety have been considered in a first-hand investigation
Explain how reliability have been...,
Explain how validity have been co...,
Explain how safety have been cons...
9  cards
Define kinetic energy and give examples
What is kinetic energy,
What kind of energy is produced w...,
Give an example of kinetic energy...
7  cards
Define potential energy and give examples
What is potential energy,
Give examples of types of potenti...,
Why is gravitational energy a typ...
6  cards
Describe the transfer of heat energy and give examples of each
What are the ways that heat can b...,
What is conduction,
What is an example of heat being ...
10  cards
Explain that energy can be converted or transformed from one type to another and give everyday examples.
According to the law of conservat...,
According to the law of conservat...,
According to the law of conservat...
8  cards
Identify the joule (J) as the unit of energy measurement
What is the unit of power measure...,
What is the unit of energy measur...,
What is the unit of time measurement
6  cards
define energy efficiency
What is energy efficiency,
The percentage of the energy put ...
2  cards
Calculate energy efficiency given relevant data.
What is the formula to calculate ...,
If power is usually in the unit w...,
Mixer a used 31 watts and took 30...
6  cards
Identify design features of modern homes and appliances that improve energy efficiency and reduce energy waste/greenhouse gas production.
Design features of modern homes t...,
Double glazed windows of insulati...,
The design features of appliances...
5  cards
Describe the function of the cell organelles: nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall and chloroplast.
Nucleus,
Acts as the cell s control center,
Cytoplasm
12  cards
Define the term unicellular
What does the term unicellular mean,
An example of _____ would be bact...,
An example of a unicellular organism
3  cards
Calculate total magnification.
How is total magnification caluated,
What is the formula for total mag...,
For example if the ocular lens is...
3  cards

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