Physics Flashcards

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Angstrom (Å)

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1Å=10^-10

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Nanometer (nm)

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1 nm = 10^-9m

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Electron volt (eV)

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Represents the energy acquired by an electron accelerating thru a potential difference of 1 volt

1 eV = 1.6 x 10^-19 J

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m =

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10^-3

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5
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k =

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10^3

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M =

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10^6

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7
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n =

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10^-9

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8
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Giga (G or B)

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10^9

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9
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mega (M)

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10^6

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10
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Kilo (k)

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10^3

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Centi (c)

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10^-2

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12
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Milli (m)

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10^-3

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13
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Micro

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10^-6

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Nano

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10^-9

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15
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Pico (p)

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10^-12

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16
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Sin

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y/h = opposite side/hypotenuse

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Cos

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x/h = adjacent side/hypotenuse

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Tan

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y/x = opposite side/hypotenuse

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Scalars

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Numerical quantities that have magnitude but no direction such as distance, speed, and mass

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Vector

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Quantities have both magnitude and direction like displacement, velocity, and force

21
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Resultant of vectors

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The sum of 2+ vectors

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Displacement (delta x)

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Vector quantity that describes the change in position of the object

Has both direction & magnitude and

23
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Average velocity

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The ratio of the displacement vector over the change in time

v=(delta x)/(delta t)

v has the same direction of delta x

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Instantaneous velocity

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Aka velocity

Refers to a single instant of time

Average velocity as delta t approaches 0

The graph of this is defined as the slope of the graph of the object’s position with respect to time at the particular time, t

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Average speed
s=d/(delta t) d is the distance traveled (scalar) Not always the same as the magnitude of the average velocity
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Instantaneous speed
Magnitude of the instantaneous velocity vector A scalar
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acceleration
rate of change of an object's velocity a vector
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average acceleration
change in instantaneous velocity over the time period delta t a=(delta v)/(delta t)
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instantaneous acceleration
the acceleration at one point of a particle's path average acceleration as delta t approaches 0 slope of the line giving the object's velocity w/ respect to time at a particular time, t
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motion w/ constant acceleration
the acceleration of a body is proportional to the net force applied to the body when body is under the influence of a constant force, the acceleration is also constant
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linear motion
acceleration and velocity vectors are along the line of motion
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projectile motion
object has velocity and position components in both the vertical and horizontal directions