Famous Physicists
This famous physicist supposedly developed the theory of gravity after an apple fell on his head
Who is Isaac Newton
This law states that if anything could go wrong it will
What is Murphy's Law
Decimal-based system of measurement
What is the metric system
The force from a 10 kg object accelerating at 3.5 m/s2
What is 35 newtons
F=ma -> F=10 x 3.5 -> F =35 Newtons
3.14159
What is Pi
American Theoretical Physicist, working as a director in Los Alamos Laboratory during WW2
Who is Oppenheimer
States everything in the universe with mass is attracted to each other
What is Law of Universal Gravitation
Astronomical distance roughly equal to 5.88 trillion miles
What is light-year
i12
what is 1
i2 = -1, i4 = 1
9.8 m/s2
What is Acceleration due to gravity
This is the only individual awarded two Nobel prizes in different scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie
Describes how a spring behaves when a force is applied to it
What is Hooke's Law
The largest number of spacial dimensions you can mathematically have
What is Infinity
An object on earth in a vacuum falling for two seconds goes this distance
What is 19.6 m
0.5 x a x t2 = 0.5 x 9.8 x 4 = 19.6 m
2.9979 x 105 km/s
What is the Speed of Light in a vacuum
This individual was the first to observe Jupiter's moons and currently has their finger on display in a museum
Who is Galileo Galilei
Describes the resistance to changing magnetic flux
What is Lenz's Law
kg x m2 x s-2
What is a Joule
Electric flux through a object enclosing two charges each +3 C and three outside charges with charge equal to -4 C
What is 6 C / ε0
ΦB = Qenclosed / ε0
13.6 eV
Binding Energy of Hydrogen
This theorist explained how fundamental particles gained mass
Who is Peter Higgs
Relates the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas
What is Ideal Gas Law
c = ħ = 1
What are natural units
137 in binary
what is 10001001
6.626x10-34 J x s
What is Planck's constant