Physics Flashcards

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What is velocity

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Speed in a given direction

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Formula for speed

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Distance divided by time

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What is Acceleration

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The change in velocity per second

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What is the formula for acceleration?

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Change in velocity divided by time taken

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What is mass?

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The mass of an object is the amount of matter it has in it

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What is the formula for density ?

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Mass divided by volume

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What is a force ?

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A force is anything which causes an object to move or change it’s velocity

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How can forces be measured ?

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By using a spring balance

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What is hookes law ?

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The extension of a spring is in direct proportion to the force that is stretching it.

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What is friction?

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Friction is the force which prevents easy movement between two objects in contact

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What is work?

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Work is done when a force moves an object

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What is the formula for work?

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Force x distance

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What is work measured in ?

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Joules

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What is power ?

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Power is the rate at which work is done

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What is power measured in ?

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Watts

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What is the formula for power ?

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Work divided by time

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What is weight?

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The weight of an object is the force of gravity acting on it

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What is weight measured in?

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What is a lever?

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A lever is a rigid body which is free to turn about a fixed point called the fulcrum

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What is the formula for a moment of a force?

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Force x perpendicular distance from the fulcrum

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When is the lever balanced ?

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A lever is balanced , when the clockwise and anticlockwise moments are equal

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What is the formula for pressure ?

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Force divided by area

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What is the unit of measurement for pressure ?

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What is a barometer ?

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It is used to measure atmospheric pressure

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What is an insulator ?
A substance which does not allow heat to pass through it easily
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What chemical is added to show convection currents in a liquid ?
Potassium permanganate
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What is radiation ?
The transfer of heat in days , from a hot object without needing a medium to pass through it
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What is a bimetallic strip
It consists of two metal riveted together . The copper expands more than the iron when heated
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What are conductors ?
A substance that allows heat to pass through it easily
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What does the amount of heat depend on ?
It's temperate , it's mass and what substance it is
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What is latent heat?
Latent heat is the heat used to change the state of a substance
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What liquid do thermometers contain?
A mercury or a alcohol
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Why is a light a form of energy ?
Because it can makes things move example crooke's radiometer
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What is a shadow ?
Is the total or partial darkness behind an object blocking the light
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What is reflection ?
When Light reflects off a surface
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What is refraction?
Is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another
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Explain a convex lex
Bends the light rays together at a point
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Explain a concave lens
It spreads out the rays of light
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What is white light a mixture of ?
Seven different colours
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What re the seven colour of white light called ?
The spectrum of white light
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White light into its colours is called what?
Dispersion