Topic 1: Motion & Forces
The equation for speed.
What is v = s/t
The process by which heat is transferred through direct contact.
What is conduction?
The number of waves passing a point per second.
What is frequency?
The flow of electric charge.
What is electric current?
The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
What is one year
The force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact.
What is friction?
The temperature at which water boils at standard atmospheric pressure.
What is 100°C?
The highest point of a wave.
What is the crest?
The device used to measure electric current.
What is an ammeter?
The planet known for its prominent ring system.
What is Saturn?
What is the Newton (N)?
The unit of force.
The process where more energetic particles escape from the surface of a liquid, causing cooling.
What is evaporation?
The equation for wave speed.
What is v = f * λ
The relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.
What is Ohm's Law?
The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
What is gravity?
The change in velocity per unit time.
What is acceleration?
The energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.
What is specific heat capacity?
The phenomenon when a wave changes direction as it enters a new medium.
What is refraction?
The equation for electrical power.
What is P = V * I
The speed of light in a vacuum.
What is 3 x 10⁸ meters per second?
The equation for calculating the force exerted by an object.
What is F = m * a
The equation for specific heat capacity.
Q = mcΔT
The type of wave where the direction of vibration is perpendicular to the direction of propagation.
What is a transverse wave?
The rule stating that the sum of the currents entering a junction is equal to the sum of the currents leaving the junction.
What is Kirchhoff's Current Law?
The phenomenon where light from distant galaxies appears shifted towards the red end of the spectrum.
What is redshift?