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Longitudinal and transverse waves
What do waves do,
What is the amplitude of a wave,
What is the wavelength
11  cards
Reflection
What 3 things can happen when a w...,
What is always true during reflec...,
What is the point where the incom...
6  cards
Refraction
What is refraction,
What is the connection between th...,
What is the emergent ray
5  cards
Electromagnetic waves
What type of waves are em waves,
What is the same about all em waves,
What differentiates different em ...
8  cards
Radiowaves
What are the characteristics of a...,
What are waves belonging to the e...,
How can we generate waves from th...
8  cards
Microwaves and infrared
What are the characteristics of m...,
What are microwaves that are abso...,
What are microwaves that are abso...
8  cards
Visible and UV light
What is visible light,
How does the wavelength affect co...,
What can visible light be used for
10  cards
X-rays and gamma rays
What are the characteristics of x...,
How are x rays used,
Pros and cons of x rays
6  cards
How lenses work
What do lenses do,
What is a convex lens,
What is a concave lens
9  cards
Visible light and colour
What is white light made of,
What is blackness,
Describe the transmission absorpt...
7  cards
Absorbing radiation
What is something that all object...,
What happens to an object hotter ...,
What happens to an object cooler ...
10  cards
Sound waves and hearing
What are sound waves,
What are compressions,
What are rarefractions
11  cards
Ultrasound
What is ultrasoud,
How can ultrasound be produced,
What is partial reflection
6  cards
Seismic waves
When are seismic waves transmitted,
Explain seismic p waves,
Explain seismic s waves
6  cards
Magnets
What is a magnet,
Law of magnetism,
What type of force is magnetism
6  cards
Permanent and induced magnets
What is a magnetic field,
Common magnetic materials,
Permanent vs induced magnets
6  cards
Electromagnetism
Magnetic field around a current c...,
Right hand rule,
How to revers direction of magnet...
7  cards
Motor effect
What is the idea of the motor effect,
Explain how the motor effect works,
What is needed for the full motor...
5  cards
Electric motor
How does an electric motor work,
Why do we use a split ring commut...,
How do we increase the speed of r...
3  cards
Generator effect
What is the generator effect,
What is neede for current to flow...,
What happens to the potential dif...
6  cards
Alternators and dynamos
What are the different types of g...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
How do alternators work
4  cards
Oscilloscopes
What does an oscilloscope measure,
Alternating current vs direct cur...
2  cards
Speakers & microphones
What do loudspeakers and micropho...,
Structure of a loudspeaker,
How does a loudpeaker work
6  cards
Transfmormers
What is the role of a transformer,
Structure of a transformer,
How does a transformer work
5  cards
Contact & non-contact forces
What is a force,
What type of quantity is a force,
Contact vs non contact forces
3  cards
Scalars and vectors
What is the difference between a ...,
Examples of scalar quantities,
Examples of vector quantities
3  cards
Free body diagrams
What is a free body diagram,
What is the resultant force,
How do we find magnititude and di...
4  cards
Scale diagrams
How do we find the resultant forc...
1  cards
Elasticity
What is deformation and the diffe...,
What is extension,
What is the point after which a s...
10  cards
Moments
What is a moment,
Equation to find a moment,
What is important when measuring ...
9  cards
Pressure
What is pressure,
Equation for pressure,
What
13  cards
Work done
When is work done,
Equation for work done,
How is energy transferred and wor...
4  cards
Speed, velocity, distance and displacement
What is the difference between sp...,
What is the difference between di...,
Equation of speed and velocity
3  cards
Acceleration
What is acceleration,
Equation for acceleration,
Equation for acceleration suvat
3  cards
Circular motion
Why does an object travelling in ...,
Why is the moon in orbit accelera...
2  cards
D-T and V-T graphs
What does a distance time graph show,
What does the gradient of the lin...,
What does increasing and decreasi...
8  cards
Newton's laws
What is newton s 1st law of motion,
What is newton s 2nd law of motion,
Equation for newton s 2nd law
7  cards
Stopping distances
What is stopping distance,
What is the total stopping distan...,
What is the thinking distance
7  cards
Terminal velocity
What is terminal velocity,
How is terminal velocity reached,
What is the air resitance on an o...
3  cards
Momentum
Equation for momentum,
What type of quantity is momentum,
What is the conservation of momen...
6  cards
Astronomy
What is a satelite and the differ...,
What path do the planets in our s...,
Asteroids vs comets
5  cards
Life cycle of stars
How is a main sequence star formed,
Why is the main sequence star con...,
What happens to the main sequence...
5  cards
Orbits
What is an orbit,
Explain the orbit of the moon aro...,
What is the relationship between ...
3  cards
Red-shift
What does red shift tell us about...,
What is the absorption spectra,
Why does the absorption spectra h...
6  cards

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