BRANCHES OF SCIENCE
This branch of Science deals in the study of heavenly bodies
What is astronomy?
Distance is measured in this base unit
What are metres?
Change the last two letters in “flow” to get this term for the rate of flow through an area
What is flux?
This positively charged particle consists of two protons and two neutrons and is emitted in radioactive decay
What is an alpha particle?
Force is measured using this SI unit
What are Newtons?
This branch of Science deals in the study of the physics of the universe
What is astrophysics?
The tendency of a body to resist change in its motion is known as
What is inertia?
Two basic types of motion are moving along a line and this type of movement around an axis
What is rotational?
This instrument is used to measure background radiation
What is a Geiger counter?
There are this many meters in a kilometre
What is 1000?
This branch of Science deals in the study of the art and technology of making objects from clay
What is ceramics?
A scientific way of saying that an object is ‘slowing down’ is
What is deceleration?
This “O” word refers to one complete cycle of a pendulum
What is oscillation?
The time taken for a number of nuclei in a radioactive material to halve is known as its
What is half-life?
Ten to the power of 21 is this “Z”
What is zetta?
This branch of Science deals in the study of the motion of gas on objects and the forces create
What is aerodynamics?
This term measures how far away you are from your starting point
What is displacement?
From the Latin for “full of commotion”, it’s a violent flow of air like that which a plane might encounter
What is turbulence?
This particle can be stopped by a thin piece of aluminium foil
What is beta particle?
Hey, farmer! It’s a physics term for a region in which every point is affected by a force
What is a field?
Snell’s Law, or the Law of Refraction, is a major law of this branch of Physics
What are optics?
These strips of paper are often used in the lab to measure types of motion using dots
What is ticker tape?
In physics, it’s a substance that technically can be gas or liquid and that conforms to the shape of the vessel holding it
What is a fluid?
The activity of a radioactive source is the number of ionising radiations it emits per second and is measured in becquerels. The symbol for the becquerel is
What is Bq?
This form of light occurs when particles absorb energy and do not immediately re-emit that radiation
What is phosphoresce?