THE FINAL SCIENCE PACE OF ALL TIME (Q&B) Flashcards
The four most common types of stresses
stretching
bending
compressing
twisting
the two necessary ingredients of work
force
distance
The six simple machines
wheel and axle lever pulley wedge inclined plane screw
The three methods of heat transfer
conduction
convection
radiation
How an airplane flies
Air travels over the wings at high velocity, creating a region of low pressure. The region of high pressure beneath the wings moves toward the region of low pressure, lifting the plane
The three basic assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases
gas molecules are widely separated
gas molecules move rapidly and freely in all directions
gas molecules frequently undergo elastic collisions with one another and the walls of their container
When light strikes a surface, it may be _________
reflected, absorbed, or transmitted
The three different spectra used by physicists
absorption, continuous, and emission
The energy of electrons emitted by the photoelectric effect is determined by
the color of light
The number of electrons emitted by the photoelectric effect is determined by
the brightness of light
The photoelectric effect (not in checkup but whatever)
the emission of electrons by light falling upon the surface of certain metals
the three laws of static electricity
charged bodies attract uncharged bodies
like charges repel
unlike charges attract
three ways an object can acquire a static charge
friction
induction
direct contact
two basic types of current electricity
direct current
alternating current
Voltage of a series battery cell
total of all individual cells