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Estimate physical quantities
Resolve a vector into two components
Identify thermal equilibrium
Solve wave-intensity problems
Define an electric field as a force field
Distinguish inertial and non-inertial frames
Test that the lab equipment is functioning properly, without any potential risk of injury, before conducting an experiment
Write derived units using SI base units
Describe dot and cross products
Relate temperature rise to internal energy
Use key wave quantities
Calculate electric field strength
Explain why the speed of light is constant
Ensure that work space for conducting the experiment is not too crowded with apparatus as to be hazardous
Check equations with dimensional analysis
Derive motion equations for uniform acceleration
Apply the ideal-gas equation of state
Calculate Doppler-shifted frequency
Represent electric fields with field lines
Explain why space and time are relative
Ensure that safe distance is kept at all times from other investigators who may be handling lab apparatus
Derive simple formulae from dimensions
Solve uniform-acceleration motion problems
Relate the Boltzmann constant to R and NA
Explain uses of the Doppler effect
Explain charged-particle motion in a uniform field
State the postulates of special relativity
Explain thought experiments
Suggest broadly what potential bodily harm could occur from physical, chemical, biological and safety hazards in the context of the experiment being conducted
Judge accuracy and precision in measurements
Analyse projectile motion without air resistance
Describe the kinetic theory of gases
Explain polarization in transverse waves
Model a spherical conductor’s external field
Explain the consequences of special relativity
State that it is always better to ask for help from the lab instructor when unsure of how to use new apparatus
Predict how air resistance changes a projectile path
Calculate work done by a gas at constant pressure
Apply Malus’s law
Explain how a Faraday cage works
Describe spacetime as a fourth dimension
Set up apparatus correctly without assistance from a supervisor
Find uncertainty in a calculated quantity
Explain why every measurement has uncertainty
Express angles in radians
Compare work done by and on a gas
Solve problems using superposition
State and apply Coulomb’s law
Track conservation in nuclear processes
Follow instructions given in the form of written instructions and diagrams (including circuit diagrams)
Calculate angular motion quantities
Use the first law of thermodynamics
Compare constructive and destructive interference
Calculate the field of a point charge
Compare alpha, beta, and gamma radiation
Use apparatus to collect an appropriate quantity of data
Solve rotational-motion problems with angular equations
Explain gas pressure, temperature, and volume microscopically
Explain noise-canceling headphones
Describe an antiparticle’s mass and charge
Repeat readings where appropriate
Explain curved motion caused by a perpendicular force
Use the constant-temperature gas equation
Describe stationary-wave experiments
Identify particles produced in beta decay
Make measurements that span the largest possible range of values within the limits of the equipment provided or of the instructions given
Use conservation of momentum in simple collisions
Explain energy conservation in the first law
Show how stationary waves form
Compare alpha and beta decay energies
Use a false origin where appropriate while plotting graphs
Predict and analyse elastic collisions
Relate body temperature to internal energy
Explain harmonics in stationary waves
Describe quarks and antiquarks
Estimate the absolute uncertainty in measurements
Explain why kinetic energy can change when momentum is conserved
State how a heat engine works
Analyse diffraction experiments
Explain proton and neutron quark composition
Express the uncertainty in a measurement as an absolute or percentage uncertainty, and translate between these forms
Calculate centripetal force
Describe reversible and irreversible processes
Explain coherence
Classify hadrons as baryons or mesons
Express the absolute uncertainty in a repeated measurement as half the range of the repeated readings, where this is appropriate
Analyse circular motion using centripetal force
State and explain the second law
Explain beats
Describe quark changes in beta decay
Draw straight lines of best fit or curves to show the trend of a graph
Explain apparent weightlessness in orbit
State how a Carnot engine works
Explain beats in musical instruments
Identify leptons
Draw tangents to curved trend lines and determine the gradient of a straight-line graph or of a tangent to a curve
Describe artificial gravity
Explain a refrigerator as a reversed heat engine
Explain polaroid uses
Identify exchange particles
Relate straight-line graphs to equations of the form y = mx + c, and derive expressions that equate to the gradient and/or the y-intercept of their graphs
Calculate moment of inertia and angular momentum
Relate temperature to disorder
Describe gravitational waves
Describe the Higgs boson’s role
Read the coordinates of points on the trend line of a graph
Use the torque and angular-acceleration relation
Explain entropy as energy degradation
Explain spacetime distortion from gravitational waves
Relate particles to antiparticles
Apply conservation of angular momentum
Explain energy degradation in natural processes
State the tiny amplitude of gravitational waves
Explain proton and neutron quark composition
Determine the y-intercept of a straight-line graph or of a tangent to a curve, including where these are on graphs with a false origin.
Explain how a centrifuge separates materials
Explain why systems become less orderly
Explain interferometers for gravitational waves
Classify hadrons as baryons or mesons
Draw conclusions from an experiment, including determining the values of constants
Compare structures of different solids
Relate entropy to disorder
Describe theories of mass and force
Explain whether experimental data supports a given hypothesis and make predictions based on the data
Describe tensile and compressive deformation
State the Carnot limit on engine efficiency
Explain particle accelerators
Determine whether a relationship containing a constant is supported by experimental data
Use stress, strain, and Young modulus
Explain antimatter
For results of an experiment: calculate the percentage difference between values of the constant, compare this percentage difference with a pre-given percentage uncertainty, and give a conclusion based on this comparison.
Plan a Young-modulus experiment
Compare antiparticle weights and charges
Identify and describe the limitations in an experimental procedure
Distinguish elastic and plastic deformation
State what dominates the universe’s matter
Identify the most significant sources of uncertainty in an experiment.
Use the force-extension graph to find work
Explain the matter–antimatter asymmetry
Describe an experimental arrangement that will improve the accuracy of the experiment or extend the investigation to answer a new question
Determine elastic potential energy
Describe annihilation reactions
Describe these modifications clearly in words or diagrams.
Derive the kinetic-energy formula
Find work from a force-displacement graph
Compare conservative and non-conservative forces
Use the work-energy theorem with resistance
Apply Archimedes’ principle to explain flotation
Explain how ships are designed to float
Define the main types of fluid flow
Solve problems with the continuity equation
Explain why narrowing a pipe increases flow speed
Connect continuity to conservation of mass
Explain pressure differences from fluid speed
Use Bernoulli’s equation for fluid flow
Explain why real fluids are viscous
Explain viscous drag on moving objects
Describe superfluidity
Analyse real-world Bernoulli-effect applications