Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A light gate is a sensor which can be connected to a data logger to measure and record the speed of an object and the time taken between light gates.
About Light Gates
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A light gate is a sensor which can be connected to a data logger to measure and record the speed of an object and the time taken between light gates.
About Light Gates
- Light gates use a LASER beam which can be broken to tell when an object passes through.
- The data logger must be programmed with the length of the object for the light gate to be used to calculate the speed of the object.
References
AQA
- Light gates, page 106, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Light gates, page 155, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Light gates, page 160, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Light gates, pages 167, 233, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Light gates, pages 199, 329, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Light gates, pages 214, 239, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Light gates, pages 233, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
Edexcel
- Light gates, page 106, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Light gates, page 210, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Light gates, page 335, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel