Physics Terms
Frequency.
What is the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time?
James Watt
The development of the concept of horsepower, has an SI unit in his name (the watt) which equals one joule per second.
Closest star to us
Sun
When you walk what force is rubbing on your foot?
Friction
This force keeps the planet in orbit around the Sun.
Gravity
Ohm's Law.
What is the law that says voltage equals current times resistance?
James Prescott Joule.
showed that heat is a form of energy and gives his name to the unit of energy
Galaxy we are in
Milky Way
Simple device used to lift hanging objects
Pulley
This law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's Third Law.
The Laws of Motion (Newton's)
What is the Law of Inertia?
What is the Law of Force and Acceleration?
What is the Law of Action-Reaction?
Michael Faraday
discovered electromagnetic induction
Name of first artificial satellite placed into orbit
Sputnik 1
Why is a metal spoon colder than a wooden spoon at room temp.
Metal is a better thermal conductor
Phenomenon that explains why a straw looks bent in water.
Refraction
Doppler Effect
What is the change in frequency (or pitch) of a wave caused by the motion of the source or the observer?
Heinrich Hertz
proved the existence of electromagnetic waves. (confirmed Maxwell's theory)
What type of galaxy is the most common in the universe
Elliptical galaxy
Effect that makes a straw appear bent in water
refraction
Quantity defined as mass times velocity
Momentum
Electromagnetic Induction.
What is the process of creating an electric current by changing a magnetic field near a wire or coil?
James Clerk Maxwell
unified electricity and magnetism with a set of four equations describing electromagnetic fields.
or
electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon.
Name of largest black hole known
TON 618
Force that makes you feel pushed to the side of a car during a sharp turn
Quantum principle that states that you cannot simultaneously know the position and momentum of a particle
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle