Physics P4 GCSE

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What does an atom consist of?

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What is in a stable neutral atom?

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What are all electrostatic effects due to?

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What does the law of electric charges state?

What happens when a polythene rod is rubbed with a duster?

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What happens when an acetate rod is rubbed with a duster?

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What do anti-static sprays, liquids and cloths made from conducting materials do?

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In general what does an object have?

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What does a dust precipitator do?

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What are ions?

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What is placed in chimney's and how does it get rid of the harmful particles?

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What could cause an explosion?

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Describe how static electricity is used in spray painting.

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What happens if a person touches something with high voltage?

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What happens if the object to be painted is not charged and why is this bad?

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Can small amounts of charge flowing through the body be fatal?

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If the paint is negatively charged what should the object be?

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What are some examples of static electricity that isn't dangerous?

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How can electric shocks be avoided?

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What is defibrillation? Describe the process.

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What things or factors can change resistance?

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Describe voltage and how it can affect current.

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Describe the three types of wires.

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Describe fuses and why they're positive?

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What happens if the case of an appliance becomes live?

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Can the power of an appliance be restored?

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What is power rating?

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What can the formula power = voltage x current be used for?

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Describe ultrasounds.

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What is a compression?

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What is a rarefaction?

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Describe the features of longitudinal sound waves.

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Describe the difference between longitudinal and transverse wave vibrations.

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Describe how ultrasound breaks up kidney stones.

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Describe how an ultrasound is used in a body scan fully.

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Why can ultrasound be used for body scans?

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Why is ultrasound preferred to x-rays?

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Describe radioactive substances

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What does nuclear radiation cause and how?

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Describe radioisotopes.

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What is the half life?

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How can the nucleus of an atom be represented?

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How does an element change?

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Describe alpha fully.

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Describe beta particles fully.

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What is background radiation due to?

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Describe how a tracer is used to locate a leak in an underground pipe.

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Describe alpha particles in smoke detectors.

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Describe rock types in terms of radioactive materials.

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How do you know a rock is 4500 million years old?

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What is carbon dating?

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What is background radiation due to?

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List what we use radiation for.

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Describe ionisation fully.

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What is radiotherapy?

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How do you make materials radioactive?

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What happens when X-ray passes through the body?

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Difference between x-rays and gamma?

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Describe x-rays and how they're made and how gamma radiation is different.

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What happens when the nucleus of an atom of a radioactive substance decays?

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Describe how a radioactive tracer is used to investigate inside a patients body.

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What is a radioisotope used for in treatment and describe how.