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Decks in this class (26)

2 - Foundations of Physics
What is a quantity,
What are the 6 total 7 si base qu...,
What is the unit and symbol for d...
29  cards
3 - Motion
What is average speed,
What is instantaneous speed,
What does the gradient of a strai...
24  cards
4 - Forces in action
What is mass,
Define net force,
What does a net force cause
40  cards
5 - Work, energy and power
What is kinetic energy,
Gravitational potential energy,
Chemical energy
29  cards
6 - Materials
What are forces that produce exte...,
What are forces that produce comp...,
What is tensile deformation
22  cards
7 - Laws of motion and momentum
What is newtons first law,
What is newtons third law,
What type of force is the force o...
11  cards
8 - Charge and current
What is charge,
What does the symbol e represent,
How can electric current be defined
17  cards
9 - Energy, power and resistance
What are the rules for drawing ci...,
What is polarity,
What does potential difference me...
43  cards
10 - Electrical circuits
What is kirchoffs second law,
What is kirchoffs first law,
What is a closed loop circuit
15  cards
11 - Waves 1
What is a progressive wave,
What do progressive waves transfer,
What do progressive waves not tra...
68  cards
12 - Waves 2
What is the principle of superpos...,
What is superposition,
What is interference
52  cards
13 - Quantum Physics
What is a photon,
What is the energy of a photon di...,
What is the planck constant
24  cards
14 - Thermal Physics
What is the triple point of a sub...,
Describe the energy transfer when...,
What is thermal equilibrium
29  cards
15 - Ideal Gasses
What is the si unit for the amoun...,
Define the mole,
What is the sign for the avogadro...
39  cards
16 - Circular Motion
Define the radian,
What is 360 in radians,
How do you convert between radian...
22  cards
17 - Oscillations
What is displacement of an oscill...,
What is amplitude of an oscillation,
What is the period of an oscillation
26  cards
18 - Gravitational Fields
What objects create gravitational...,
How far does a gravitational fiel...,
What will happen to any object wi...
54  cards
19 - Stars
What is a planet,
What is the difference between an...,
What is the difference between a ...
75  cards
20 - Cosmology
Define the astronomical unit au,
Define the light year ly,
Define the parsec pc
40  cards
12 - Capacitance
What is a capacitor,
What is a dielectric,
Define capacitance
27  cards
22 - Electric Fields
Define electric field strength at...,
What is an electric field caused by,
What sort of objects experience f...
37  cards
23 - Magnetic Fields
What causes a magnetic field,
What do we use to map magnetic fi...,
Describe the magnetic field lines...
41  cards
24 - Particle Physics
Describe the alpha particle scatt...,
What were the observations from t...,
What can we learn about an atom f...
35  cards
25 - Radioactivity
What is alpha radiation,
What is beta radiation,
What is gamma radiation
26  cards
26 - Nuclear Physics
What are the two interpretations ...,
What happens when an electron pos...,
What happens in pair production
22  cards
27 - Medical Imaging
How are x rays produced in an x r...,
Why is the anode in an x ray tube...,
How is the anode prevented from o...
69  cards

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