Classical Mechanics
The formula for Newton’s second law of motion
What is F=ma?
This particle carries the charge in an electric current
What is the electron?
The measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance?
What is temperature?
The fundamental constant represented by "h" in quantum mechanics
What is Planck’s constant?
Theis person developed the general theory of relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
The unit of force in the International System of Units
What is the newton?
The unit of electric resistance
What is the ohm?
The first law of thermodynamics also known as
What is the law of energy conservation?
This man is considered the father of quantum mechanics
Who is Max Planck?
The famous equation did Einstein develop that relates mass and energy
What is E=mc2?
In this type of motion is the acceleration always directed towards the center of the path
What is circular motion?
This ule determines the direction of the magnetic field in relation to current in a straight wire?
What is the right-hand rule?
The temperature that all molecular motion theoretically stop
What is absolute zero (0 K)?
The principle that states that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with absolute certainty
What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?
The effect that describes the emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on it
What is the photoelectric effect?
The term for the product of an object’s mass and velocity
What is momentum?
This person is credited with formulating the laws of electromagnetism in four equations
Who is James Clerk Maxwell?
The term for a process that occurs without heat exchange
What is an adiabatic process?
The name of the experiment that demonstrates the wave-particle duality of light
What is the double-slit experiment?
The name of the theoretical particle that carries the force of gravity
What is the graviton?
The principle stating that the total mechanical energy in a system remains constant if only conservative forces act on the system
What is the conservation of mechanical energy?
The name of the phenomenon where a changing magnetic field induces an electric current
What is electromagnetic induction?
This law states that the entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
The type of particle mediates the electromagnetic force according to quantum field theory.
What is the photon?
The phenomenon where time slows down for an object moving close to the speed of light
What is time dilation?