generally occur at the earthquakes, edges of tectonic plates volcanoes and mountain building understand describe understand that the how earthquakes features of differences in produce P-waves P-waves waves and and S (longitudinal S-waves waves, waves) and which can and how waves be detected; they give (transverse draw and evidence waves) give label a for the evidence diagram of Earth’s about Earth’s the Earth’s structure structure interior recall that are explain how disturbances that transfer transfer energy energy use the terms understand the wavelength, frequency difference and amplitude; between a transverse and draw and interpret longitudinal diagrams showing wave amplitude and wavelength use use and equations rearrange the involving wave equation wave speed P2 Radiation and Life Aiming for A – – Aiming for grade E Aiming for grade C Aiming for grade A understand that a source emits electromagnetic radiation which is reflected, transmitted or absorbed by materials, and which affects a detector when it is absorbed; list the electromagnetic radiations in order of frequency, and recall their speed through space understand that energy from understand that the energy understand that the intensity of electromagnetic radiation is transferred by electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic radiation is the transferred by photons, and that depends on the frequency and number energy arriving per square metre of photons arriving per second
generally occur at the edges of tectonic plates earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain building understand that earthquakes produce and S-waves which can be detected; draw and label a diagram of the Earth’s interior describe the features of P-waves and S waves, and how they give evidence for the Earth’s structure understand how differences in P-waves (longitudinal waves) and (transverse waves) give evidence about Earth’s structure recall that waves are disturbances that transfer energy use the terms wavelength, frequency and amplitude; draw and interpret diagrams showing amplitude and wavelength explain how waves transfer energy understand the difference between a transverse and longitudinal wave use equations involving wave speed use and rearrange the wave equation P2 – Radiation and Life – Aiming for A Aiming for grade E Aiming for grade C Aiming for grade A understand that a source emits electromagnetic radiation which is reflected, transmitted or absorbed by materials, and which affects a detector when it is absorbed; list the electromagnetic radiations in order of frequency, and recall their speed through space understand that energy from electromagnetic radiation is transferred by photons, and that understand that the energy transferred by electromagnetic radiation depends on the frequency and number of photons arriving understand that the intensity of electromagnetic radiation is the energy arriving per square metre per second
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