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Decks in this class (23)

Movement and Position
What is speed,
What is the formula for average s...,
Define velocity
34  cards
Forces, Movement, Shape, and Momentum
What are the effects of forces be...,
What are the different types of f...,
What is newton s third law of motion
25  cards
Mains Electricity
What is direct current dc,
What is alternating current ac,
What is the mains electricity vol...
18  cards
Energy and voltage in circuits
What is a series circuit,
What is a parallel circuit,
How does current in a series circ...
24  cards
Electric Charge
What are electrical conductors an...,
How can insulating materials be c...,
How can conductors be charged by ...
8  cards
Properties of waves
What is a wave,
What are the two types of waves,
Define amplitude
18  cards
The electromagnetic spectrum
State seven properties common to ...,
List the electromagnetic spectrum...,
Name the colours of the visible s...
29  cards
Light
What type of wave is light and wh...,
What is the law of reflection,
What should be included in a ray ...
13  cards
Sound
Describe the nature of sound wave...,
Define compressions and rarefacti...,
Explain how sound waves can be re...
10  cards
Energy transfers
What are the different types of e...,
How can energy be transferred,
State the principle of conservati...
11  cards
Work and power
What is work done and what is its...,
What is the relationship between ...,
What is gravitational potential e...
6  cards
Energy resources and electricity generation
How does wind power generate elec...,
How does hydroelectric power gene...,
How do tidal and wave power gener...
14  cards
Density and pressure
What is density and what is its e...,
How can the density of a liquid b...,
How can the density of a solid be...
8  cards
Change of state
Why does heating a system change ...,
What happens when a solid melts o...,
Describe the arrangement and move...
7  cards
Ideal gas molecules
Why do gas molecules exert pressu...,
What is absolute zero,
What is the kelvin scale and how ...
9  cards
Magnetism
What are the basic properties of ...,
What are magnetically hard and so...,
What are magnetic field lines
6  cards
Electromagnetism
How does an electric current prod...,
How is an electromagnet constructed,
What are the magnetic field patte...
9  cards
Electromagnetic induction
How is a voltage induced in a con...,
What factors affect the size of t...,
How does a rotating magnet induce...
8  cards
Radioactivity
Describe the structure of an atom,
Define atomic proton number mass ...,
What are ionising radiations and ...
14  cards
Fission and fusion
How do nuclear reactions produce ...,
How is a u 235 nucleus split in n...,
What are the products of u 235 fi...
10  cards
Motion in the universe
What is the universe,
What is a galaxy,
Where is our solar system located
7  cards
Stellar evolution
What is a star,
What is nuclear fusion,
What is absolute magnitude and ho...
13  cards
Cosmology
Describe the past evolution of th...,
What is the evidence that support...,
Describe how a moving wave source...
7  cards

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