February 2025

Electrostatics/Static Electricity

By |2025-02-12T09:17:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Demostrating static electricity using a comb. Image credit alinasadventuresinhomemaking.com Demostrating static electricity using a comb. Image credit alinasadventuresinhomemaking.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes:  Electrostatics/Static Electricity 

  • Electrostatics is the study of static electricity
  • Static electricity is a stationary electric charge usually generated by friction
  • It causes sparks or attraction between the […]
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Experiment: Changing chemical energy into electrical energy using a simple cell

By |2025-02-12T09:35:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A simple cell in action A simple cell in action ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: Changing chemical energy into electrical energy

Aim:  To change chemical energy into electrical energy using a simple cell

Materials: 10 cm magnesium ribbon, strip of copper foil, dilute sulphuric acid/ethanoic acid, ammeter/lamp/torch bulb,connecting leads with crocodile clips, […]

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Electric motors

By |2025-02-12T09:00:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A simple motor. Image credit youtube.com A simple motor. Image credit youtube.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Electric motors

  • An electric motor converts electrical energy into kinetic energy
  • This is caused by the interaction of the electrical field of the coil and
  • The magnetic field of the magnets in the […]
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Methods of Joining materials

By |2025-02-12T09:16:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Joining parts of a plane. Image credit airportjournals.com Joining parts of a plane. Image credit airportjournals.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes:Methods of Joining materials

  • Building structures such as bridges and pylons using solid material would be needlessly expensive
  • Most of this material would be in a neutral zone where it […]
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Suspension bridge

By |2025-02-12T09:32:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Hong Kong Bridge. Image credit plus.maths.org The Hong Kong Bridge. Image credit plus.maths.org ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Suspension bridge

  • Old suspension bridges were usually built using rope/vegetable fibre
  • The ropes could withstand tension forces while they were new but they would quickly deteriorate
  • Suspension bridges are usually constructed […]
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Diseases: Cholera

By |2025-02-12T09:26:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

People fetching contaminated water. Image credit mg.co.za People fetching contaminated water. Image credit mg.co.za ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Diseases: Cholera

  • I usually spread by contaminated food and/or water
  • The cholera pathogen is a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae
  • It is an infectious disease
  • The pathogen lives and multiplies in the digestive […]
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Managing Ecosystems

By |2025-02-12T09:10:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The savannah. Image credit wildnatureinstitute.org The savannah. Image credit wildnatureinstitute.org ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Managing Ecosystems

  • The ecosystem needs to looked after to ensure it is in balance
  • Humans can have good or bad effects on the ecosystem
  • Soil is an especially important component of the Zimbabwean ecosystem because […]
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