Physics Flashcards
Alloy
Metallic mixture of two different elements
Acoustics
Study of mechanical waves
Ampere
Unit of electric current
Angstrom
One ten billionth of a meter
Astronomical unit
Distance from earth to the sun
Background radiation
Ionizing radiation that is always present in earth’s atmosphere
Binary star
Star system with two stars orbiting around each other
Boson
Fundamental particle
Adhesion
Tendency for different types of particles to cling together
Cohesion
Tendency for like particles to cling together
Density
Mass per volume
Displacement
Fluid moving out of the way when an object is placed in it
Endothermic
Reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings
Exothermic
Reaction in which the system releases energy
Farad
Unit of capacitance
Fission
Process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts
Force
Mass x acceleration