Slide Preview for AQA Physics Unit 1

Powerpoint Description:

Particle theory revision, heat and temperature, conduction, convection and radiation, putting heat transfer into use, evaporation, rate of heat transfer, heat loss in animals, heat loss from houses, house insulation, U values, specific heat capacity, energy efficiency, types of energy, the law of the conservation of energy, energy changes, efficiency, Sankey diagrams, energy and power, calculating the cost of electricity, reading electricity meters, fuels, pollution, nuclear power, start up times, comparison of non-renewable and renewable energy sources, biomass, carbon capture, wind power, tidal and wave power, hydroelectricity, matching supply and demand, solar panels, thermal towers, geothermal energy, solar power, the National Grid, underground and overhead power lines, waves, amplitude, frequency and wavelength, transverse and longitudinal waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, the wave equation, how sound travels, transmitting information, reflection, the Big Bang theory, red shift.