Mechanics
The force that resists motion between two surfaces in contact
What is friction?
The number of waves passing a point per second
What is frequency?
The flow of electric charge is called this
What is current?
The smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties
What is an atom?
This particle has no charge and resides in the nucleus
What is a neutron
Newton’s Second Law states that force equals this multiplied by acceleration
What is mass?
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum used in night-vision cameras
What is infrared?
This component opposes current in a circuit
What is a resistor?
This type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms
What is a covalent bond?
Famous equation relating mass and energy
What is e=mc2
The quantity of motion of an object, calculated as mass times velocity
What is momentum?
The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another
What is refraction?
The SI unit of potential difference
What is voltage?
The process in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation (or vaporization)?
The theory stating energy is quantized in packets called quanta
What is Quantum theory?
The energy an object possesses due to its motion
What is kinetic energy?
This type of wave requires a medium to travel
What is a mechanical wave?
The law that describes the force between two charges
What is Coulomb's law
The pH value of a neutral solution at room temperature?
What is 7?
The phenomenon where electrons are emitted from a metal surface when light shines on it
What is the photo-electric effect?
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
The type of interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a larger amplitude
What is constructive amplitude?
A coil of wire that creates a magnetic field when current flows through it
What is a solenoid?
The law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction
What is the law of conservation of mass?
The type of decay where a neutron turns into a proton and emits an electron
What is beta decay?