Physics high school temporary

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  1. ratio
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  2. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
  3. reflection
    the phenomenon of a wave being thrown back from a surface
  4. refraction
    the change in direction of a propagating wave
  5. repel
    force or drive back
  6. repulsive
    offensive to the mind or senses
  7. resistance
    any mechanical force that tends to slow or oppose motion
  8. resistivity
    a material's opposition to the flow of electric current
  9. resistor
    an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
  10. resonance
    the characteristic of having a loud deep sound
  11. scalar
    a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
  12. scattering
    a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
  13. scintillation counter
    counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation
  14. screw
    a simple machine with a threaded cylindrical rod and hole
  15. second law of thermodynamics
    a law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase of entropy
  16. semiconductor
    a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
  17. series circuit
    a circuit having its parts connected serially
  18. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  19. simple machine
    a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
  20. slope
    be at an angle
  21. solar cell
    a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
  22. solar energy
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
  23. solar heater
    a heater that makes direct use of solar energy
  24. solar radiation
    radiation from the sun
  25. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  26. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  27. sound wave
    (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
  28. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  29. speed
    a rate at which something happens
  30. standing wave
    a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
  31. static electricity
    electricity produced by friction
  32. strain
    exert much effort or energy
  33. stress
    special emphasis attached to something
  34. superposition
    the placement of one thing on top of another
  35. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
  36. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
  37. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
  38. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  39. tensile strength
    the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
  40. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  41. terminal
    occurring at or forming an end
  42. terminal velocity
    the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity
  43. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  44. thermal equilibrium
    a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
  45. thermodynamics
    physics concerned with heat and other forms of energy
  46. Thomas Edison
    United States inventor
  47. thrust
    push forcefully
  48. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
  49. torque
    a twisting force
  50. tracer
    an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
  51. transfer
    move from one place to another
  52. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  53. transformer
    an electrical device changing one voltage to another
  54. transmission
    communication by means of sent signals
  55. transmit
    send from one person or place to another
  56. transmutation
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  57. transverse
    extending or lying across, in a crosswise direction
  58. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
  59. turbine
    an engine that causes a bladed rotor to rotate
  60. ultraviolet
    having wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays
  61. ultraviolet light
    radiation lying in the ultraviolet range
  62. ultraviolet radiation
    radiation lying in the ultraviolet range
  63. vacuum
    an empty area or space
  64. vector
    a quantity that has magnitude and direction
  65. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  66. vibration
    a shaky motion
  67. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
  68. visible light
    (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
  69. vision
    the ability to see
  70. volt
    a unit for measuring the force of an electric current
  71. voltage
    the rate at which energy is drawn from a source
  72. watt
    a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second
  73. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  74. wave-particle duality
    (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
  75. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
  76. wedge
    something solid that can be pushed between two things
  77. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  78. wheel
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
  79. wheel and axle
    hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
  80. wind power
    power derived from the wind (as by windmills)
  81. work
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  82. X ray
    electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
Created on Thu Feb 23 18:26:27 EST 2017

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