Physics 5** Worksheet

Sym. = Symbol
?= Vector/Scalar
Quantity Definition Sym. Unit ? Eqn Factors
Heat
temperature average kinetic T K S App:
E=mc△T
energy of one (Kelvin) thermometer
molecule
thermometric
property
calibration
absolute zero
heat
specific heat
capacity
heat capacity
conservation of
energy
fusion
solidification
condensation
S L G
vaporization Difference
= boiling
+ evaporation
factors :
specific latent heat
latent heat
internal energy
conduction heat transfer
convection heat transfer
radiation heat transfer

ideal gas crit:

pressure
atmosphere pressure = 1x105 Pa = 1 atm
volume of gas
absolute temp.
Boyle’s law [ = const ]
pressure law [ = const ]
Charles’ law [ = const ]
ideal gas law
Universal Gas Constant R = 8.31J mol-1 K-1
no. of mole
density
r.m.s. speed
Mechanics
time App:
displacement
average velocity
(instantaneous) accelerate:
velocity decelerate:
(instantaneous)
acceleration
distance
average speed
(instantaneous)
speed
uniformly
accerated st. line
motion
free fall
gravitational
acceleration
net force
Newton’s laws of 1st:
motion 2nd:
3rd:
mass App:
apparent weight
weightlessness Magnitude Direction
weight
normal reaction
friction
tension
air resistance
terminal speed
moment/torque
moment arm
couple
kinetic energy
potential energy e.g.
gravitational
potential energy
mechanical energy
conservation of
mechanical energy
work done
power
momentum
conservation of
momentum
collision

explosion
impulse
projectile motion
range
time of flight
height
angular displ.
angular speed
centripetal accel.
centripetal force
gravitational force
Universal Gravitational Constant G = 6.67*10-11m3kg-1s-2
grav. field strength
Wave
wave Difference
travelling
stationary
transverse e.g.
longitudinal e.g.
electromagnetic
mechanical
wave speed
wavelength
frequency
period
amplitude
wavefront
reflection
regular reflection
diffuse refraction
refraction
dispersion
total internal
reflection
refractive index
diffraction
principle of
superposition
interference
constructive
interference
destructive
interference
node
in phase
out of phase
in anti-phase
anti-nodal line
nodal line
lens’ formula
audible range
loudness
pitch
quality
Electricity and Magnetism
charge
cons. of charge
electric force Coulomb’s law :
elec. field strength pt. charge :
// plate :
electric potential
electric potential
energy
potential
difference
voltage
electro-motive
force
internal resistance
resistivity
electric power
mag. field strength
magnetic flux
magnetic flux
linkage
magnetic force
drift velocity
number density of
free charge
hall voltage
r.m.s. current
r.m.s. voltage
r.m.s. power
transformer
efficiency

radioactivity
background count
rate
corrected count
rate
range in air
ionizing power
radiation dose
equivalent dose
effective dose
rate of decay
half-life
decay constant
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion