Science of Physics
Sound
Vibrations and waves
Forces
2D Motion
100
Physics is the study of the physical world.
What is Physics?
100
Longitudinal
What type of wave is a sound wave?
100
f(elastic) = -kx
What is hooke's law?
100
F=ma
What is newton's second law?
100
Opposite over the Hypotenuse.
What is the sine of theta?
200
An experiment involving manipulation of a single variable.
What is controlled experiment?
200
Parallel
In what direction does the particle of a sound wave vibrate?
200
K
What is the spring constant?
200
Vector
What is a quantity that has a magnitude and a direction?
200
Opposite over the Hypotenuse.
What is tangent of theta?
300
Accuracy is how close a measurement is to the actual measurement.
What is Accuracy?
300
How quickly one particle can transfer its motion to another particle.
What is the speed of a sound wave?
300
Particles vibrate perpendicular to the wave.
What is a transverse wave?
300
An object that is traveling at a constant speed is said to be in this state.
What is equilibrium?
300
C squared equals A squared plus B squared
What is Pythagorean's theorem?
400
When you look at a measuring device from an angle.
What is parallactic error?
400
Doppler Effect
What is motion between a wave source and the observer?
400
Vibration about a resting point.
What is simple harmonic motion?
400
An object at rest will stay at rest.
What is Newton's first law?
400
The sum of two or more vectors.
What is the resultant?
500
A way to insure the precision of a measurement.
What are significant figures for?
500
0 decibels
What is the threshold of hearing?
500
2 antinodes
What is the minimum number of antinodes in a standing wave?
500
For every force there is an equal and opposite force.
What is Newton's third law?
500
Speed is scalar, velocity is a vector.
What is the difference between speed and velocity?