Key terms & definitions

Sexual activity agreed to by choice, where each person has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.

A decision-making approach in which agreement is reached without any participating decision-maker formally objecting.

Broad agreement within a society about accepted norms and values.

A sociological approach that explains social order through shared values, cooperation and agreement.

An approach which explains social order mainly through shared values, agreement and cooperation.

Agreement freely given to a proposed action, such as marriage.

Freely given, specific and informed agreement, expressed through a positive action, to a particular use of personal data. It must be possible to withdraw it.

Freely given agreement to take part in an activity, including sexual activity.

The principle that a government’s legitimate authority comes from the agreement of the people it governs.

A result of an action, including its effects on other people.

An emotional or behavioural outcome following a person’s interpretation of an activating event.

An approach to ethics that judges actions by their consequences.

Work to protect historic buildings or remains from deterioration while preserving their historical character.

Careful management and use of a resource to reduce waste and protect supplies for the future.

The protection and careful management of species and habitats to maintain biodiversity.

The protection and careful management of species and habitats to maintain biodiversity.

Work intended to preserve archaeological material and reduce further deterioration.

The protection and careful management of the natural world and its resources.

Understanding that a quantity remains the same when its appearance changes, provided nothing is added or removed.

An area protected for its special architectural or historic interest, helping to preserve its character.

Using grazing animals to maintain or restore habitats and support their wildlife.

The requirement that the total electrical charge is equal on both sides of an ionic or half equation.

The principle that electric charge is transferred rather than created or destroyed, so the total charge remains constant.

The rule that the total current entering a circuit junction equals the total current leaving it.

The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, although it can be transferred between stores and between a system and its surroundings.

The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred between stores.

The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, although it can be transferred between stores.

The principle that atoms are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, so the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products.

The principle that the total mass of a closed system remains constant during a change.

The principle that the total mass stays the same: no matter is created or destroyed.