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3.2 Particles And Radiation
Speed of light,
C,
Planck constant
59  cards
Waves
Things that are particle like beh...,
Things that are wave like behaviour,
De broglie wavelength equation
30  cards
Particles And Radiation
4 fundamental forces,
Exchange particle of electromagne...,
Exchange particle of gravitationa...
43  cards
Materials
Tensile stress,
Tensile strain,
What does young s modulus show
4  cards
Newtons Laws
Newtons 1st law
1  cards
Work Energy Power
One joule,
Diagram showing forces acting on ...,
Vector vs scalar quantities
3  cards
Moments
Moment
1  cards
Electricity
What is effective resistance,
Current vs voltage graph for a wire,
Current vs voltage graph for a lamp
39  cards
Units
What is giga g to the power of,
What is nano n to the power of,
What is milli m to the power of
7  cards
Nuclear physics
History of nuclear physics,
The closer things are to one another,
When is all kinetic energy transf...
109  cards
shm
Free vibration oscillation def,
Phase difference in radians equation,
How many rad is 360 degrees
10  cards
Fields
What does gravity magnetic fields...,
Draw a magnetic field on a magnet,
What does the density of field li...
31  cards
Electric Fields
What are the 4 ways of removing a...,
Draw a diagram of describe a shut...,
Draw the electromagnetic field ar...
14  cards
Thermal Physics
Internal energy def,
What is there internal energy of ...,
How can the internal energy of a ...
60  cards
circuits
What happens when resistors are a...,
Current in a series vs parallel c...,
Potential difference in a series ...
19  cards
Astrophysics optics
What are the two types of lenses,
What is a convex lens and focal l...,
What is a concave lens
69  cards
Astrophysics
What is one light year,
What is the size of the astronomi...,
What is one arcsecond equal to
66  cards
Capacitors
Capacitance definition,
What does a greater capacitor mean,
What does the capacitance equatio...
28  cards
Magnetic Fields
What does a current carrying cond...,
When will a current carrying cond...,
What is the strength of the magne...
50  cards
Alternating currents and Transformers
Alternating current def,
What kind of curve is the variati...,
What is peak current and peak vol...
19  cards
Electric fields
State couloumbs law,
Draw a diagram for and state what...,
What does the 1 r2 part of the co...
44  cards
Circular motion
Is velocity vector or scalar,
Is acceleration vector or scalar,
Describe the reason why centripet...
25  cards
simple harmonic motion
What are the two conditions requi...,
What are examples of objects that...,
What is a restoring force and its...
65  cards
Life cycle of stars
What conditions must be present f...,
What occurs during nuclear fusion,
Radiation pressure def
33  cards
Cosmology
What do the components of the dop...,
What is the fractional change in ...,
What does the redshift equation s...
22  cards
Waves and Optics
Progressive wave def,
Displacement def,
Amplitude def
80  cards
Refraction
When does refraction occur,
Why does a ray of light move towa...,
What wave properties change durin...
22  cards
Mechanics and Materials
Scalar vs vector,
Is distance displacement vector o...,
How can vectors be represented an...
127  cards
Gravitational Fields/ Orbits
Gravitational field def,
Can gravitational fields be repul...,
What is the relationship between ...
62  cards
Measurements and their errors
What are each of these prefixes p...,
What are the two types of errors ...,
What is accuracy
19  cards
Practical Skills
What should you be careful of whe...,
What is the value of the vernier ...,
What is the value of this microme...
4  cards
Electricity
Current def,
What happens when two oppositely ...,
Conventional current def
32  cards

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