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Unit1-1.1-Infrared Radiation
What are infrared waves part of,
Where are they compared to visibl...,
What do we detect infrared radiat...
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Unit 1-1.2-Surfaces and radiation
What are good absorbers of infrar...,
What are good emitters of infrare...,
What does it mean if something is...
4
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Unit 1-1.3- States of matter
What are the three states of matter,
How can we make an object change ...,
What do the particles do in a solid
6
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Unit 1-1.4- Conduction
Were does conduction mainly occur,
What are bad conductors,
How is heat energy transferred th...
6
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Unit 1-1.5- Convection
Where does convection occur,
What are fluids,
What happens to a fluid when it i...
5
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Unit 1-1.6- Evaporation and condensation
What is evaporation,
Why does evaporation take place,
What does this mean for the rest ...
7
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Unit 1-1.7- Energy transfer
What effect does the temperature ...,
What 3 things also effect the rat...,
How can we maximize the rate of e...
4
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Unit 1-1.8- Specific heat capacity
What is specific heat capacity,
What happens the greater the spec...,
What happens the greater the mass...
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Unit 1-1.9- Heating and insulating buildings
How can you reduce the rate of en...,
What is u value,
What does the u value tell us
3
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Unit 1-2.1- Forms of energy
What forms can energy exist in,
What are forms of stored energy,
What objects have gravitational p...
4
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Unit 1-2.2- Conservation of energy
What is the conservation of energy
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Unit 1-2.3- Useful energy
What is a machine,
What does the energy we get out o...,
What will both useful and wasted ...
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Unit 1-2.4- Energy and efficiency
What is energy measured in,
What is the energy supplied to a ...,
How can we work out efficiency
3
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Unit 1-3.1- Electrical appliances
What do electrical appliances do,
What are some common electrical a...,
How should appliances be designed
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Unit 1-3.2- Electrical power
What is the power of an appliance,
What is the unit of power,
How else could power be written
4
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Unit 1-3.3- Using electrical energy
What is the amount of energy used...,
What is a kilowatt hour,
What does the electrical meter in...
3
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Unit 1-3.4- Cost effectiveness matters
What are the factors you need to ...,
How could households reduce their...,
What is payback time
3
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Unit 1-4.1- Fuel for electricity
What happens in a coal power station,
What are 3 fossil fuels,
What is the fuel used in a nuclea...
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Unit 1-4.2- Energy from wind and water
What is renewable energy,
How does a wind turbine work,
What happens in a hydroelectric p...
6
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Unit 1-4.3- Power from the sun and earth
How does solar energy travel to e...,
How can we harness this energy,
What is a solar power tower
3
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Unit 1-4.4- Energy from the environment
What do we do
1
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Unit 1-4.5- The national grid
How is electricity distributed in...,
What is the national grids voltage,
What are power stations voltage
3
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Unit 1-4.6- Big energy issues
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Unit 1-5.1- The nature of waves
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Unit 1-5.2- Measuring waves
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Unit 1-5.3- Wave properties: reflection
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Unit 1-5.4- Wave properties: refraction
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Unit 1-5.5- Wave properties: diffraction
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Unit 1-5.6- Sound
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Unit 1-5.7- Musical sounds
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Unit 1-6.1- The electromagnetic spectrum
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Unit 1-6.2- Light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves
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Unit 1-6.3- Communications
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Unit 1-6.4- The expanding universe
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Unit 1-6.5- The Big Bang
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