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Decks in this class (15)

Refractions - Key definitions + Knowledge
What is refraction,
What happens if ray goes from les...,
What happens if ray goes from mor...
11  cards
Spectra + Inverse Square Law
What is irradience,
Graph of i against d,
Graph of i against 1 d2
7  cards
Interference and diffraction
All waves can,
Diffraction in long and short wav...,
What is interfernce
16  cards
Energy
What is work done,
What is kinetic energy,
What is potential energy
4  cards
Collisions, Explosions & Impulse
The momentum of an object is give...,
Momentum is a what,
The law of conservation of moment...
16  cards
Forces, energy and power
What is friction,
How to increase friction,
How to decrease friction
16  cards
Projectiles
What is a projectile,
Object launched from rest,
Object launched vertically upwards
12  cards
Gravitational Field Strength
What is gravitational field strength,
What is gravitational field stren...,
What is newton s law of gravitation
6  cards
Special relativity
What is a frame of reference,
If observers are moving towards e...,
If observers are moving in the sa...
7  cards
The expanding universe
What is the doppler effect,
When source of sound moves toward...,
When source of sound moves away o...
4  cards
Redshift
Why does light waves travelling a...,
What is an example of the doppler...,
What is redshift
8  cards
Hubble-Lemaître law
What did edwin hubble discover,
Hubble s law,
What is one light year
4  cards
Expansion of the universe
Why do stars rotate,
How does distance affect velocity...,
Mass of galaxy can be determined ...
6  cards
The Big Bang theory
What is the big bang theory,
Colour of star as temperature inc...,
Stars emit radiation over
7  cards
Wave Particle Duality
What conditions are there for pho...,
The photoelectric effect can be d...,
Function of gold leaf electroscope
12  cards

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