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1
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A signal is made of…

A

1’s and 0’s

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2
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Analogue signals can have how many values?

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A range

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3
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Digital signals can have how many values?

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Vary between 2

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4
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The more efficient a device is..

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The less energy wasted

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5
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Light bulb designs have changed to…

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Save energy

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6
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We can’t have 100% efficient devices because there is…

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Always wasteful energy

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7
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A sensor is?

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A device which detects changes in its environment

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8
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Examples of a sensor

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Thermometer
Light-dependent resistor (LDR)
Thermistor

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9
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Thermometer is quick to … but slow to …

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Read

Cool down

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10
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Which ***** are on the electromagnet spectrum

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Gamma rays
X-ray
MRI
Endoscopes

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11
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/\

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Reflection

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12
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/’’””

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At critical angle

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13
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/*

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Away from normal

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14
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Reaction time is?

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The time taken for a signal to get from your ears to your brain.

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15
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What’s more accurate a light gate or a stop watch

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Light gate

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16
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Renewable energy is?

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Energy that doesn’t run out

17
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What is the strongest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

A

Gamma rays

18
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What is the second strongest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

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X - rays

19
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What is the third strongest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

A

Ultraviolet (UV)

20
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What is the fourth strongest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

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Visible light

21
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What is the fifth strongest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

A

Infared

22
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What is the sixth strongest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

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Microwaves

23
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What is the weakest waves in the electromagnet spectrum?

A

Radio waves

24
Q

Filament light bulbs give out more…

A

Heat

25
Q

Which light bulb is more efficient

A

LEDs

26
Q

What are four ways of generating energy?

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Wind turbines
Hydroelectricity
Nuclear
Fossil fuel

27
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Efficiency tells you…?

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The ratio of useful energy output to total energy input of a device.

28
Q

You can use a … in a circuit to detect temperature.

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Thermistor

29
Q

Doctors use visible light in a device called … to see inside a patients body.

A

Endoscope

30
Q

When light hits the inside of the glass fibre bigger than the … angle, the light is…?

A

Critical

Reflected

31
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Doctors can use …, … and … to see inside the patient

A

Ultrasound
X rays
Endoscopes

32
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What is it called when the glass fibre is bigger than the critical angle and the light is reflected?

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Internal reflection

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