These questions will be great for student self study. Beware I will need to edit some of them later as there are some things that are out of date. eg Q= quality factor, now called Radiation weighting factor H = dose equivalent now called equivalent dose.
Read MoreHere are some videos and powerpoint shows that I’ve made for the NPA but the outcomes are the same as those in N5 Physics. Thanks to John Sharkey for the use of the Virtual Flash Physics (Int 2) and to Julian Hamm of furryelephant for the animations of ionising an atom. Videos If you haven’t...
Read MoreUsing John Sharkey's Virtual Animations I complete the Half Life of Protactinium 234. The sound needs to be turned down after the first 60 s
Read MoreI hope that I am not breaking any rules, but these great resources no longer appear to be online. Can’t believe they are 20 years old! The first photos show the background count rate, a reading of counts taken over a 1 minute period. The source is then taken out at 9:00 am and a...
Read MoreWeek 2: Significant Figures You will need to be able to use and understand significant figures in N5 Physics. Don’t worry if you don’t get it straight away, we’ve almost a year to get it right. The video I’ve found is clearer than I could do and sorry it is a bit long, but well...
Read MoreWatch the video below on significant figures. Figure 1: The red and brown is called a counting stick and can only measure to 10 cm. Figure 2: The top part of this metre stick can read to the nearest 1 cm, the bottom to the nearest mm. When Physicist use numbers it is usually because...
Read Moreor now called Knowledge Organisers! and other things too New for 2024! Are you losing marks for not knowing your quantity, symbol, unit and unit symbol. Check them off here by making flashcards or going through the powerpoint. Do a few everyday and one day a week try the challenge. How many can you get...
Read MoreAt last I’ve completed the LOQ. There are a few mistakes in the answers but really not many. When completing these questions there is no point in just going straight to the answers, it wont teach you anything. Use the answers after you’ve completed what you can do and had a good guess at what...
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This contains the N5 Physics Self Assessment Answers for each unit. Revise with these or use as homework
Read MoreHere are the Waves Learning outcome questions which will help you through your revision. They can also be found in the Learning outcome section in the Course Material drop down menu. Answers are on here too, but copying from the answers is a pointless activity. Hopefully by completing all of these questions you will have...
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