Scotland National Qualifications 2006+

Space Physics
Astronomical terms
Invisible signals: different parts of the EM spectrum

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Rediations
Describe how gamma rediation can be used as a tracer in medicine

Mechanics and heat
Distinguish between mass and weight.

Radioactivity
Describe a simple model of the atom which includes protons, neutrons and electrons.
Describe one medical use of the radiation based on the fact that radiation can destroy cells.
Describe one use of the radiation based on the fact that radiation is easy to detect.

Radiation and Matter
Nuclear reactions: Diagnosis in medicine, radiotherapy, use of tracers

Kinematic relationships and relativistic motion
State that the greatest possible speed of any object is always less than the speed of light in a vacuum.
State that the relativistic mass m of a moving object is not constant, but increases with its speed.
State that the relativistic energy E of an object is mc².

Gravitation
State that the motion of photons is affected by gravitational fields.

Electric fields
Describe the motion of charged particles in uniform electric fields.
State that relativistic effects must be considered when the velocity of a charged particle is more than 10% of the velocity of light.
Discuss the importance of relativistic effects for charged particle accelerators.

Electromagnetism
State that a charged particle moving across a magnetic field experiences a force.

Motion in a magnetic field
Use computer simulations to study the motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields.

Forces of nature
State that nuclear particles attract each other with a force called the strong force.
State that the strong force has a short range <10^-14 m.
State that there are a number of “elementary” particles.
State that neutrons and protons can be considered to be composed of quarks.