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THE ULTIMATE BITE-SIZE STUDY GUIDE
Contents Energy
32 Energy
33 Energy and food
Working scientifically 34 Energy stores
35 Energy transfers
10 The scientific method 36 Renewable energy resources
12 Scientific progress 38 Nonrenewable energy
14 Science and society 39 Climate change
15 Risks and benefits 40 Trends in energy use
16 Scientific models 41 Efficiency
17 Working safely 42 Heat transfers
18 Planning an experiment 43 Radiation
20 Measuring 44 Investigating radiation
21 Significant figures 46 Conduction
22 Presenting data 47 Investigating insulators
24 Patterns in data 48 Convection
25 Conclusions 50 Reducing energy transfers
26 Accuracy and precision 52 Kinetic and potential energy
27 Evaluations 54 Conservation of energy
28 Using mathematical models 55 Transferring energy by forces
30 SI units 56 Energy and power
58 Calculating energy efficiency
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