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1
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What is the pressure equation which includes force and area?

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p=F/A

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What is the equation for kinetic energy, what does each symbol stand for and what are the units?

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  • KE = 1/2 mv2
  • KE = Kinetic energy (J)
  • m = Mass (kg)
  • v = Speed
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3
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What is the equation for refractive index and what are the units?

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  • n = Sin(i)/Sin(r)
  • n = Refractive index
  • Sin(i) = Angle of incidence
  • Sin(r) = Angle of refraction
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4
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What is the equation for weight?

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W=mg

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5
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What is the equation for resistance (R)?

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R=V/I

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What is the equation for Hooke’s law which starts with force applied (F)?

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F=kx

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What is the equation for Kinetic to Gravortational?

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  • 1/2 mv2 = mgh
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What is the wave equation that includes time period (T)?

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f=1/T

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9
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What is the equation for stopping distance?

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Stopping distance=Thinking distance+Braking distance

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What is the equation for power that includes work and time?

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  • P = W/t
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What is the pressure equation that includes gravity and height?

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p=ρgh

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12
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What is the equation for speed (S)?

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S=d/t

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13
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What is the equation for calculating a moment?

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Moment=Fd

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14
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What is the orbital speed equation?

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v=2πr/T

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What is the density equation?

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ρ=m/V

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16
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What is the wave equation starting with velocity (v)?

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v=fλ

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17
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What is the equation for Specific heat capacity and what does each symbol mean?

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  • Q=mcΔT
  • Q = Energy (J)
  • m = Mass (kg)
  • c = Specfic heat capacity (J/kg°c)
  • Δ = Change in temperature (°c)
18
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What is the equation for moments that only works in equilibrium and what does each letter stand for?

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  • F1 d1 = F2 d2
  • F1 = Clockwise force (N)
  • d1 = Distance from pivot to clockwise force (m)
  • F2 = Anticlockwise force (N)
  • d2 = Distance from pivot to the anticlockwise force (m)
19
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What is the equation for acceleration (a)?

20
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What is the equation for work, what does each symbol stand for, and what are the units?

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  • W = Fd
  • W = Mechanical work done (J)
  • F = Force (N)
  • d = Distance (m)
21
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What is the equation for gravortational energy, what does each symbol stand for and what are the units?

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  • GPE = mgh
  • GPE = Change in GPE (J)
  • m = Mass (kg)
  • g = Gravortational field strength (N/kg)
  • h = Change in height (m)
22
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What is the equation for power consumption that includes energy and time?

23
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What is the electromagnetic wave equation starting with light (c)?

24
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What is the equation for efficency and what are the units?

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  • Efficiency = Useful energy output/Total energy input
  • Efficiency = NO UNIT
  • Useful energy output = (J)
  • Total energy input = (J)
25
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What is the equation that inculdes Voltage, Energy and Charge?

26
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What is the equation for power consumption that includes current and voltage?

27
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What is the equation for energy that includes current, voltage and time?

28
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What is the equation for charge (Q)?

29
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What is the equation for the critical angle?

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Sinc = 1/n

Sinc = Critical angle

n = Refractive index

30
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What is the momentum equation?

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P=mv

Momentum = mass*velocity

31
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What is the equation for the concervation of momentum?

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  • (MV) + (MV) = (M2V2) + (M2V2)
  • Total momentum before collision or explosion = Total momentum after collision or explosion
32
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What is the impulse equation?

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  • ΔP = mv - mu
  • Change in momentum = mass*final velocity - mass*Initial velocity
  • ΔP = Ft
  • Ft = mv - mu
  • Impulse is Ft (change in momentum)
  • F= ΔP/t
33
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What is the suvat equation?

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  • v2 = u2 + 2as
  • Final Velocity2 = Initial velocity2 + 2acceleration * Distance
  • If time is a variable, use a = v-u/t
34
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Ideal gas equation for constant temperature?

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P1V1 = P2V2

35
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What is the ideal gas equation for constant volume?

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  • P1/T1= P2/T2
36
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What is the equation for Power Lost?

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  • P = I2R
  • Power lost = Current2 * Resistance
37
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What is the equation for Turns to Voltage ratios?

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  • Vi/Vo = Ni/No
  • Primary V/ Secondry V = Number of turns in primary coil/ Number of turns in secondry coil
38
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What is the equation which includes Force, Mass and Acceleration?

39
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What is the equation for power in a transformer (power in and power out)?

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  • Primary Power = Secondary Power
  • IVp = IVs
  • ONLY if 100% effeicient
40
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What is the Doppler equation to find the velocity of a galaxy?

41
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What is an Elastic collision?

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  • A collision where KE is concerved
  • KE before = KE after
42
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What is an Inelastic collision?

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  • Inelastic collision is KE is not concerved
  • KE before is greater than KE after

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