Newtonian Mechanics
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100
The equation defining gravitational potential energy
What is PE=mgh
100
The ideal gas law in terms of the number of moles of a substance
a. What is P V = n R T
100
1) The relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength
a. What is v = f λ
100
1) The relationship between voltage, current, and resistance
a. What is V = I R
100
1) The two types of energy of an oscilating spring
a. What are kinetic and elastic potential
200
The SI unit that tension is measured in
What is the Newton
200
The SI units of heat
a. What is the Joule
200
2) The speed of light in glass compared to the speed of light in air
a. What is slower
200
2) The SI unit for resistance
a. What is the ohm
200
2) The acceleration of a ball dropped from rest after 10 seconds
a. What is 9.8 m/s2
300
Equation describing the force of gravity between two objects
What is Fg = G m1 m2 / r2
300
3) The effect of an incompressible liquid as the cross-sectional area of the pipe it’s travelling through shrinks.
a. What is it speeds up
300
3) The material in which sound travels the slowest
a. What is a vacuum
300
3) An explanation of what current is
a. What is the flow of electric charge
300
3) The type of energy generated by applied frictional force
a. What is heat
400
The final horizontal acceleration of a baseball thrown at Fenway Park at a 45 degree angle at 10 meters per second.
a. What is zero
400
The effect on sea level if the (floating) Arctic ice melts
a. What is no change
400
4) The relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction
a. What is n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2
400
4) The SI unit for electromotive force
a. What is the volt
400
4) What vectors are (two answers)
a. What is magnitude + direction
500
The SI unit that torque is measured in
a. What is the Newton-Meter
500
This principle, named after a French physicist states that the pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every part of the fluid.
a. What is Pascal’s Principle
500
5) The mass of a photon
a. What is zero
500
5) An equation defining electric power
a. P = IV
500
5) The SI unit for capacitance
a. What is the farad
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