Basic definitions Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Acceleration

A

Rate of change of velocity

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Current

A

rate of flow of charge

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Density

A

mass per unit volume

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Distance

A

total length of thepath an object travels

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Displacement

A

an object’s change in position

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EMF

A

energy per unit charge provided by a source like a cell

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elastic energy

A

work done to temporarily deform an elastic object

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Extension

A

increasein length of an object

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Force

A

interaction that can change an object’s state of motion or shape

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Frequency

A

number of complete oscillations made by a wave per unit time

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Internal resistance

A

opposition of flow of charge within an emf

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intensity

A

power transferred by a wave across a unit area

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Kinetic Energy

A

energy possessed by an object because of its movement

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Mass

A

amount of matter an object is made up of

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momentum

A

quantity of motion possesesed by an object

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resistivity

A

extent towhich a material opposes the flow of current

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moment

A

turning effect of a force applied at a distance

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Power

A

work done per unit time

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pressure

A

force per unit area

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Resistance

A

opposition to flow of curent

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Strain

A

ratio of amaterials deformation to its original length

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Stress

A

force per unit area

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Upthrust

A

upward force exerted by a liquid on a partially or fully submerged object

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wavelength

A

distance between 2 successive points in a wave that are in phase

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Voltage
energy transfer per unit charge passing between 2 points
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Newtons 1st law
An object will remain stationary or in uniform motion until acted on by an external force
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Newtons 2nd law
force is proportional to an object's mass x its acceleration
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Newtons 3rd law
when 2 bodies interact they exert equal forces on eachother in opposite directions (2 forces on 2 different bodies)
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kirchhoffs 1st law
total current entering a junction is equal to the total current leaving it
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kirchhoffs 2nd law
sum of p.ds of all the around a loop is equal to 0
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Types of errors
Random, systematic,human, zero, accuracy
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random error
caused by uncontrollable factors like weather
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systematic error
fault of the instruments, e.g. incorrectly calibrated
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accuracy error
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human error
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zero error