Physics Fun Facts
This fruit allegedly started it all.
What is an apple?
This area of physics explores the properties and behavior of electric and magnetic fields and their interactions with charged particles.
What is electromagnetism?
This is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
What is a vector?
Force (Newton's second Law)
F=m*a
This is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win it in two different scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
He has four equations that are consistently used in electricity and magnetism.
Who is James Clerk Maxwell?
This branch of physics deals with the study of celestial bodies and the forces that govern their motions, including gravity and the laws of motion formulated by Newton.
What is astrophysics?
This force is associated with charged particles.
What is electromagnetic force?
Kinetic Energy
K.E.= (1/2)mv^2
This German physicist, known for his theory of general relativity, fundamentally changed our understanding of gravity and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This person went by the pseudonym Nicholas Baker during their time at Los Alamos for security reasons.
Who is Niels Bohr?
This area of physics explores the relationship between light and matter, including phenomena such as reflection, refraction, and the behavior of waves and particles.
What is optics?
The attractive force that acts on all objects.
Conservation of Momentum
delta p = m*delta v
This theoretical physicist is best known as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, where he played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
Einstein's first job out of college.
What is a patent clerk?
This field of physics investigates the relationships between heat, work, temperature, and energy, and is governed by laws such as the conservation of energy and the increase of entropy.
What is thermodynamics?
The difference between speed and velocity.
What is direction/vector?
Spring Force (magnitude)
Fspring= k|s|
This Danish physicist made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, most notably through his model of the hydrogen atom and the concept of complementarity.
Who is Niels Bohr?
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
This branch of physics started once energy was discovered to be quantized and there was a wave-particle duality.
What is quantum mechanics?
What is 500 kg?
M=F/a= 10,000/20
M=500 kg
Gravitational force
F=G(m1*m2)/r^2
This theoretical physicist and popular science communicator is known for his work in string theory and gave the 2019 Commencement address at High Point University.
Who is Dr. Michio Kaku?