Waves
Timbre
Why does a piano sound different from a guitar even when playing same note?
This is the SI Unit for Work
Joules(J)
This is the speed of a radio wave
What is the speed of light?
There is no change in this in an isothermal process
What is temperature?
This scientist is widely known for his thought experiment with a cat.
Erwin Schrodinger
This is generated by capturing the kinetic energy of water, often via a turbine
What is hydropower?
This is the formula for Moment of Inertia of a sphere about its diameter
2/5 MR^2
The divergence of magnetic field always equates to this
What is zero?
This is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of something by 1 C
This Renaissance scientist is credited with the discovery of the pendulum.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
Laser is short for "light <this> by stimulated emission of radiation"
What is amplification?
This is a type of collision where momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not
What is inelastic
This is the scientist who used a compass to discover that current produces a magnetic field
Who is Hans Christian Orsted?
This allows heat transfer but prevents matter transfer
What is closed system?
This law states that - emf creates a current I and magnetic field B that oppose the change in flux.
What is lenz?
This is an astronomical, optical technique to determine distances away from moving objects
What is doppler shift?
This term gradually replaced the cumbersome phrase "gravitationally completely collapsed object"
What is black hole?
This is commonly used in a rectifier to convert alternating current to direct current
What is diode?
This is a law of physics that will lead to the Heat Death or Big Chill fate of the universe
What is the 2nd law of thermodynamics/law of entropy?
Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his work on this
What is photoelectric effect?
This is the pulsation caused by combining two waves of slightly different frequencies
What are beats?
This is the speed where Newtonian mechanics breaks down
What is 0.1c?
This radiation is produced by rapidly spinning pulsars
What are X rays?
This law relates the maximum wavelength emitted with temperature
What is Wien’s Displacement Law?
In 1897, J.J. Thompson used this to measure the mass of the atom and its electric charge.
What is cathode ray tube?