2020

Cards (12)

  • How to wire a UK plug (step-by-step):
    1. Live wire = Brown
    • Goes to the right pin
    • Connects to the fuse
    • Carries current into the appliance
    1. Neutral wire = Blue
    • Goes to the left pin
    • Carries current out of the appliance (back to the power source)
    1. Earth wire = Green and Yellow stripes
    • Goes to the top pin (longest one)
    • For safety – stops electric shocks
  • main electricity supply in UK
    -pd is 230V
    -frequency is 50Hz
  • pddfifernce btw the neutral wire and earth wire
    0V
  • fuse symbol
    yh
  • alpha particle
    -4 on top
    -2 on bottom if go like ---->
  • beta particle
    top is same
    bottom +1
  • gamma radiation consists of
    electromagnetic waves
  • what type of fuel is wood
    a renewable biofuel
  • 2 environmental effects of using wood as an energy resource
    -destruction of habitats
    -Wood burning causes air pollution
  • solid
    vibrate in fixed positions
  • if liquid is cooled and frozen
    KE decreses
    and
    PE decreses
  • radioactive decay
    is a random process