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[Show more]Transverse waves 
The vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel. 
 
 
Longitudinal waves 
The vibrations are along the same direction as the direction of travel. 
 
 
Examples of transverse waves 
Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation, as well as water waves and S waves ...
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Add to cartTransverse waves 
The vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel. 
 
 
Longitudinal waves 
The vibrations are along the same direction as the direction of travel. 
 
 
Examples of transverse waves 
Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation, as well as water waves and S waves ...
What is speed? 
how fast something is going 
 
 
 
How do you work out the speed? 
speed= distance ÷ time 
 
 
 
What is velocity 
speed with direction 
 
 
 
What do distance-time graphs show? 
how something is travelling over a period of time 
 
 
 
What is the gradient of a distance-time graph e...
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Add to cartWhat is speed? 
how fast something is going 
 
 
 
How do you work out the speed? 
speed= distance ÷ time 
 
 
 
What is velocity 
speed with direction 
 
 
 
What do distance-time graphs show? 
how something is travelling over a period of time 
 
 
 
What is the gradient of a distance-time graph e...
Weight 
Mass x gravitational field strength 
 
 
Work done 
Force x distance 
 
 
Force applied to a spring 
Spring constant x extension 
 
 
Moment of a force 
Force x distance 
 
 
Pressure 
Force normal to a surface / area of that surface 
 
 
Distance travelled 
Speed x time 
 
 
Acceleration 
C...
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Add to cartWeight 
Mass x gravitational field strength 
 
 
Work done 
Force x distance 
 
 
Force applied to a spring 
Spring constant x extension 
 
 
Moment of a force 
Force x distance 
 
 
Pressure 
Force normal to a surface / area of that surface 
 
 
Distance travelled 
Speed x time 
 
 
Acceleration 
C...
A system 
An object or a group of objects 
 
 
 
Kinetic energy 
What is the energy associated with movement? 
 
 
 
Elastic potential energy 
What type of energy is stored in stretched objects 
 
 
 
Nuclear energy 
What type of energy is found in the nuclei of atoms? 
 
 
 
Gravitational Potential...
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Add to cartA system 
An object or a group of objects 
 
 
 
Kinetic energy 
What is the energy associated with movement? 
 
 
 
Elastic potential energy 
What type of energy is stored in stretched objects 
 
 
 
Nuclear energy 
What type of energy is found in the nuclei of atoms? 
 
 
 
Gravitational Potential...
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energy 
The ability to do work 
 
 
 
energy store 
a form of energy 
 
 
 
kinetic energy 
energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion 
 
 
 
gravitational potential energy 
energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field 
 
 
 
thermal energy 
t...
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energy 
The ability to do work 
 
 
 
energy store 
a form of energy 
 
 
 
kinetic energy 
energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion 
 
 
 
gravitational potential energy 
energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field 
 
 
 
thermal energy 
t...
Big Bang theory 
the theory that the universe was created in a massive explosion (the Big Bang), and that the universe has been expanding ever since 
 
 
 
black dwarf 
a star that has faded out and gone cold 
 
 
 
black hole 
an object in space that has so much mass that nothing, not even light, c...
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Add to cartBig Bang theory 
the theory that the universe was created in a massive explosion (the Big Bang), and that the universe has been expanding ever since 
 
 
 
black dwarf 
a star that has faded out and gone cold 
 
 
 
black hole 
an object in space that has so much mass that nothing, not even light, c...
What is the circuit symbol for an ammeter? 
 
Ammeter 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a battery? 
 
Battery 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a cell? 
 
Cell 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a diode? 
 
Diode 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a fuse? 
 
Fuse 
 
 
What is the circuit symbo...
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Add to cartWhat is the circuit symbol for an ammeter? 
 
Ammeter 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a battery? 
 
Battery 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a cell? 
 
Cell 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a diode? 
 
Diode 
 
 
What is the circuit symbol for a fuse? 
 
Fuse 
 
 
What is the circuit symbo...
Weight 
Mass x gravitational field strength 
 
 
 
Work done 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Force applied to a spring 
Spring constant x extension 
 
 
 
Moment of a force 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Pressure 
Force normal to a surface / area of that surface 
 
 
 
Distance travelled 
Speed x time 
 
 
 
Acc...
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Add to cartWeight 
Mass x gravitational field strength 
 
 
 
Work done 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Force applied to a spring 
Spring constant x extension 
 
 
 
Moment of a force 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Pressure 
Force normal to a surface / area of that surface 
 
 
 
Distance travelled 
Speed x time 
 
 
 
Acc...
Supernova 
A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space 
 
How elements heavier than iron were formed 
 
 
Protostar 
A contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star's life 
 
 
Nebula 
A large cloud of dust and gas in space 
 
 
Ma...
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Add to cartSupernova 
A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space 
 
How elements heavier than iron were formed 
 
 
Protostar 
A contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star's life 
 
 
Nebula 
A large cloud of dust and gas in space 
 
 
Ma...
Absorption 
When a wave transfers energy to the energy stores of a material. 
 
 
 
Acceleration 
A measure of how quickly velocity is changing. 
 
 
 
Accurate result 
A result that is very close to the true answer. 
 
 
 
Activity (radioactive) 
The number of nuclei of a sample that decay per seco...
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Add to cartAbsorption 
When a wave transfers energy to the energy stores of a material. 
 
 
 
Acceleration 
A measure of how quickly velocity is changing. 
 
 
 
Accurate result 
A result that is very close to the true answer. 
 
 
 
Activity (radioactive) 
The number of nuclei of a sample that decay per seco...
Weight 
Mass x gravitational field strength 
 
 
 
Work done 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Force applied to a spring 
Spring constant x extension 
 
 
 
Moment of a force 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Pressure 
Force normal to a surface / area of that surface 
 
 
 
Distance travelled 
Speed x time 
 
 
 
Acc...
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Add to cartWeight 
Mass x gravitational field strength 
 
 
 
Work done 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Force applied to a spring 
Spring constant x extension 
 
 
 
Moment of a force 
Force x distance 
 
 
 
Pressure 
Force normal to a surface / area of that surface 
 
 
 
Distance travelled 
Speed x time 
 
 
 
Acc...
vector 
A quantity that has magnitude and direction 
 
 
 
scalar 
A physical quantity that has magnitude only. 
 
 
 
contact force 
a push or pull on one object by another that is touching it 
 
 
 
non-contact force 
a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it 
 
 
 
g...
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Add to cartvector 
A quantity that has magnitude and direction 
 
 
 
scalar 
A physical quantity that has magnitude only. 
 
 
 
contact force 
a push or pull on one object by another that is touching it 
 
 
 
non-contact force 
a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it 
 
 
 
g...
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