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Revise for the P1P2P3 exam

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Radiation that is not reflected or transmitted is   absorbed  
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How close you are to a quantitative results true or actual value   accuracy  
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risk calculated from reliable data   actual risk  
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Wire that emits radio waves   aerial  
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Equipment used to measure current   ammeter  
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Unit of measuring current   ampere/amp  
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Device used to increase the amplitude of an electrical signal   amplifier  
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The height of a wave   amplitude  
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Signals that can vary continuously and have any value   analogue  
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The layer of gas that surrounds the earth   atmosphere  
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The currently accepted scientific explanation for the creation of the universe   big bang  
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Average weather in a region over many years.   Climate  
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A rocky lump held together by ice and frozen gases that orbits the Sun   comet  
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Theory that describes extremely slow movement of continents across the Earth   Continental Drift  
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A string on 1s and 0s used to represent an analogue signal   Digital code  
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An event where rocks break to allow tectonic plate movement, causing the ground to shake   earthquake  
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The "family" of different electromagnetic waves of different frequencies and wavelengths   Electromagnetic Spectrum  
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Give out radiation   emit  
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The movement of solids on the Earth's surface by wind, water, ice etc   erosion  
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A collection of thousands of millions of stars   galaxy  
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The most penetrating type of ionising radiation, most energetic part of the electromagnetic spectrum   gamma rays  
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A device used to generate electricity by spinning a magnet near a coil   generator  
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A power station using energy from hot underground rocks   geothermal power station  
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Atmosphere absorbs infra red radiation and radiates it back to the surface warming it   Greenhouse Effect  
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Carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour   Greenhouse gases  
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Electromagnetic waves with a frequency lower than visible light beyond the red end of the spectrum   Infra red  
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Radiation with enough energy to remove electrons, eg UV, X rays and Gamma   Ionising  
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Unit used to measure energy use over time   Kilowatt-hour  
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Distance travelled by light in one year   light year  
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A wave where the particles in a medium vibrate in the same direction as the wave is travelling   longitudinal  
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Thick layer of rock below the Earth's crust   mantle  
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Galaxy where our Sun and Solar System are found   Milky Way  
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Network of cables and transformers that connect power stations to homes   National Grid  
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Thin layer of O3 molecules that absorb UV radiation   Ozone layer  
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Method of measuring the distance of stars based on taking measurements from different places on Earth   Parallax  
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A packet of electromagnetic radiation, the energy of which is proportional to the radiation's frequency   photon  
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A longitudinal seismic wave produced by an earthquake   P Wave  
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when radiation is observed to have a longer wave length than expected   Red shift  
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A resource that can be used to generate electricity without being used up   Renewable Energy source  
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A flow diagram to show what happens to energy in a device   Sankey Diagram  
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Rock formed from layers of sediment   sedimentary rock  
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300 000km per second   The speed of light  
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A transverse wave produced during an earthquake   S Wave  
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A wave in which the particles move at right angles to the direction of travel   Transverse wave  
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Unit of power   watt  
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The speed at which a wave moves   wave speed  
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The distance from one wave crest to the next   Wavelength  
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Power =   voltage x current  
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UK mains voltage is   230V  
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Wave speed =   wave length x frequency  
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