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Terms
Motion
Simple Machines
Sound
Light
100
Two types of mathematical quantities used in physics.
What are scalars and vectors?
100
Branch of physics developed before 1900.
What is classical physics?
100
Two type of mechanical advantage.
What are ideal (IMA) & actual (AMA)?
100
The SI unit of frequency.
What is Hertz (Hz)?
100
The additive primary colors.
What are red, green, & blue?
200
The SI unit of Power
What is a Watt?
200
Vector quantity measuring change in position (displacement) per unit time.
What is Velocity?
200
Simple machine like a circular lever.
What is a wheel & axle?
200
Sound heard distinctly after being reflected from an object
What is an echo?
200
The process in which colors are produced by interference when light is reflected?
What is iridescence?
300
Greek letter used to represent wavelength.
What is lambda (λ)?
300
Law that says that forces always occur in pairs
What is the third law of motion?
300
The three main arrangements of pulleys.
What is fixed, movable, & block and tackle?
300
The audible range of frequencies
What is 20Hz-20,000Hz?
300
The three properties of laser light.
What are monochromatic (single frequency), coherent, intense?
400
Two types of wave interference
What are constructive and destructive?
400
Developed the Theories of Relativity.
Who is Einstein?
400
Class of lever where the input & output forces are on opposite sides of the fulcrum.
What is a Class 1 Lever?
400
The three main classes of acoustic instruments.
What are strings, winds, and percussion?
400
The apparent slowing of time for a rapidly moving object.
What is time dilation?
500
Particles of which light consists.
What are photons?
500
The two things on which friction depends.
What are the weight of the object and the nature of the surfaces?
500
Class of lever where the input is between the output and the fulcrum.
What is a Class 3 Lever?
500
The pulses of sound heard when close frequencies interfere.
What are beats?
500
The 7 broad regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency. (Daily Double)
What are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, visible light, UV radiation, x-rays, gamma rays?