Circular Motion
States of Matter
Waves
E & M
Potpourri
100
A twisting force
What is torque?
100
The four states of matter
What are solid, liquid, gas, and plasma?
100
The high point in a wave
What is a crest?
100
The basic unit of charge
What is a Coulomb (C)?
100
The unit of measurement for frequency
What is Hertz?
200
Is the same for every part of a rotating object
What is rotational speed?
200
It is the cause of atmospheric pressure
What is the weight of the atmosphere?
200
Waves transport this
What is energy?
200
Electricity that is standing still
What is static electricity?
200
14.7psi
What is our standard atmospheric pressure?
300
Depends on mass distribution
What is rotational inertia?
300
An SI (metric) unit of density
What is kg/m^3, or g/cm^3, or other equivalent?
300
The amount of time it takes a single wave to pass a point
What is the period?
300
The primary difference between electric charge and magnetism
What is electric charges can be separated as (+) and (-) but magnets always have N & S?
300
The condition necessary for rotational equilibrium
What is the sum of all torques is 0, or Στ = 0.
400
Cavendish calculated this with his large lead spheres
What is the value of G (Universal Gravitational Constant)?
400
This person’s principle explains how much fluid an object will displace
Who is Archimedes?
400
The definition of refraction
What is the bending of a wave when it passes into a new medium?
400
The reason a charged object can stick to a neutral object
What is charge polarization?
400
It is the source of the centripetal force acting on our satellites
What is Earth's gravity?
500
The Law of Conservation of Rotational Momentum
What is rotational momentum remains constant unless acted on by an outside torque?
500
This is the cause of any buoyant force
What is the pressure difference between the top and bottom of an object?
500
The Doppler Effect affects how you perceive this aspect of a wave
What is the frequency?
500
The ultimate source of magnetic fields
What are moving charged particles?
500
Mu stands for this in the metric system
What is micro, or 10 to the -6 power?
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