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Explain the difference between a luminous and a non-luminous object

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Card 17

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Describe one use of optical fibres in medicine, making clear the special properties of the fibre that make it suitable for the use described.

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Card 18

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a transformer may be described as a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another. Describe how it does this.

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Card 19

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State where step-up and step-down transformers are used in the transmission of electricity to consumers

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Card 20

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What is 27 000 light years?

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Card 21

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describe the major difference between these two models. In the Heliocentric Model,and In the Geocentric Model

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Card 22

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Give one scientific observation which can be explained well by the Heliocentric Model and cannot be satisfactorily explained by the Geocentric Model.

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Card 23

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When the Heliocentric Model was first proposed it experienced considerable opposition. Where did most of this opposition come from?

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Card 24

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In the Northern Hemisphere it is generally warmer in summer than it is in winter. Explain carefully why this is so

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Card 25

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Is the gravitational force between Phobos and Mars increasing, decreasing or remaining constant as Phobos orbits Mars? Give a reason for your answer.

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