Answers to AQA GCSE Planets, Moons and Satellites
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Practice Questions
1.State the definition of a planet
A planet is a body(object) that has an elliptical orbit around a star.
2. Give two ways that planets are different to moons
Planets are larger than moons
Planets orbit stars. Moons orbit planets
Planets are rock or gas. Moons are rock, ice or both.
3. Describe what is meant by an elliptical orbit.
An elliptical orbit is one that has a slight oval orbit.
Absorption and Emission of EM Radiation
JJ Thomson and Plum pudding model
Ernest Rutherford and the Nuclear Model
Niels Bohr changing the Nuclear Model
Discovering the Proton and Neutron
Measuring radiation from radioactivity
Radiation types and properties
Random nature of radioactive decay
Radioactive contamination or irradiation
Hazards of contamination and irradiation
Studies on the effects of radiation on humans
Different half lives of radioactive isotopes
Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction
Writing nuclear fission equations
Drawing ray diagrams for a concave lens
Drawing Ray Diagram to produce a virtual image for a convex lens
Drawing ray diagram to produce a real image for a convex lens.
Specular and Diffuse Reflection
Seeing Coloured Objects Part 2
Viewing objects through coloured filters
Transparent, Translucent and Opaque
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