Modern Physics
Wave Physics
Optical Physics
Circuits and Electricity
Nuclear Physics
400

This equation was developed by Einstein and shows a conversion of mass into energy

What is E=mc2

400

This greek letter represents the wavelength of a wave

What is lambda(λ)?

400

This occurs when monochromatic light travels between two media

What is refraction?

400
This is the resistivity of gold wire at 20°C

What is 2.44*10^-8 Ωm?

400

This is the fundamental particle with a charge of positive e

What is a proton?

800

This is how many valence electrons an atom in group 18 has (excluding helium)

What is 8 valence electrons?

800

These types of waves do not require a medium

What are electromagnetic waves?

800

This type of mirror creates only virtual images

What is a convex mirror?

800

This is equal to the product of the current and the resistance in a wire

What is the potential difference? (also acceptable: voltage)

800

This is a fundamental particle with the mass of 1/1836 of a proton

What is an electron?

1200
This phenomenon demonstrates the particle nature of light
What is the photoelectric effect?
1200

These electromagnetic waves are the longest of their kind

What are radio waves?

1200

This phenomenon is one that demonstrates the wave nature of light

What is diffraction of light? (also acceptable: interference of light, polarization of light)

1200

This is the way of connecting resistors to create the least equivalent resistance 

What is parallel?

1200

This quark is usually found opposite one or two up quarks in either an proton or neutron

What is a down quark?

1600

This is what all radioactive elements eventually decay to

What is lead?

1600
The frequency of a ray of violet light in air

What is ~7.69*10^14 hz?

1600
Light that is reflected from a nonmetallic surface

What is polarized light?

1600

The equivalent resistance of three 4 Ω resistors connected in parallel

What is 1.33 Ω?

1600

These are the six types of quarks

What are up, down, top, bottom, strange, charm?

2000

This constant gives the relationship between a photon's energy and it's frequency 

What is Planck's Constant?

2000

The matter wavelength associated with the Planck constant divided by the momentum

What is the de Broglie wavelength?

2000

This image imperfection occurs due to an increased angle of refraction of rays of light that hit the edges of a mirror compared to those that hit the center

What is a spherical aberration?

2000

The square of the potential difference times the resistance

What is electrical power?

2000

This prefix is used to describe a quark with the exact opposite charge

What is anti?