What does infrared radiation involve?
What does Kinetic Theory explain?
What is conduction?
What is convection?
What is evaporation?
What factors affect the rate at which a material transfers energy?
What do U-values measure?
What does a lower U-value mean?
What is the Specific heat Capacity?
What is a Sankey Diagram?
What does the efficiency of a device refer to?
Give two examples of fossil fuels
What is a biofuel?
A rapidly evolving technology involves carbon capture.
Why is this important?
Where will it be stored?
What are transformers used for?
Fill in the missing gaps:
Power Station --> Step-____ Transformer --> Power Lines --> Step-____ Transformer --> Houses, shops, etc...
What is a Transverse Wave?
What is a Longitudinal Wave?
What is the amplitude of a wave?
What is the frequency of a wave?
What 7 things does the Electromagnetic Spectrum consist of?
A Radio Wave has a ____ Frequency and a _____ Wavelength.
A Gamma Ray has a ____ frequency and a _____ wavelength.
What are Radio Waves used for?
What are Microwaves used for?
What is Infrared Radiation used for?
What is reflection?
What is the normal line?
When an object is viewed in a plane mirror the image formed is...
What type of wave is a sound wave?
Between what two frequencies can humans hear sound?
What is the Doppler effect?
What is red-shift?
The light observed from distant galaxies in the universe is ____-shifted.
Give two pieces of evidence that the red-shift of light provides in terms of our universe.
What does CMBR stand for, and what is it?
What is the unit for specific heat capacity?
What are the advantages of a Nuclear power source?
What are the disadvantages of a Nuclear power source?
What is the advantage of a Coal power source?
What are the disadvantages of a Coal power source?
What are the advantages of an Oil power source?
What are the disadvantages of an Oil power source?
What are the advantages of a Gas power source?
What are the disadvantages of a Gas power source?
What are the advantages of Wind Turbines?
What are the disadvantages of Wind Turbines?
What are the advantages of Tidal and Waves as an energy source?
What are the disadvantages of Tidal and Waves as an energy source?
What are the advantages of Hydroelectricity as an energy source?
What are the disadvantages of Hydroelectricity as an energy source?
What are the advantages of Solar Cells as an energy source?
What are the disadvantages of Solar Cells as an energy source?
What are the advantages of Biofuels as an energy source?
What are the disadvantages of Biofuels as an energy source?
What are the advantages of Geothermal energy sources?
What are the disadvantages of Geothermal energy sources?
From fastest to slowest, which of these has the fastest start-up times?
- Coal
- Gas
- Nuclear
- Oil
What is the voltage of electricity in power stations?
What is the voltage of electricity in power lines?
What is the voltage of electricity in houses?
What are the range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum?
What is the pitch of a sound determined by?
What are echoes examples of?
Do radio waves and gamma rays travel at the same speed through a vacuum (space)?
