Classical Mechanics
This is the name of the force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact
What is friction?
It states that the total energy in a closed system is constant
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
name of the phenomenon in which a changing magnetic field induces an electric current in a conductor
What is electromagnetic induction?
phenomenon in which two waves overlap and interfere with each other, either enhancing or cancelling each other out
What is interference?
The theory that explains the behavior of subatomic particles, such as electrons and protons.
What is quantum mechanics?
This is the equation for momentum, which relates an object's mass and velocity
What is p = mv?
The equation for the ideal gas law, which relates the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas
What is PV = nRT?
law that states that the induced electromotive force in a circuit is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic field?
What is Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction?
What is the name of the distance between two successive peaks or troughs of a wave?
What is wavelength?
The equation that relates an object's mass to its energy, which was proposed by Albert Einstein.
What is E=mc²?
This is the type of energy is stored in a stretched spring
What is elastic potential energy?
process in which a gas absorbs heat and expands, doing work on its surroundings
What is adiabatic expansion?
law that states that the force between two charges is proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
What is Coulomb's Law?
type of wave in which the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation
What is a transverse wave?
The particle that carries the electromagnetic force.
What is the photon?
This is the name of the law that states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion, unless acted upon by an external force
What is Newton's First Law of Motion or the Law of Inertia?
This law that states that the efficiency of a heat engine cannot exceed the efficiency of a Carnot engine
What is the Carnot Efficiency or the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
A device that uses electromagnetic induction to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
What is a generator?
phenomenon in which the frequency of a wave appears to change as the observer and/or source of the wave move relative to each other
What is the Doppler effect?
The process by which a nucleus splits into smaller parts, releasing a large amount of energy.
What is nuclear fission?
Force that causes an object to move in a circle
What is centripetal force?
process in which a gas is compressed and releases heat, doing work on its surroundings
What is adiabatic compression?
name of the equation that relates the electric field, magnetic field, and velocity of a charged particle
What is the Lorentz force equation?
The type of wave in which the displacement of the medium is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
What is a longitudinal wave?
The principle that states that the total angular momentum of a system remains constant unless acted upon by an external torque.
What is the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum?