Laws of Motion
From his findings in his book Principia, he introduced the three Laws of Motion we use in classical physics.
Isaac Newton
Copper, aluminum, and silver are all examples of materials that can be considered as?
Conductors
EM waves are waves of energy that can travel through space without the need for a what?
Medium/Matter
What is made up of solid rocks and minerals and forms the surface where we live?
Crust
What type of fault line undergoes tensional stress?
Normal Fault
A force of 20 N acts on an object with a mass of 5 kg. Which unit is used to express the resulting acceleration?
m/s²
What is the "push" that makes electricity move?
Voltage
Radio waves
What are the two types of surface waves?
Love and Rayleigh waves
The unit of measurement for resistance was named after which German physicist?
Georg Ohm
If an object is said to be hard to stop from moving, said object is said to have what type of inertia?
High Inertia
What is the unit of measurement for electric current?
Ampere
Infrared waves were accidentally discovered by which astronomer?
William Herschel
What type of plate boundary can form mountains in land and trenches in deep oceans?
Convergent boundary
What does the 1st law of motion state?
"an object will remain at rest or continue moving at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force"
The third law of motion states that for every action done, what two things should be expected?
An equal and an opposite force/reaction
In this type of circuit, if one component is disconnected or breaks, the entire circuit is interrupted.
Series Circuit
Which two colors of the visible spectrum has the highest and the lowest frequency? (name both and label correctly)
Red - lowest frequency
Violet - highest frequency
The Philippines sits between which two plates?
Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate
Name any two EM waves that are relatively harmless to our bodies in regular exposure.
Any of the following:
- Radio waves
- Microwaves
- Infrared waves
What does the 2nd law of motion state?
"the acceleration of an object depends directly on the net force acting on it and inversely on its mass"
Ohm's Law can be summarized as what equation?
I = V/R
Name one use for Gamma rays.
Any of the following
- Cancer treatment (radiotherapy)
- Food irradiation to control microorganisms
- Industrial inspection and material testing
What are the three types of stress that are seen in fault lines?
Tension, Compression, and Shearing.
What part of a power plant can convert a turbine's mechanical energy into electrical energy?
Generator