physics double aqa

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    • what is a system?
      object or group of objects
    • what is energy measured in?
      Joules
    • 4 energy stores
      Kinetic, Gravitational, Elastic Potential and Thermal energy
    • what is specific heat capacity?
      the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of the substance by one degree C
    • what is power?
      the rate at which energy is transferred or the rate at which work is done
    • what is power measured in?
      Watts
    • GPE and KE in terms of a closed system
      more GPE at the top and less KE at the top = less GPE at the bottom and more KE at the bottom
    • law of conservation of energy
      Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only be stored or dissipated
    • closed system
      no energy is transferred to or from the surroundings
    • how to conserve thermal energy in a house?
      using insulation such as double glazing windows and cavity walls
    • 2 non-renewable energy sources?
      Fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal used to make steam for generators and turbines)
      Nuclear fuel (uranium used in nuclear reactors for heat)
    • 4 renewable energy sources
      Wind power (has kinetic energy for turbines)
      Hydroelectric (water behind dams have GPE which falls through turbines)
      Solar (light from the sun produces electricity)
      Biofuel (plant matter burned to produce heat)
    • what is electricity?
      the flow of charge, that utilises electrons to carry energy from one source to a component where the energy is relased
    • what is potential difference?
      a measure of how much energy is transferred to/ each coulomb of charge
    • what is potential difference measured in?
      coulombs
    • what is charge measured in?
      volts
    • what is current?
      the rate of flow of charge
    • what is charge measured in?
      amperes
    • symbol for an open switch
      open switch
    • symbol for an ammeter
      always connected in series with components
    • symbol for a voltmeter
      always in parallel to the components your measuring the voltage of
    • symbol for a fuse
      fuse
    • symbol for an LED
      LED
    • symbol for a thermistor
      thermistor
    • symbol for a cell
      cell
    • symbol for a lamp
      lamp
    • symbol for a LDR
      LDR
    • symbol for a battery
      battery
    • symbol for a fixed resistor
      fixed resistor
    • symbol for a variable resistor
      variable resistor
    • symbol for a diode
      diode
    • what is resistance?

      the measure of how much a component resists the flow of current
    • what is resistance measure in?
      ohms
    • ohmic conductor graph
      measures how much current varies with PD for a component when using a variable resistor in series to charge its PD, V and I are directly proportionate
    • filament lamp graph
      resistance is not constant as delocalised electrons collide with the Ionic lattice which causes them to vibrate more so temperature increases so a larger current = larger resistance
    • diode graph
      diode only lets current flow in one direction, low resistance is forward and high resistance is reverse direction
    • series circuits
      Total PD is shared between all components
      current is the same for all components
      total resistance = sum of all resistances
    • parallel circuits
      PD for each branch = pd for cell/ battery
      current is split between branches
      adding more resistors in parallel reduces the total resistance
    • thermistor
      if temperature increases = resistance decreases
    • Light-dependent resistor
      if light intensity increase = resistance decreases