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What is amplitude?

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Displacement from rest position to crest of wave.

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What is the wavelength?

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Length of full cycle of wave (from crest to crest)

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What is the frequency of a wave?

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Number of complete cycles/oscillations passing a certain point per second.

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What are the standard units (SI) in a wave equation?

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Meters, seconds, m/s and hertz (Hz)

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What is the law of reflection?

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Angle of incidence = angle of reflection

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What is heat a measure of?

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Energy

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What is temperature a measure of?

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Hotness - measures average kinetic energy of particles.

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What is specific latent heat?

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Amount of energy needed to boil/melt 1kg of material without changing its temperature.

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What is conduction?

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Conduction of heat is process where vibrating particles pass on extra kinetic energy to neighbouring particles.

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What is specific heat capacity?

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Amount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1kg of substance by 1°C

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What is convection?

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Convection occurs when more energetic particles move from hotter region to cooler region - and take their energy with them.

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What can conduction occur in?

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Mainly solids - liquids and gases conduct heat more slowly.

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What can convection occur in?

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Liquids and gases

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How is heat radiation different to convection and conduction?

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It doesn’t need a medium, so can occur in a vacuum.

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How does infrared radiation cook food?

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(Grills and toasters) heat is absorbed by surface and then energy is conducted or convected to more central parts.

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How do microwaves cook food?

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Penetrate 1cm into outer layer. Absorbed by water/fat molecules increasing their kinetic energy - conducted or convected to other parts of food.

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How do you calculate payback time?

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payback time = initial cost ÷ annual saving

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What colours on a thermograph show hot areas?

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White, yellow and red

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What colours on a thermograph show cold areas?

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Black, dark blue and purple

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How does loft insulation save energy?

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Fibreglass wool across loft floor reduces conduction through ceiling into roof space.

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How does a hot water tank jacket save energy?

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Reduces conduction

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How does double glazing save energy?

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2 layers of glass with air gap between reduces conduction

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How do thick curtains save energy?

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Reduces conduction and radiation through windows

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How does draught-proofing save energy?

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Strips of foam and plastic around doors and windows stop hot air going out - reducing convection

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How do cavity walls and insulation save energy?

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2 layers of bricks with a gap between them reduces conduction. Some energy still lost by convection. Insulating foam in gaps traps pockets of air - minimises convection.

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What causes total internal reflection?

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If angle of incidence is bigger than critical angle - each material has a different critical angle.

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What determines the amount of diffraction?

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Size of gap relative to wavelength. Narrower gap, or longer wavelength, more wave spreads out.

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What happens if a gap is the same size as a wavelength?

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Get a diffraction pattern of light and dark fringes

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What are the EM waves in order from largest wavelength to smallest?

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Radio waves, Microwaves, Infra Red, Visible light, Ultra Violet, X-rays, Gamma Rays.

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What is ionisation?

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Where an atom or molecule either loses or gains electrons - can be dangerous.

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What is special about the waves in a laser?

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All waves are same wavelength and frequency (makes the light monochromatic). All waves in phase, increasing amplitude - coherent. Have low divergence; beam is narrow and stays narrow at long distances.

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Why are long wavelengths good at transferring information over long distances?

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They don’t get absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere as much as waves in middle of spectrum or those with high frequency.

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How far away can long wave radio waves be received?

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(wavelength = 1-10km) can be transmitted from one place and received halfway around the world - diffract around Earth’s curved surface.

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How far away can short wave radio waves be received?

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(wavelength about 10m - 100m) can be received at long distances from transmitter - reflection in ionosphere

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What is diffraction?

A

Waves spread out at edges when passing through a gap/past an object.

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What is refraction?

A

Wave changes speed due to a change in density. If wave hits a substance at an angle, it changes direction.

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Displacement from rest position to crest of wave.

A

What is amplitude?

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Length of full cycle of wave (from crest to crest)

A

What is the wavelength?

39
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Number of complete cycles/oscillations passing a certain point per second.

A

What is the frequency of a wave?

40
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Meters, seconds, m/s and hertz (Hz)

A

What are the standard units (SI) in a wave equation?

41
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Angle of incidence = angle of reflection

A

What is the law of reflection?

42
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Energy

A

What is heat a measure of?

43
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Hotness - measures average kinetic energy of particles.

A

What is temperature a measure of?

44
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

Amount of energy needed to boil/melt 1kg of material without changing its temperature.

