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Junior Cert Science
Junior cert physics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Length | the distance between two points |
| Mass | the amount of matter an object contains |
| Volume | how much space object takes up |
| Speed | the distance travelled by an object in one unit of time |
| Velocity | the speed of an object in any given direction |
| Acceleration | the changes in space divided by the time taken |
| Force | causes a stationary object to move |
| Friction | a force that opposes the sliding motion of an object when in contact with another subject |
| Lubrication | used to reduce friction between 2 surfaces in contact with another subject |
| Weight | the PULL of the earth on an object |
| Hookes law | the extension of an elastic body is directly proportional to the force causing the extension |
| Lever | a rigid body that can turn about a fixed point called the FULCRUM |
| Law of the lever | when a lever is balanced the sum of its clockwise moments equals the sum of its anticlockwise moments |
| Centre of gravity | a pint in an object where all its weight appears to act |
| Pressure | the amount of force acting on a unit of area |
| Work | force by distance |
| Power | the rate at which work is done |
| Energy | the ability to do that work |
| Latent Heat | energy that causes a change in state and not in temperature |
| Dispersion | the spreading of light into its different colours |
| Reflection | the bouncing off light |
| Refraction | the BENDING of light as it passes from one medium to another |
| Sound | produced when a n object vibrates |
| Magnetic Force | the force of attraction OR repulsion between 2 magnets |
| Magnetic Field | the region around a magnet in which te magnetic force can be detected |
| Insulator | a material through which a charge can flow |
| Conductor | a material through which charge can flow |
| Direct Current D.C | a current flows in one direction only |
| Alternating Current A.C | a current that flows in a continually changing direction |
| Diode | allows an electric current to flow in one direction only |
| LED | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, a diode that gives out light when a current passes through it |
| LDR | LIGHT DEPENDENT RESISTOR, resistor who's value of resistance can change as the intensity of the light falling on it changes |
| Echo | the reflection of sound |
| Ohms law | voltage is directly proportioned to current |