What’s Going -On
Did someone order magnitudes?
Unit Names
E-v-ations
Physics in the Wild
100

Being the second most common baryon in the universe, this particle has an overall charge of 0

What is a neutron

100

Constant in all frames of reference, this value is sometimes called "the speed limit of the universe"

How much is 8 (3x10ms-1)

100

This unit describes energy stored

What is a Joule

100

Distance and time..

D=vt

100

Mark Watney, after being stuck on mars, briefly forces the pressure in his space suit through a hole, to guide himself to the ares III spacecraft

What is Newton's laws of motion

200

This particle is the mediator for the electromagnetic force

What is a photon

200

This constant, measured in ms-2, defines how fast an object will fall on Earth

How much is 0 (9.8x100 ms-2)

200

Being the product of both voltage and current, this unit is perfect for describing energy over time

What is a watt

200

Frequency and wavelength are both wrapped up in this equation

What is v=fλ

200

After travelling 12 light years to Tau Ceti, Ryland Grace experienced only 4 years of time, while 12 years passed on Earth

What is time dilation

300

All force-mediating particles are in this group

What is a boson

300

This non-acceleration gravitational constant, if used right, will tell you the force due to gravity between any two objects

How much is -11 (6.67x10-11 m3kg-1s-2)

300

Many areas of physics, including waves, use this unit which describes how many things happen per second

What are hertz

300

It was found that power is related to current in this equation

What is P=IV
300

When Black Panther is struck, his suit captures the energy, only to be released back on the person who strikes him again

What is conservation of energy

400

Every particle in this group is paired with its neutrino equivalent

What is a lepton

400

This value, when given to the wavelength of light, will show up red

How much is -7 (~6.5x10-7)

400

In capacitors, this unit is used as a way to measure how good the capacitor is at storing charge

What is a Farad

400

This equation, which includes mass, can be used to prove if a collision is elastic or inelastic

What is Ek=1/2 mv2

400

When Apollo 13 was travelling to the moon, about 2/3rds into the journey, the gravitational pull from the moon was greater than the Earth

What is the universal law of gravitation

500

Whether it has 2 or 3 quarks in it, this particle has a whole number as its charge

What is a hadron

500
Max Planck discovered this constant that converts wavelength into energy

How much is -34 (6.63x10-34 Js)

500

Both protons and electrons have charge measured in this unit which is also useful for calculating current in a wire

What is a coulomb

500

The redshift of a galaxy can be calculated using this equation

What is z=v/c

500

Slow glass, a material that is so dense that light takes 10 years to pass through, lets you see what happened through it 10 years in the past

What is Snell's law (Law of refraction)

M
e
n
u