Kinematics and Dynamics
The name of the unit used to measure force
What is a Newton?
The type of energy associated with motion
What is kinetic energy?
How the gravitational force from Earth on an object changes when the object gets further away from Earth
Force decreases
The speed of light in a vacuum
What is 3 x 108 m/s?
The name of the unit used to measure resistance
What is an ohm?
The two types of friction
The type of energy associated with height on the surface of Earth
What is gravitational potential energy?
The direction of velocity in circular motion, relative to the circular path
What is tangential?
The type of image formed when light rays do not meet, but instead diverge and appear to have met at the image location
What is a virtual image?
The type of connection for which both elements have the same voltage across them in a circuit
What is parallel?
The type of launch for a Type I projectile
What is horizontal?
The change in the state of motion for an object when negative work is done on it
What is slowing down?
Hooke's Law in equation form
What is F = -kx?
The equation form of Snell's Law
What is n1sin(theta1) = n2sin(theta2)?
The shape of a magnetic field around a current-carrying wire
What is circular?
The x-component of a vector with a magnitude V and an angle theta above the horizontal
What is Vcos(theta)?
The name of the quantity equivalent to the change in an object's momentum
What is impulse?
The last name of the person whose discovered laws govern planetary motion
What is Kepler?
The diameter of a spherical mirror with a focal length of 2 cm
What is 8 cm?
The direction of electron flow when a positively charged insulator (A) comes near a grounded neutral conductor (B), without making contact
What is from the ground to the conductor (A)?
The type of system in which multiple blocks are connected by a rope or string and subsequently move together
What is an Atwood machine?
The force that acts as the centripetal force for a car turning around a corner
What is the force of friction?
The index of refraction of water
What is 1.33?
The tool used to measure current
What is an ammeter?