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Decks in this class (29)

Terminology
Distance,
Displacement,
Speed
9  cards
Acceleration
Formula for acceleration,
How do you find change in velocity,
Acceleration can be related to in...
10  cards
Newton's three laws
Mass,
Weight,
Newtons first law
5  cards
Newton's second law
The acceleration in the direction...,
Equation for force,
If the force increases the accele...
5  cards
newtons third law
This law is about forces on two d...,
Action reaction forces,
How are action reaction forces
4  cards
Lenses
What are lenses,
What do we use lenses for,
How do lenses affect light passin...
13  cards
Energy
Forms of energy transfer by heating,
Energy transfer in conduction,
Energy transfer in convection
9  cards
Waves
Colour,
Reflected,
Refracted
13  cards
Nuclear Radiation
What is nuclear radiation,
How does nuclear radiation occur,
Background radiation
5  cards
Types of radiation
Types of radiation,
Two types of beta radiation,
How is beta radiation caused
12  cards
Using radioactivity
Food irradiation,
Sterilisation of equipment,
Tracer solution
7  cards
Objects affecting eachother
Work done,
Calculation,
Power
6  cards
Electricity
Current,
Direct current,
Alternative voltage
5  cards
electromagnetism
What does moving charges cause,
Solenoid,
How can an electromagnet be made ...
3  cards
bending and stretching
Elastic,
Inelastic,
What is extension
4  cards
Energy transfers
Mechanical transfer,
Electrical transfer,
Transfer by heating
4  cards
stopping distance
Braking distance,
Thinking distance,
Stopping distance
5  cards
momentum
Unit for momentum,
Formula for momentum,
How does momentum travel between ...
5  cards
Non-renewable resources
What is a non renewable resource,
Wha,
Uses of nuclear fuels
6  cards
renewable resources
Renewable resources,
Solar cells,
Hydroelectricity
9  cards
Using short wavelengths
Visible light,
Infrared radiation,
Microwaves
7  cards
Dangers of radioactivity
Why are microwaves dangerous,
What is em radiation,
How can em radiation be caused
9  cards
Nuclear Equations
Alpha mass numberalpha atomic number,
Beta minus mass numberbeta minus ...,
Positron mass numberpositron atom...
5  cards
Half life
Activity,
What happens when a radioactive n...,
What happens as the unstable nucl...
10  cards
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fission,
Nu,
Chain reaction
11  cards
Nuclear Fusion
Fusion,
Why is the mass of the larger nuc...,
Source of energy for stars
6  cards
Life cycle of stars
How does a star begin,
How does the materials in a nebul...,
What happens as the cloud contracts
12  cards
Red shift
The doppler effect,
How does the doppler effect work ...,
What is red shift
4  cards
Rotational forces
Moment,
Conditions of a moment,
Greater the force
7  cards

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