Mechanics
This is the unit of force.
What is a Newton (N)?
The kinetic energy of an object is equal to this formula.
What is ½ mv2?
This is the name of the elementary particle of light
What is a photon?
This positively charged particle is found in the nucleus of every atom.
What is a proton?
This is the concept that allows particles to exist in multiple states until they are measured.
What is a superposition?
This is the force which acts perpendicular to a surface.
What is the normal force?
This form of energy is stored due to an object’s position in a gravitational field.
What is gravitational potential energy?
This lowercase letter is used to represent the speed of light.
What is c?
This particle is a form of particle radiation and resembles a helium-4 nucleus.
What is an alpha particle?
This theoretical elementary particle represents the gravitational field.
What is a Graviton?
This is the maximum friction force before an object begins to slide.
What is static friction?
This is the name for the difference in electric potential between two points.
What is voltage?
This phenomenon is when light bends when passing through materials of different refractive indices.
What is refraction?
Past this element, fission start to produce more energy than fusion.
What is iron?
These are particles with a half-integer spin.
What are Fermions?
This is the resistive force experienced by an object moving through a fluid.
What is drag?
The Lagrangian of simple systems is often given by this expression involving kinetic and potential energy.
What is (Kinetic energy-Potential energy)?
When white light passes through a prism, it splits into a spectrum of colors because of this effect.
What is dispersion?
This fundamental force holds quarks together to form protons and neutrons.
What is the strong nuclear force?
This is the boson that holds quarks together.
What is a gluon?
When analyzing forces on an inclined plane, this component of gravity acts parallel to the surface.
What is mgsin(θ)?
According to Noether’s Theorem, this continuous symmetry results in the conservation of energy
What is Time Symmetry?
This is the name for the equation: 1/f = 1/do + 1/di.
What is the mirror equation?
In the nuclear shell model, this term describes a certain number of protons or neutrons that fill a nuclear shell making the nucleus more stable.
What is a magic number?
These are the three categories of elementary particles represented in the standard model.
What are Fermions, Bosons, and the Higg's Boson?