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Chapter 5 Heat and electricity
5.1 Thermal energy moves down the temperature gradient
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5.1 Thermal energy moves from hot to cold
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5.1 Thermal energy moves from hot to cold
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5.1 Experiment Thermal energy versus temperature
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Chapter 5 Heat and electricity
5.2 Conduction transfers kinetic energy between particles. Convection causes the particles to move
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5.2 Conduction and convection
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5.2 Conduction and convection
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5.2 Experiment Investigating heating by convection
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5.2 Interactive tutorial: Heat transfer
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Chapter 5 Heat and electricity
5.3 Thermal energy can radiate through a vacuum
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5.3 Ask a Scientist – Dr Niraj Lal (Physicist)
Watch scientist Dr Niraj Lal tell us about the biq questions he answers as a physicist.
5.3 Ask a scientist worksheet: Dr Niraj Lal (Physicist)
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5.3 Radiation
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5.3 Radiation
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5.3 Challenge Protection from heat radiation
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5.3 What is infrared?
Learn more about infrared and how it can be used.
Chapter 5 Heat and electricity
5.4 Science as a human endeavour: The ability to use energy efficiently is considered a benefit to society
Extend your understanding 5.4
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5.4 Energy Efficiency
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5.4 Energy efficiency
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5.4 Challenge Which is more energy efficient?
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5.4 Your energy savings
Learn more about saving energy from the Australian Government.
Chapter 5 Heat and electricity
5.5 Electricity is the presence and flow of electric charges
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5.5 Electricity
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5.5 Electricity
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5.5A Challenge Demonstrating electrostatics
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5.5B Challenge Separating charges with a van de Graaff generator
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5.5 How electricity works
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Chapter 5 Heat and electricity
5.6 Electrical current results from the movement of charges around a closed circuit
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5.6 Building a circuit
How do electric circuits work? Learn more in this video.
5.6 Using an ammeter and voltmeter
Learn how to use an ammeter and voltmeter.
5.6 Interactive: Symbols used in circuit diagrams
Test how much you know about circuit diagrams with this activity.
5.6 Electrical current
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