Physics Final Project; Charles H.
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- 5. a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path.
- 7. A positively charged ion.
- 8. The SI base unit of electric current, defined as one coulomb of electric charge per second.
- 12. the amount of energy needed to increase the temperature
- 13. A physical property of a substance defined as its mass per unit volume.
- 14. The only point on a graph where both the x and y variables have a value of zero at the same time
- 17. abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums.
- 18. The height of a wave as measured from its center (normal) position.
- 22. physical property of materials which return to their original shape once they are deformed.
- 23. The transfer of heat from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature by greater emission of radiant energy from the region of higher temperature
- 25. a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
- 27. the force of gravity on an object; measured in newtons.
- 28. A subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge.
- 29. scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered".
- 32. boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction.
- 33. the standard unit of measure for energy and work.
- 38. the standard unit of measure for power.
- 40. the capacity for doing work.
- 41. form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion.
- 42. A pure chemical substance that cannot be broken down into anything simpler by chemical or physical means
- 43. deals with the electromagnetic force that occurs between electrically charged particles.
- 45. The resulting force after all vector forces have been added
- 47. the speed of something in a given direction.
- 48. a type of elementary particle.
- 49. the motion of a body in a circular path.
- 51. the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.
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- 1. a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line.
- 2. The rate at which the velocity of a body changes with time.
- 3. The tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another.
- 4. The tendency of similar particles or surfaces to cling to one another.
- 6. the point of a wave with the maximum value.
- 9. is the force over a given area.
- 10. unit of frequency
- 11. process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
- 15. quantitative measure of inertia, a fundamental property of all matter.
- 16. The cosmological model that explains the early development of the Universe
- 19. absolute unit of force.
- 20. stored energy that depends upon the relative position.
- 21. any interaction that will change the motion of a physical body.
- 24. a change in momentum.
- 26. The point of maximum negative displacement on a transverse wave
- 30. It is the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
- 31. It means the theoretical lowest possible temperature
- 34. a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude.
- 35. a negatively charged ion.
- 36. the point on a wave with the maximum value.
- 37. Any motion of a body where its own weight is the only force acting upon it.
- 38. The distance traveled by a wave in one second
- 39. The temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to solid.
- 44. Line representing the direction of motion of incoming light approaching a boundary
- 46. An instrument that is used to measure electric current.
- 50. An amount of a substance that contains Avogadro's number of atoms, ions, molecules, or any other chemical unit