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Science for common entrance : physics /
Cover everything required for the 13+ Common Entrance Physics exam with clearly presented content, lively illustrations and challenging end-of-chapter questions. This challenging and stimulating Science course has been reviewed by the ISEB subject editor and covers the content of both Levels 1 and 2...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Hodder Education Group,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; Investigations in science; What is an experiment?; How we measure variables; Making a record of our results; Making conclusions; 1 Energy changes and transfers; What is energy?; Electricity; Temperature and energy; Hot and cold: Measuring temperature; Thermal energy: Insulators and conductors; Conservation of energy; 2 Energy resources; Fuels and energy resources; More about fossil fuels; Using fossil fuels; Renewable energy resources; Electricity; Generating electricity from a fuel; 3 Forces and linear motion; What is a force?; Distance and time.
- The force of gravityBalanced and unbalanced forces; 4 Friction and motion; Friction: pros and cons; Air resistance is a kind of friction; Movement through water; 5 More on forces; Forces and rotation; Force and pressure; 6 Density; Calculating density; 7 Vibration, waves and sound; What are waves?; Preliminary knowledge: Vibration and sound; Different sounds; The ear and hearing; 8 Light waves; Light; The speed of light; How we see things; Mirrors and the reflection of light; Refraction of light; Light, energy and colour; 9 Electricity on the move: Electrical circuits; What is electricity?
- Round and round: Electrical circuitsCells and batteries; Inside a circuit; Circuit basics; Series circuits; Parallel circuits; Series or parallel?; Problems with circuits; 10 More electrical components; Fuses; More about switches and control; 11 Magnets and magnetic fields; Magnetic forces; Magnetic fields; Electricity and magnetism; More uses for electromagnets; 12 Space physics; Our Solar System; Preliminary knowledge: Day and night; The year and the seasons; The Sun and other stars; Keeping the planets in orbit: Gravity; Artificial satellites help us to understand the Solar System.
- Exploration of space: A timelineExploration of space; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.