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Flashcards for WJEC GCSE Physics (3420), the Wales specification version 3 for first teaching from 2016 with the new Unit 3 from 2026, split into Unit 1 and Unit 2 and then by topic in the specification's order, with the specified practicals in their topics and a subdeck of scientific enquiry skills, terminology and mathematical skills. Higher-tier cards say so. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out.

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What is inside (24 subdecks)

  • Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves235 cards
    • 1.1 Electric circuits43 cards
    • 1.2 Generating electricity29 cards
    • 1.3 Making use of energy26 cards
    • 1.4 Domestic electricity24 cards
    • 1.5 Features of waves33 cards
    • 1.6 The total internal reflection of waves12 cards
    • 1.7 Seismic waves13 cards
    • 1.8 Kinetic theory27 cards
    • 1.9 Electromagnetism28 cards
  • Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity195 cards
    • 2.1 Distance, speed and acceleration23 cards
    • 2.2 Newton's laws25 cards
    • 2.3 Work and energy25 cards
    • 2.4 Further motion concepts25 cards
    • 2.5 Stars and planets27 cards
    • 2.6 The Universe11 cards
    • 2.7 Types of radiation30 cards
    • 2.8 Half-life14 cards
    • 2.9 Nuclear decay and nuclear energy15 cards
  • Unit 3: Scientific enquiry and mathematical skills103 cards
    • Mathematical skills20 cards
    • Scientific enquiry skills31 cards
    • Scientific enquiry terminology52 cards

Some of its cards

  • What is an absorption spectrum?
    The pattern of dark lines produced when light passes through a gas, at wavelengths the gas's atoms absorb
  • In a transverse wave, how do the vibrations relate to the direction of energy transfer?
    The vibrations are at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction of energy transfer
  • What is total internal reflection?
    When light travelling in a denser medium hits a boundary with a less dense medium at a large enough angle and is completely reflected back, rather than refracting out
  • What is the equation for work done?
    W=FdW = Fd
  • What is the difference between speed and velocity?
    Velocity is speed in a given direction; speed alone has no direction
  • What symbol represents a cell in a circuit diagram?
    A long and a short parallel line, long line positive
  • What is nuclear fission?
    The splitting of a large, unstable nucleus into two smaller nuclei, releasing energy
  • Name three renewable energy resources used to generate electricity.
    Any three: hydroelectric, wind, wave, tidal, waste, energy crops, solar, wood
  • Independent variable
    The variable you choose to change in an investigation
  • What is the kilowatt a convenient unit of, in the domestic context?
    Power

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