Key terms & definitions

Food production using modern agricultural methods that may include artificial fertilisers, synthetic pesticides and intensive production.

Oil and gas sources from which the fuel can flow relatively freely through the rock towards a well, making extraction comparatively straightforward.

A symbol added to a diagram to record a property, such as matching dashes for equal lengths or a small square for a right angle.

The Parliament which assembled on 25 April 1660 and arranged the initial Restoration settlement. It was not summoned by a reigning monarch.

The movement of air flows towards one another, which can force air to rise.

The behaviour of successive values getting closer to a limiting value.

The inward turning of both eyes when focusing on a nearby object; feedback from the eye muscles helps the brain judge distance.

The coming together of media technologies and forms, allowing content such as radio, video and social posts to connect across platforms.

A plate boundary where plates move towards one another, causing subduction or continental collision.

A lens that brings rays travelling parallel to its principal axis together at a principal focus.

The adoption of a different religion. Conversion to Christianity could involve formal baptism before a person fully abandoned older beliefs.

A change from one religious faith to another; Jessica changes from Judaism to Christianity.

A change in religious belief or commitment, such as becoming a follower of a religion.

An experience that leads someone to adopt or radically change their religious beliefs and commitment.

The number by which a value is multiplied or divided when changing between units.

A fraction made from two equivalent measurements, such as $\frac{1000\text{ g}}{1\text{ kg}}$. Its value is one, so multiplying by it changes the unit but not the physical quantity.

A numerical relationship used to change a measurement from one unit to another without changing the quantity represented.

The number used to multiply or divide a value when changing between units, found from the relationship between those units.

A number used to multiply or divide when changing from one unit to another.

A graph used to read equivalent values in two currencies, units or temperature scales.

A stated equality between two measurements of the same quantity, such as $1\text{ kg}=1000\text{ g}$, used to change the unit without changing the quantity.

Changing forest land into land used for crops or livestock.

A lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges and brings light rays together, or converges them.

A lens that brings rays travelling parallel to its principal axis together.

A person who has been found guilty of a criminal offence.

A formal finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence.

Paul Gilroy's idea of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds living together through ordinary shared relationships and community life.

A group of merchant ships travelling together under the protection of warships.

A way of using heat to cook food, such as roasting, boiling, frying or steaming.

A method used to cook food, such as grilling, poaching or braising.