A

What is specific latent heat?

45
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Conduction of heat is process where vibrating particles pass on extra kinetic energy to neighbouring particles.

A

What is conduction?

46
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Amount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1kg of substance by 1°C

A

What is specific heat capacity?

47
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Convection occurs when more energetic particles move from hotter region to cooler region - and take their energy with them.

A

What is convection?

48
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Mainly solids - liquids and gases conduct heat more slowly.

A

What can conduction occur in?

49
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Liquids and gases

A

What can convection occur in?

50
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It doesn’t need a medium, so can occur in a vacuum. Can only occur through transparent substances like air/glass/water. Amount of radiation emitted/absored depends on surface colour and texture.

A

How is heat radiation different to convection and conduction?

51
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P1 - Energy For The Home

Like in grills and toasters heat is absorbed by surface and then energy is conducted or convected to more central parts.

A

How does infrared radiation cook food?

52
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

They penetrate 1cm into outer layer and absorbed by water/fat molecules increasing their kinetic energy - this is then conducted or convected to other parts of food.

A

How do microwaves cook food?

53
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payback time = initial cost ÷ annual saving

A

How do you calculate payback time?

54
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White, yellow and red

A

What colours on a thermograph show hot areas?

55
Q

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Black, dark blue and purple

A

What colours on a thermograph show cold areas?

56
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Fibreglass wool laid across loft floor reduces conduction through ceiling into roof space.

A

How does loft insulation save energy?

57
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

Reduce conduction

A

How does a hot water tank jacket save energy?

58
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

2 layers of glass with air gap between reduces conduction

A

How does double glazing save energy?

59
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

Reduces conduction and radiation through windows

A

How do thick curtains save energy?

60
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

Strips of foam and plastic around doors and windows stop hot air going out - reducing convection

A

How does draught-proofing save energy?

61
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

2 layers of bricks with a gap between them reduces conduction but some energy still lost by convection. Insulating foam in gaps traps pockets of air to minimise convection.

A

How do cavity walls and insulation save energy?

62
Q

P1 - Energy For The Home

If angle of incidence is bigger than critical angle - each material has a different critical angle.

A

What causes total internal reflection?

63
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Size of gap relative to wavelength. Narrower gap, or longer wavelength, more wave spreads out.

A

What determines the amount of diffraction?

64
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You can get a diffraction pattern or light and dark fringes

A

What happens if a gap is the same size as a wavelength?

65
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P1 - Energy For The Home

Radio waves, Micro waves, Infra Red, Visible light, Ultra Violet, X rays, Gamma Rays.

A

What are the electromagnetic waves in order from largest wavelength to smallest?

66
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Where an atom or molecule either loses or gains electrons - can be dangerous.

A

What is ionisation?

67
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All waves are the same wavelength and frequency (makes the light monochromatic). All waves are in phase, increasing the amplitude - said to be coherent. Lasers have low divergence; beam is narrow and stays this way even at long distances.

A

What is special about the waves in a laser?

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They don’t get absorbed by the Earth’s atmosphere as much as waves in the middle of the spectrum or those with high frequency.

A

Why are long wavelengths good at transferring information over long distances?

69
Q

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(wavelength of 1-10km) can be transmitted from one place and received halfway around the world because they diffract around the Earth’s curved surface.

A

How far away can long wave radio waves be received?

70
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(wavelength about 10m - 100m) can be received at long distances from the transmitter because of reflection in the ionosphere

A

How far away can short wave radio waves be received?

71
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When waves spread out at the edges when they pass through a gap or past an object.

A

What is diffraction?

72
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When a wave changes speed due to a change in density. If the wave hits a substance at an angle, it changes direction.

A

What is refraction?

73
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What is frequency measured in?

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Hertz (Hz). 1Hz = 1 wave per second.

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Hertz (Hz). 1Hz = 1 wave per second.

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What is frequency measured in?

75
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What scale is heat measured on?

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Absolute scale (can’t go lower than 0 because there is a limit to how slow particles can move)

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Absolute scale (can’t go lower than 0 because there is a limit to how slow particles can move)

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What scale is heat measured on?

77
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What can radiation occur through?

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Can only occur through transparent substances like air/glass/water.

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What determines the amount of radiation emitted?

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Depends on surface colour and texture.

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Can only occur through transparent substances like air/glass/water.

A

What can radiation occur through?

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Depends on surface colour and texture.

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What determines the amount of radiation emitted?

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