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AQA GCSE Science

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What is a fuel ?   show e.g. coal, wood, petrol  
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Where does the energy stored in fuels come from ?   show All living things derive their energy from sunlight.  
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What are fossil fuels ?   show These took millions of years to form underground.  
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Why are fossil fuels non-renewable ?   They cannot be replaced in our lifetime.   show
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What are renewable resources?   Wind, wave, tidal, solar, geothermal,hydroelectric.   show
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What problems are associated with burning fossil fuels ?   show They will run out someday and they also cause global warming.  
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show Sokids, liquids and gases.   Although most liquids are poor conductors and so are gases.  
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Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity because . . .   They contain de-localised electrons.   show
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show Poor conductors of heat (and electricity)   because they have no 'free' electrons.  
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Poor conductors such as glass and plastic are called . . .   show They are chosen because they do not conduct well.  
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Convection usually happens in . . .   liquids and gases   show
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The flow of a fluid (liquid or gas) due to convection is called a . . .   show Hot fluid is less dense so rises, transporting thermal energy.  
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show electromagnetic waves, such as light, infra red, radio, etc.   There is no such thing as 'heat waves' in Physics.  
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show electromagnetic radiation, mainly visible light.   The Sun also radiates UV, IR, radio and X-rays.  
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The Earth absorbs radiation from the Sun. This causes . . .   show The temperature falls at night when energy is radiated back into space.  
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Every object emits . . .   thermal radiation.   show
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Infra red radiation can be used in . . .   show IR is invisible to our eyes, but a digital camera can see it; shine a TV remote at it.  
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Infra red radiation can be detected with a . . .   thermometer with a blackened bulb to absorb the energy.   show
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show Radio, microwaves, infra-red, visible, ultra-violet, X-rays and gamma rays.   Visible light is just a very small part of it.  
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The Earth's atmosphere blocks which types of solar radiation?   show It allows light and some infra red to reach the surface.  
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What is the 'Greenhouse Effect'?   Long wavelength radiation is absorbed and cannot escape.   show
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show Water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane.   They strongly absorb infra-red radiation from the Earth's surface.  
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Why is 'Global Warming' such a bad thing ?   show Low lying areas will be flooded.  
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