Fundamentals of Physics

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What is the primary focus of physics?

  • Studying living organisms and their processes.
  • Understanding the behavior of the universe. (correct)
  • Developing new technologies and inventions.
  • Analyzing historical events and cultures.

Which area of physics deals with the study of motion and forces?

  • Optics
  • Electromagnetism
  • Mechanics (correct)
  • Thermodynamics

What does kinematics primarily describe?

  • The relationship between heat and work.
  • The behavior of electric and magnetic fields.
  • Motion without considering its causes. (correct)
  • Motion including its causes.

Which of Newton's Laws states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

<p>Third Law (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the product of mass and velocity?

<p>Momentum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance?

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Which law of thermodynamics states that energy is conserved?

<p>First Law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the rate of flow of electric charge?

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What behavior of light involves bending as it passes from one medium to another?

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Which principle states that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with perfect accuracy?

<p>Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Mechanics

Study of motion and forces, including kinematics, dynamics, and statics.

Kinematics

Describes motion without considering its causes.

Force

An interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object.

Momentum

Product of mass and velocity.

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Work

Force applied over a distance.

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Kinetic Energy

Energy of motion.

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Statics

Study of objects at rest or in equilibrium.

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Temperature

Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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Heat

Transfer of energy due to a temperature difference.

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Refraction

Bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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