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#1. What is an ion?

#2. Calculate the forces involved in an accident where a 1650 kg car travelling at 20 m/s hits a wall and the car comes to a stop in 0.05 seconds. Use the following equation: Force = mass x final velocity – mass x initial velocity / t (include units in your answer)

#3. Do ultraviolet rays have longer wavelengths than infrared waves?

#4. Calculate the force when an object changes its momentum by 2550 kg m/s in 5 seconds. Include the units for force in your answer.

#5. Are electromagnetic waves transverse or longitudinal?

#6. Which of the following statements is correct?

#7. Which is the correct definition for non-renewable energy resources?

#8. What is the purpose of the neutral wire in a plug?

#9. Why is geothermal energy not used more often around the world?

#10. Which of the following is an advantage of non-renewable energy sources?

#11. Which of the following are problems with using biofuels as a replacement for oil?

Select all that apply:

#12. What is displacement?

#13. Do light waves speed up or slow down then they go from air into water?

#14. Which of the following are reasons why hydroelectric dams are problematic?

Select all that apply:

#15. Which of the following is the source of coal?

#16. What do we call energy that is stored in chemicals?

#17. Fill in the blank – Thermal conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct or pass on heat through …….. with another material?

#18. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet light?

Sankey Diagram Energy

#19. What is this Sankey Diagram showing?

#20. What is the purpose of fuses and circuit breakers?

#21. What are the units we use for measuring energy?

#22. Which of the following can be used to measure reaction times?

Select all that apply:

#23. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?

#24. Which process transfers heat using electromagnetic waves?

#25. Complete the sentence: Stopping distances are made up of the sum of braking distance and …….. distance.

#26. Is nuclear fission renewable?

#27. True or false – x-rays have longer wavelengths than visible light?

#28. What do we use to slow the rate of heat loss out of a house?

#29. Wave speed is linked to wave frequency and wavelength by which equation?

#30. What is the shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation

#31. Which of the following can affect braking distances? ? 5

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#32. What do we call energy that is stored in hot objects?

#33. What is the source of energy for the sun?

#34. An electric motor does 70,000 J of work in 200 s. Calculate the Power of this action. Include the units and answer to 1d.p ? Do not include your workings in your answer

#35. Which of these is an example of transverse waves?

#36. What is amplitude?

#37. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum does a radiator glow at?

#38. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for security marking?

#39. Which process fits the description? The warmer parts of a fluid rise and set up a current.

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#40. What is period?

#41. All objects emit energy in a certain wavelength. What is this wavelength known as?

#42. What is the equation relating wave speed (v) distance (x) and time (t)?

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#43. Jack moves a cube weighing 250N. He moves the cube by 2.5m in a straight line. Calculate the work done by Jack. Answers to 1d.p, include the units. ? Do not include your workings in your answer

#44. Which of the following is a difference between circuit breakers and fuses?

#45. What does F represent in the equation for work done?

#46. Kate and Emma both walk up 10 stairs, moving 4.5m higher than before. Emma does this in 2.7 seconds, Kate does this in 3.2 seconds. Which girl has exerted the most power?

#47. Which form of radiation is most ionising?

#48. Which component is described: A glass tube with a thin wire inside that melts if too much current passes through it, breaking the circuit.

#49. Overexposure to ultraviolet light could cause which of the following problems?

#50. Which of the following is the source of oil and gas?

#51. Why is the total energy transferred to a kettle’s heating element, more than the total energy of the boiled water inside the kettle?

If you could accurately measure the movement of energy, you would always find that all of the energy is transferred. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, this is known as the Law of Conservation of Energy.

#52. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum has the most energy?

#53. Is solar power renewable?

#54. What is frequency?

#55. Is geothermal renewable?

#56. Complete the sentence. Power is the rate at which…..

#57. What is the longest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation

#58. Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear fission power plants?

#59. Which process transfers heat through vibrations between particles?

#60. Do radio waves have longer wavelengths than microwaves?

#61. Are biofuels renewable?

#62. What is wavelength?

#63. What is gamma radiation?

#64. How is fossil fuel usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?

#65. Is coal a fossil fuel?

#66. What is an electrical fault?

#67. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for cooking?

#68. What is a beta particle?

#69. No refraction takes place if a wave is travelling along which line?

#70. Is natural gas a fossil fuel?

#71. Renewable energy resources mostly get their energy from the same source what is this source?

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#72. Is nuclear fusion renewable?

#73. Complete the equation for power. Power (W) = work done (J) / ……..

#74. True or false – electromagnetic waves cannot travel through water?

#75. Which of the following equations correctly describes the relationship between force and change in momentum (Newton’s Second Law)

#76. Switches are both a functional and a safety component of a circuit. Complete the sentence: When switches are closed, no …….. flows around a circuit.

#77. Is natural gas renewable?

#78. How do crumple zones and airbags in cars protect people inside the car in a crash?

#79. Which of the following is the correct equation for momentum?

#80. In longitudinal waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?

#81. A crane raises a concrete bucket 12m into the air. The bucket including the cement weighs 850N. Calculate the work done. Answer to 1d.p and include the units. ? Do not include your workings in your answer

#82. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for communications?

#83. Which of the following is the correct order of the planets from the closest to the furthest from the sun?

#84. How can we upgrade our windows to reduce heat loss?

#85. True or false – microwave radiation at certain frequencies could cause the internal heating of cells in our bodies?

#86. A train is travelling at 45 miles per hour. The driver puts on the brakes in order to stop at the station. Where is the kinetic energy of the train being transferred to?

#87. Which form of radiation is moderately ionising?

#88. Which is the correct definition for renewable energy resources?

#89. What do we call energy that is stored inside atoms?

#90. Calculate the change in momentum of an object that experiences a force of 350 N over 15 s. Include the units “kg m/s” in your answer

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