Mixture of Physics Flashcards
(30 cards)
What unit is used to measure forces?
Newtons
At what time of day will shadows be the shortest?
Midday
How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
364 1/4
How fast does light travel?
300,000 km/s
What thing can also be described as an invisible push or pull?
force
In what way does light travel?
In straight lines
A complete circuit occurs when there are:
No gaps
What direction does the Sun rise from?
East
When the forces of gravity and water are balanced, an object will do what?
float
What depends on the energy of a vibration?
Loudness
What is the boiling point of water?
99.98 degrees Celsius
What sort of lines should be drawn to denote the wires in a circuit?
Straight
Name something that is NOT a luminous source of light energy?
Mirror
What is the name of a body that orbits a star?
A Planet
What happens to a bar of steel when it is cooled down?
It gets shorter
Wires are known as what?
Electrical conductors
What is the transition from a solid to a gas called?
Sublimation
Which of these is the amount of kinetic energy dependent on?
Mass
What will happen to light when it hits a rough surface?
Scatter
Can you compress gas?
Yes
What is the name of a body that orbits a planet?
Satellite
What unit is used to measure work?
Joule
In which state do atoms have the most energy?
Gases
Complete the statement: gravity will only ever ……
Pull
