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1
Q

What can waves do?

A

Carry energy from one place to another

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2
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What do sound waves travel through?

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A medium

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3
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What is the number of waves that pass a point each second called?

A

Frequency

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4
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What is the frequency or pitch of a sound a measure of?

A

How high or low it is

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5
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What is the frequency or pitch measured in?

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Herts (Hz) and the symbol for it is an “f”

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6
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What is velocity in physics terms?

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“V”

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7
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What is the loudness (amplitude) of a sound?

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The height of the wave above the starting point

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8
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What is the energy of a sound caused by?

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Vibrations

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9
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What are sound waves an example of ?

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Longitudinal waves but they are drawn as transverse waves

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10
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What can sound not travel through?

A

A vacuum

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11
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What can sounds travel well through?

A

Solids, liquids and gasses

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12
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What is velocity another word for?

A

Speed

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13
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What is electricity a movement of?

A

Electrons

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14
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What does current measure the flow of?

A

Electrons

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15
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What is current measured by?

A

Ammeters (A) in amps

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16
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What is an ammeter always connected in/by?

A

Series

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17
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What is voltage also called?

A

A potential difference

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18
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What does a voltage measure?

A

How much energy is available for use by the components in the circuit

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19
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What is the voltage provided by?

A

The cells/batteries/power supply’s used

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20
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What is voltage measured by?

A

A volt meter in volts (V)

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21
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What is resistance a measure of?

A

How hard it is for the electrons to move around the circuit

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22
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What things have resistance?

A

All components and wires have resistance

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23
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What is resistance measured in?

A

Ohmmeter or ohms (Ω: the Greek letter omega)

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24
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What measures current and resistance?

A

A multimeter

25
Q

What is electrical power the rate of?

A

The rate at which an electrical appliance uses energy

26
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What type of appliances use the most power?

A

Appliances that use heat

27
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What is power measured in?

A

Watts (W)

28
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What does one watt (W) of power mean?

A

That the alliance is using one joule of energy each second

29
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What can electrical power be calculated as

A

Power=current x voltage (or p=IV)

30
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What is a resistor a component of?

A

A circuit designed to reduce or limit the current

31
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What is a conductor?

A

A material which lets energy flow

32
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What is an insulator?

A

A material which does not let energy flow

33
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In a series circuit how many paths are there for current flow?

A

One path

34
Q

What do parallel circuits have?

A

Junctions that the Currents that can split or join at

35
Q

In a series circuit what is the current flow like?

A

Same in all places

36
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In a parallel circuit what is the brightness in bulbs like?

A

Same in all the bulbs regardless of how many bulbs there are

37
Q

What are fuses?

A

Safety devices that have a wire that breaks if too much current flows through it

38
Q

What is the symbol for current

A

“I”

39
Q

What is a singular power cell called

A

A cell

40
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What are two power cells called

A

A battery

41
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What is heat a form of?

A

Energy

42
Q

What does thermal mean?

A

Heat

43
Q

What is the temperature a measure of?

A

How hot an object is

44
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How is the temperature measured?

A

With a thermometer

45
Q

What does there need to be for heat to move from one place to another?

A

A temperature difference

46
Q

Where does heat travel from?

A

A warmer area to a cooler area

47
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What do different metals conduct at?

A

Different rates

48
Q

What do insulators not allow to travel through easily?

A

Heat

49
Q

What are liquids and gasses both?

A

Liquids and their particles move

50
Q

What is infrared radiation part of?

A

The electromagnetic spectrum

51
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What does Infrared radiation travel as?

A

A wave

52
Q

What does heat travel by

A

By Infrared radiation through space and no particles are involved

53
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What can happen if radiation hits something?

A

It can be absorbed or reflected

54
Q

What surfaces reflect the most radiation?

A

Light coloured and shiny surfaces

55
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What surfaces absorb the most radiation?

A

Dark coloured and dull(matte) surfaces

56
Q

What does heat loss in a house depend on?

A

The temperature difference between the inside and outside of the house

57
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What can heat transfer be reduced in?

A

A building

58
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What can reducing heat loss do?

A

Save money and energy

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