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Term
Definition
Momentum   A quantity defined as the product of the mass and velocity of an object  
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Impulse   The product of force and time over which a force acts  
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Impulse-Momentum Theorem   F= change in momentum divided by change in time  
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Law of Conservation Momentum   The total momentum of all objects interacting with one another remains constant regardless of the nature of the forces between the objects  
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Inelastic Collision   A collision in which two objects stick together completely after colliding  
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Elastic Collision   A collision in which the total momentum and Kinetic Energy are conserved  
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Rotational Motion   Movement in a circle or spinning  
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Angle   A shape formed between two lines coming from a single point  
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Arc Length   The measured distance that an arc makes up between two points  
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Radius   Distance from the center of a circle to the outside edge  
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Radian   The angle formed when an arc length is equal to the radius of a circle  
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Revolution   A full journey around a fixed point  
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Degree   A unit of measurement for angles  
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Linear Displacement   The distance that has been traveled  
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Angular Displacement   A change in angles  
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Linear Speed   Average velocity equals change in distance divided by change in time  
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Tangential Speed   Average angular speed equals change in angle divided by change in time  
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Angular Speed   The rate at which an object moves through an angle  
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Linear Acceleration   Change in velocity over change in time  
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Tangential Acceleration   Change in angular speed divided by change in time  
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Angular Acceleration   The rate of change in angular speed  
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Rotational Kinematics   Applying kinematics equations to rotational problems  
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Centripetal Force   The net force acting toward the center of a circle keeping an object moving in a circular path  
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Centrifugal Force   The imaginary outward force felt by observers moving in a circular path  
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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation   F=Gm1m2 divided by r squared  
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Universal Gravitational Constant   6.67 x 10 to the -11  
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Orbital Velocity   The minimal velocity an object needs to maintain an orbit  
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Escape Velocity   The minimal velocity needed to escape orbit  
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Black Hole   Formed when the escape speed of a star exceeds the speed of light  
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Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion   1: Each planet travels in an elliptical orbit around the sun with the sun at one of the focal points 2: An imaginary line drawn from the sun to any planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals 3: The square of a planet's orbital period is equal  
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Center of Gravity   Point at which the mass of a body can be considered to be concentrated when analyzing translational motion  
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Torque   A quantity that measures the ability of a force to rotate an object some axis  
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Lever Arm   r(sin angle) or d(sin angle)  
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Net Torque   All of the torque acting on an object added together  
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Rotational Equilibrium   When the net torque equals zero  
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Moment of Inertia   The minimum amount of torque needed to increase the rotational acceleration of an object  
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Newton's 2nd Law Applied to Rotation   External torque equals moment of inertia times angular acceleration  
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Angular Momentum   The product of the moment of inertia and the angular velocity  
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Conservation of Angular Momentum   The angular momentum stays the same in direction and magnitude  
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Translational Kinetic Energy   Is equal to half the mass times to the square root of the speed  
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Rotational Kinetic Energy   Is equal to half the moment of inertia times the square of the angular velocity  
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Fluid   Substance that has no definite shape  
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Mass density   Equal to mass divided by volume of an object  
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Buoyant force   The upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an object  
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Positively buoyant   When an object's buoyant force is strong enough to make it float and the liquid's density is less than the object's  
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Negatively buoyant   When an object's buoyant force is weak enough to make it sink and the object's density is greater than the fluid's  
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Neutrally buoyant   When an object's density is equal to the fluid's density  
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Pressure   The continuous physical pressure exerted on an object by something in contact with it  
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Ideal fluid   The upward buoyant force that is acting on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid that the object displaces  
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Archimedes' principle   An object completely or partially submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal in magnitude to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object  
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Pascal's principle   Pressure placed anywhere in a fluid is transmitted equally in all directions through the fluid so that the pressure variations stay the same  
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Turbulent flow   A flow with chaotic property changes  
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Flow rate   The volume of fluid that passes per unit time  
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Bernoulli's principle   An increase in the speed of a fluid at the same time as a decrease in pressure  
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Ideal gas law   The equation of state of a hypothetical ideal gas  
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Temperature   The degree of heat in an object or substance  
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Internal energy   The energy inside of a system  
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Thermal equilibrium   When two objects are touching and do not exchange heat  
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Heat   A form of energy that is a form of energy which transfers among particles of a substance through the kinetic energy  
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Specific heat capacity   The amount of heat needed to changed an object's temperature by one unit  
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Calorimetry   The science of measuring changes in energy of an object by measuring the heat exchanged with the surroundings  
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Phase change   The transformation of an object into another state because of a transfer of heat  
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Latent heat   Energy that is released or absorbed during a constant-temperature process  
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System   A set of interacting parts that make up a complex whole  
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Environment   The surrounding conditions  
