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Physics (Rare) Flashcards

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Acceleration

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Rate at which velocity changes with time

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Acoustics

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Science that deals with the study of mechanical waves

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Adhesion

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Tendency for different types of particles to cling together

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Aerodynamics

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Study of the motion of air when it interacts with solid objects

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Alloy

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Metallic mixture of two different elements

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Alternating current

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Movement of electric charge that reverses direction

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Ampere

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Unit of electric current

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Angstrom

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One ten-billionth of a meter

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Astronomical unit

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Distance from Earth to the sun

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Background radiation

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Ionizing radiation that is always present in Earth’s atmosphere

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Big Bang

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Model that explains the early development of the universe

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Binary star

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Star system with two stars orbiting around each other

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Black hole

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Region of space where gravity prevents everything from escaping

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14
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Boson

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Fundamental particle

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Buoyancy

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Upward force that opposes the weight of submerged object

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Celsius

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Scale and measurement unit for temperature

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Centripetal force

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Force that makes something follow a curved path

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Cohesion

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Tendency for like particles to cling together

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Density

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Mass per volume

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Dew point

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Temperature at which water vapor condenses to liquid water

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Displacement

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Fluid moving out of the way when an object is placed in it

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Doppler effect

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Change in the frequency of a wave when the observer moves

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Drag

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Air resistance or fluid resistance

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Elasticity

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Property of an object returning to its original shape after a force is applies

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Endothermic

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Reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings

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Farad

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Unit of capacitance

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Fission

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Process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts

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Force

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Mass times acceleration

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Friction

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Force resisting the motion of materials sliding against each other

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Fusion

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Process in which multiple atomic nuclei join to create a larger nucleus

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Gamma Ray

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Electromagnetic radiation of high frequency

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General relativity

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Einstein’s theory of gravitation

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Hertz

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Unit of frequency, defined as cycles per second

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Inertia

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Resistance of an object to change in its motion

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Joule

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Unit of heat

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Lever

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Simple machine consisting of a beam pivoting on a hinge

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Light

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Electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye

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Mass

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Amount of matter in a body

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and volume

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Momentum

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Mass times velocity

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Neutrino

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Neutral elementary particle

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Ohm

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Unit of electrical resistance

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Pendulum

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Suspended weight that can swig on a pivot

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Photon

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Elementary particle of light

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Pneumatics

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Application of pressurized gas to affect motion

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Pressure

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Ratio of force to area

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Pulley

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Simple machine, a wheel on an axle that moves a cable along its circumference

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Quantum mechanics

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Physics dealing with atomic and subatomic particles

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Supernova

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Explosion of a star

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Temperature

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Physical property that expresses notions of hot and cold

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Torque

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Tendency of a force to rotate an object on an axis

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Transducer

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Device that converts energy from one form to another

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Uncertainty principle

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Principle that the position and momentum of a particle cannot be simultaneously known

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Vacuum

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Space that is empty of matter

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Watt

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Unit of power

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