Ephys ch 1

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is the major science dealing with the fundamental constituents of the universe, the forces they exert on one another, and the results produced by these forces.

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physics

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The scientific study of matter, energy, force and motion and the way they relate to each other

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physics

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is the study of subatomic particles and their combinations in atoms and molecules.

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microphysics

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refers to areas of physics that study phenomena that take place on the microscopic scale

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microphysics

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phenomena that take place in microscopic scale are (6)

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quantom mechanics
molecular physics
atomic physics
nuclear physics
particle physics
nanotechnology

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study of large collections of subatomic particles such as the solid bodies of everyday experience.

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macrophysics

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branch of physics that deals with the physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly

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macrophysics

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8 branches of physics

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mechanics
heat
thermodynamics
electricity
magnetism
optics
acoustics
modern physics

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oldest branch of physics

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mechanics

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deals with the study of the bodies and systems and the forces acting on them.

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mechanics

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branch of mechanics concerned with the analysis of loads on physical systems in static equilibrium

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statics

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the system is either at rest or its center of mass moves at constant velocity

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static equilibrium

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branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of a body or system of bodies especially of forces that do not originate within the system itself

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dynamics

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it is the forces and motions that characterize a system

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dynamics

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branch of physics which studies the principle of the energy associated with the kinetic random motion of large numbers of molecules.

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heat

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includes the principle of temperature measurement, the effect of temperature change on the properties of materials and heat flow

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heat

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the study of transformation of energy

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thermodynamics

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describes and correlates the physical properties of macroscopic systems of matter and energy

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thermodynamics

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the principls of ____ are pf fundamental importance to all branches of science and engineering

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thermodynamics

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the branch of physics which deals with the study of electric charges at rest or in motion

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electricity

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electric charges at rest

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electrostatic

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electric charges in motion

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electrodynamics

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it is a manufactured product and is not something you pump out of the ground or mine or collect from the sun or wind

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electricity

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is manufactured from a rotating machine that we call an electrical generator.

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electric power

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is a phenomenon in which one body exerts a force on another body with which it is not in contact

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magnetism

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the force where objects are attracted or repelled to one another

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magnetism

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the branch of physics concerned with light and vision

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optics

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deals with the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.

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optics

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refers to geometry of light rays as they pass through an optical system

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geometrical optics (ray optics)

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describes light propagation in terms of “rays”

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geometrical optics (ray optics)

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is an abstraction or instrument that can be used to predict the path of light

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ray

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is the properties of light and its interaction with matter

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physical optics (wave optics)

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branch of optics that studies interference, diffraction, polarization, and other phenomena for which the ray approximation of geometric optics is not valid

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physical optics (wave optics)

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is the branch of physics concerned with the production, propagation, reception properties, and uses of sounds.

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acoustics

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it is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of sound, ultrasound and infrasound

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acoustics

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is the branch of physics which studies the modern aspects of the subjects, which include quantum mechanics and astrophysics.

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modern physics

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eleventh general conference on weights and measures

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held in paris in 1960

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system of measurement in the international system of units is based on

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MKS (meter-kilogram-second)

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commits the United States to the increasing use of….

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metric conversion act of 1975

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is the amount of matter that a body contains

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mass

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measure of the inertial property of that body

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mass

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measure of the attraction of the earth for a given mass

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weight

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is the measure of distance or duration of time

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length

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refers to the conscious experience of duration

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time

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the period during which an action or event occurs

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time

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dimension representing a succession of such actions or events

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time

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the amount of space occupied by a solid figure

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volume