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Flashcards for Leaving Certificate Physics, following the specification introduced in schools from September 2025. Split into the unifying strand and the four contextual strands, Forces and Motion, Wave Motion and Energy Transfer, Electric and Magnetic Fields, and Modern Physics, then by topic in the specification's own order. Named experiments give the method, what is measured and a source of error.

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  • Strand 1: Forces and Motion: Kinematics and Dynamics191 cards
    • 1.1. Particle motion in a straight line30 cards
    • 1.2. Forces acting on a particle50 cards
    • 1.3. Stretching and compressing objects16 cards
    • 1.4. A work-energy model for analysing particle motion35 cards
    • 1.6. Uniform circular motion60 cards
      • 1.6.1. Circular motion25 cards
      • 1.6.2. Gravitation and orbits35 cards
  • Strand 2: Wave Motion and Energy Transfer184 cards
    • 2.1. The transfer of heat energy and temperature change30 cards
    • 2.2. Travelling waves55 cards
      • 2.2.1. Wave properties and behaviour28 cards
      • 2.2.2. Refraction, lenses and resonance27 cards
    • 2.4. Electromagnetic energy24 cards
    • 2.5. Sound energy20 cards
    • 2.6. Principle of superposition of waves40 cards
    • 2.7. Wave effects15 cards
  • Strand 3: Electric and Magnetic Fields and their Interactions199 cards
    • 3.1. Charge interactions20 cards
    • 3.2. Modelling electric fields25 cards
    • 3.3. Electric circuits79 cards
      • 3.3.1. Current, potential difference and resistance25 cards
      • 3.3.2. Series and parallel circuits15 cards
      • 3.3.3. Circuit components and semiconductors22 cards
      • 3.3.4. Alternating current and the heating effect17 cards
    • 3.4. Magnetic fields around permanent and temporary magnets20 cards
    • 3.5. The force experienced by a current-carrying conductor20 cards
    • 3.6. Induced potential difference and the generator effect35 cards
  • Strand 4: Modern Physics Atomic and Nuclear153 cards
    • 4.1. The electron20 cards
    • 4.2. Photoelectric effect25 cards
    • 4.3. Early models of the atom20 cards
    • 4.4. Radioactivity38 cards
    • 4.5. Mass-energy equivalence25 cards
    • 4.6. Harnessing energy from nuclear processes25 cards
  • Unifying Strand: The Nature of Science75 cards
    • U1. Scientific knowledge13 cards
    • U2. Investigating in science41 cards
    • U3. Science in society7 cards
    • U4. Modelling in Physics7 cards
    • U4. Unit analysis7 cards

Some of its cards

  • State Newton's first law of motion.
    An object stays at rest, or moving at constant velocity, unless a resultant force acts on it
  • What is refraction?
    The change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another where its speed is different
  • What is the principle of superposition of waves?
    When two or more waves meet at a point, the resultant displacement is the sum of the individual displacements
  • What should a reader check before accepting a media report of a scientific claim?
    Whether the claim is backed by evidence, and whether the source has an interest in a particular conclusion
  • In a series circuit, how does the current compare at different points around the circuit?
    It is the same at every point
  • What are the two poles of a permanent bar magnet called?
    North and south
  • What is displacement?
    The distance travelled in a straight line from a starting point, in a stated direction
  • What do all electromagnetic waves have in common, regardless of type?
    They are all transverse waves made of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, and all travel at the speed of light in a vacuum
  • What makes a hypothesis testable?
    It makes a prediction that can be checked by experiment or observation, and that could turn out to be false
  • What provides the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle at constant speed?
    A resultant force directed towards the centre of the circle

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