P1 science 0.0 / 5 ? SciencePhysicsGCSEOCR Created by: AislingCreated on: 08-06-13 12:21 what is heat? a measure of the thermal energy contained in an object on an absolute scale 1 of 11 what is temperature? a measure of how hot something is on an arbitrary scale 2 of 11 what is Specific heat capacity? the energy needed to raise temperature of 1kg by 1c 3 of 11 what is specific latent heat? the energy needed to melt or boil 1kg of the material 4 of 11 what is conduction? the transfer of kinetic energy between particles 5 of 11 what is convection? the rising of a gas or liquid when it's heated because it is less dence 6 of 11 what is radiation? the transfer of energy by electro magnetic rays 7 of 11 what is a frequency of a wave? the number of complete waves passing a point in 1 second 8 of 11 what is refraction? when waves enter a more dense medium and the speed of the waves decreases. 9 of 11 what's de-fraction? the spreading out of a wave as it passes through a narrow gap 10 of 11 what is the critical angle? occurs when the angle of refraction is 90o 11 of 11
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