SocraticPhysics

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Decks in this class (18)

1. Motion in one dimension
What is distance,
What is displacement,
What do vectors measure
15  cards
2. Motion in two dimensions
What are the two methods for addi...,
Why can you not just add vectors ...,
Whose theory do we use to find th...
11  cards
3. Newton's laws
What are the contact forces,
What does push or pull require,
Which type of force does not requ...
40  cards
4. Circular motion and gravity
What happens when an object moves...,
Why does an object moving in a ci...,
Centripetal acceleration is depen...
27  cards
5. Work and energy
The work done on an object is dir...,
What is energy,
Is work a scalar quanity
30  cards
6. Collisions and momentum
The linear motion of an object is...,
What is impulse,
Impulse is directly proportional ...
15  cards
7. Rotational motion
What is the moment of inertia,
Moment of inertia is directly pro...,
Torque is similar to concepts of ...
20  cards
8. Simple machines
When a machine is used to apply a...,
What is a simple machine,
What are the 6 types of simple ma...
35  cards
9. Fluids
What does density measure,
Fluid pressure is how force is di...,
Pressure in a liquid applies in w...
20  cards
10. Thermodynamics
Why does heat transfer from one o...,
From which object does heat transfer,
What happens to the hotter object...
28  cards
11. Waves & oscillations
What is simple harmonic motion,
What is an example of simple harm...,
Which force acts to return an obj...
30  cards
12. Sound
What is the speed of sound direct...,
Where does sound travel fastest,
How fast does sound travel throug...
12  cards
13. Electricity & current
What do positively charged object...,
What are the 3 subatomic particle...,
Which subatomic particle is posit...
33  cards
14. Circuits
What 3 things doe circuits have,
What is a circuit analogous to,
What do switches do
12  cards
15. Magnetism
What is a magnet,
What is an electromagnet,
What always produces a magnetic f...
13  cards
16. Electromagnetism
What is an electromagnet,
The current that flows through wh...,
Electromagnets are only magnets when
16  cards
17. Geometric optics
The law of reflection states that...,
What is the angle of incidence,
What is the angle of relfection
15  cards
18. Modern physics
What are the 2 parts of the theor...,
What are the 2 main points behind...,
What is gravity in special relati...
8  cards

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