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What is N1L?

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an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion in the absence of an external resultant force

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What is N2L?

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The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the resultant force acting on it and is in the direction of the resultant force

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What is N3L?

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when body A exerts a force on body B, body B exerts the same type of force of same magnitude and opposite direction on body A

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What is Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum (PCOLM)?

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Total momentum of a system remains constant provided no external resultant force acts on the system

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What is principle of moments?

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If a body is in equilibrium, the sum of all the clockwise moments about any axis is equal to the sum of all the anti-clockwise moments along the same axis

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What is translational equilibrium?

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No net resultant force acting on the body

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What is rotational equilibrium?

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No resultant torque acting on any point

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What is archimedes’ principle?

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When an object is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, the upward force acting on it is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

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What is the principle of floatation?

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If an object is floating in equilibrium, upthrust is equal to the weight of the object

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What is the principle of conservation of energy?

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed and can only be transferred from one form to another and from one body to another.

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What is the work-energy theorem?

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the net work done by external forces acting on a particle is equal to the change in kinetic energy of the particle

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What is an ideal gas?

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a hypothetical gas that obeys the equation of state of an ideal gas perfectly at all pressure, volumes and temperature

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What are some assumptions of an ideal gas?

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  1. Rapid and random motion
  2. No IMF (IMPORTANT PLS)
  3. Collision between molecules is perfectly elastic
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What is internal energy ?

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The sum of the random distribution of kinetic and potential energies associated with the molecules of a system.
!! different from internal energy of an ideal gas !!

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What is the internal energy of an ideal gas?

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The internal energy of an ideal gas is the sum of the kinetic energies of all its particles. The intermolecular forces of attraction between the particles are negligible.

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What is iso-volumetric process?

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changes takes place without a change in volume

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What is isobaric process?

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changes takes place without a change in pressure

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What is an adiabatic process?

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changes takes place without a change in temperature / no heat transfer

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What is Newton’s Law of Gravitation?

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The force of attraction between any 2 point masses is directly proportional to the product of their masses and is inversely proportional to the square of their separation

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What is Kepler’s 3rd Law?

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The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the average distance from the sun. T^2 = R^3

21
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What is the characteristic of Binary Stars?

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Have the same angular velocity and in turn, the same period

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Which direction do geostationary satellites orbit from?

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West to East, together with the orbit of the earth

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What is the definition of gravitational field strength?

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The amount of gravitational force per unit mass acting on a small mass placed at that point.

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What is gravitational potential?

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work done per unit mass by an external agent to bring a mass from infinity to that point

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What is the relationship between Gravitational Potential Energy and Gravitational Force?

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Gravitational Force is the gradient of Gravitational Potential Energy (dGPE/dr)

26
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What is the relationship between Gravitational Potential and Gravitational Field?

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gravitational field is the gradient of gravitational potential (dGP/dr)

27
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What is the relationship between gravitational potential and gravitational potential energy?

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The change in gravitational potential energy is equal to the mass multiplied by the change in gravitational potential

28
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What is escape velocity?

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the minimum velocity a body must have at earths surface to escape from the influence of earths gravitational field

29
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What is Simple Harmonic Motion?

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Motion of a body whose acceleration is directly proportional to its displacement and is always directed to its equilibrium position

30
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What is free oscillation?

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A system which oscillates at its own natural frequency without external influences other than the initial impulse

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What is the natural frequency of vibration?

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The frequency at which an object will vibrate when its allowed to do so freely

32
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What is the definition of phase?

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defined as the angle in degrees or radians which gives a measure of the fraction of a cycle that has been completed

33
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What is a phrase difference?

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Measure of how much one wave is out of step with another

34
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What is a damped oscillation?

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Oscillation in which amplitude diminishes with time as a results of dissipative forces that reduce the total energy of the oscillations

35
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What is a forced oscillation?

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A system which is forced to oscillate at a frequency other than its natural frequency by a periodic external force

36
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What is a forced frequency of vibration?

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frequency at which an object is made to vibrate by imposing a periodic force on it

37
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What is resonance?

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A phenomenon when the frequency of an object made to vibrate is equal to its natural frequency of vibration

38
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What is an example of useful resonance?

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playing of musical instrument

39
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What is an example of bad resonance?

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mechanical resonance, which is the tendency of a mechanical system to respond at greater amplitude when the frequency of oscillations matches the systems natural frequency of vibration (e.g the bridge shaking violently when an army marches across it)

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What is a progressive wave?

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A wave which energy is transported from one end to the other but the particles within the wave are not transported along the wave.

41
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What is a wavelength?

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The shortest distance between 2 points on a progressive wave which are vibrating in phase.

42
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What is a transverse waves + some examples?

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Plane of oscillation is normal to the direction of transfer of energy of the wave

some examples are light waves

43
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What is a longitudinal wave and some examples?

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Wave which displacement of particles are along the direction of transfer of energy of the wave

some examples are sound waves

44
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How to check is 2 points are in phase in a progressive wave?

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check that they have the same velocity at the same displacement from the equilibrium position

45
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What is the intensity of a wave?

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( I = P/A) It is the wave energy incident per unit time per unit area normal to the wave / OR / power incident per unit area

46
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What equipment can be used to measure the frequency of a wave?

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Cathode Ray Oscilloscope and a microphone.
to set up, put a microphone at a set distance away from the sound source

another set up (frequency over displacement): put multiple microphones at a changing distance from the sound source

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What is the definition of polarisation?

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The confinement of oscillations in only one plane. The plane of oscillations is parallel to direction of energy transfer.

48
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What is Malus’ Law?

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the intensity of a plane polarised light after passing through a polarised is directly proportional to the square of the cosine of the angle through which the polarised is rotated from that gives max intensity.

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