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Isovolumetric Process   Volume remains constant  
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Isothermal process   The temperature does not change during expansion or compression  
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Adiabatic process   No heat is added or taken away  
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Cyclic process   The system starts and returns to the same thermodynamic state  
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Entropy   Measure of the number of specific realizations or microstate  
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First law of thermodynamics   Energy can be changed from one form to another but it cannot be created or destroyed  
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Second law of thermodynamics   The state of entropy increases over time  
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Hooke's Law   F=-kx  
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Equilibrium position   A state of rest in which there is no resultant force on the object  
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Force constant   Force divided by displacement  
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Simple Harmonic Motion   Vibration about an equilibrium position in which a restoring force is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium  
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Restoring Force   The force that brings the system back to equilibrium  
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Amplitude   The maximum displacement from equilibrium  
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Frequency   The number of cycles or vibrations per unit of time  
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Wave   An oscillation accompanied by a transfer of energy through a medium  
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Medium   Physical environment that through which a disturbance can be traveled  
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Mechanical Wave   A wave that requires a medium through which to travel  
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Pulse Wave   A wave that consists of a single traveling pulse  
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Transverse Wave   A wave whose particles vibrate perpendicularly to the direction the waves are traveling  
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Crest   The highest point of the wave  
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Trough   The lowest point of the wave  
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Wavelength   The distance between the highest point of a wave to the next  
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Longitudinal Wave   A wave whose particles vibrate parallel to the direction the wave is traveling  
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Compressional Wave   A shock wave that compresses the medium it is passing through  
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Compression   When particles in a wave are close together and not spread out  
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Rarefraction   When particles are spread out and not close together  
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Interference   A phenomenon where two waves interact to form a wave that is greater, less than, or equal to the original  
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Destructive Interference   When two waves form a smaller wave  
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Reflection   The change in direction of an electromagnetic wave at a surface that causes it to move away form the surface  
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Standing Wave   A wave pattern that results when two waves of the same frequency, wavelength, and amplitude travel in opposite directions and interfere  
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Node   A point in a standing wave that maintains zero displacement  
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Antinode   A point in a standing wave, halfway between two nodes, at which the largest displacement happens  
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Infrasonic Wave   Sound waves with frequencies below 20 Hertz  
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Ultrasonic Wave   Sound waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hertz  
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Pitch   A measure of how high or low a sound is perceived to be, depending on the frequency of the sound wave  
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Wave Fronts   Imaginary surface representing corresponding points of a wave that vibrate in unison  
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Doppler Effect   An observed change in frequency when there is relative motion between the source of waves and an observer  
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Intensity   The rate at which energy flows through a unit area perpendicular to the direction of wave motion  
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Threshold of Hearing   0 decibel  
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Threshold of Pain   120 decibel  
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Decibel   A unit used to express sound intensity  
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Resonance   The reinforcement or prolongation of sound waves by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibrating of an object  
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Fundamental Frequency   The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform  
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Harmonic Series   The wavelengths of the overtones of a vibrating string are 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, etc. of the string's fundamental wavelength  
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Timbre   The quality of a musical sound or voice as how it is different from its intensity or pitch  
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Beat   An interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies  
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Reverberation   The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped  
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Electromagnetic Wave   A wave consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, which radiate outward from the source  
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Luminous Flux   Rate at which light is emitted from a source  
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Illuminance   Luminous flux divided by surface area  
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Virtual Image   An image from which light rays appear to diverge, even though they are not actually focused there  
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Concave Spherical Mirror   A mirror whose reflecting surface is a segment of the inside of a sphere  
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Real Image   An image that is formed by the intersection of light rays  
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Paraxial Rays   Light rays that are very near the principle axis of the mirror and are used in ray diagrams, Rays further from the axis don't necessarily intersect after reflecting from a concave mirror  
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Convex Spherical Mirror   A mirror whose reflecting surface is an outward curved segment of a sphere  
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Three Primary Pigment   Magenta, cyan, and yellow  
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Three Primary Color   Red, green, and blue  
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Linear Polarization   The alignment of electromagnetic waves in such a way that the vibrations of the electric fields in each of the waves are parallel to each other  
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Refraction   The binding if a wave front as the wave front passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs  
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Index of Refraction   The ratio of speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a given transparent medium  
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Snell's Law   n1sinO1=n2sinO2  
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Lens   A transparent object that refracts light rays  
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Converging Lens   Thick in the middle and thin at the edges  
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Diverging Lens   Thin in the middle and thick at the edges  
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Total Internal Reflection   The complete reflection that takes place within a substance when the angle of incidence of light striking the surface boundary is greater than the critical angle  
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Critical Angle   The angle of incidence at which the refracted light makes an angle of 90 degrees with the normal  
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