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What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?
What is the study of motion, forces, and energy?
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
What is the study of the behavior of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic levels?
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What is the second law of Newton's Laws?
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Which physicist is credited with developing the theory of Special Relativity?
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What is the concept that describes particles exhibiting both wave-like and particle-like behavior?
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What is the fundamental principle underlying the Law of Universal Gravitation?
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Who developed the model of the atom consisting of a nucleus and electrons?
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What is the principle that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another?
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Study Notes
Branches of Physics
- Mechanics: Study of motion, forces, and energy
- Thermodynamics: Study of heat, temperature, and energy transfer
- Electromagnetism: Study of electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic waves
- Optics: Study of light, its properties, and behavior
- Quantum Mechanics: Study of behavior of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic levels
- Relativity: Study of space and time, including special relativity and general relativity
Fundamental Concepts
- Space: Three-dimensional expanse that makes up the universe
- Time: Measure of duration and sequence of events
- Matter: Anything that has mass and occupies space
- Energy: Ability to do work or cause change
- Force: Push or pull that causes an object to change its motion
- Mass: Measure of amount of matter in an object
Key Laws and Principles
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Newton's Laws:
- Inertia: An object at rest remains at rest, an object in motion remains in motion
- Force and acceleration: F = ma
- Action and reaction: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
- Law of Universal Gravitation: Every point mass attracts every other point mass with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
- Conservation of Energy: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another
- Conservation of Momentum: Total momentum of a closed system remains constant over time
Important Theories and Models
- Atomic Model: Rutherford's model of the atom, consisting of a nucleus and electrons
- Wave-Particle Duality: Concept that particles, such as electrons, can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like behavior
- Special Relativity: Theory that describes the behavior of objects at high speeds, including time dilation and length contraction
- General Relativity: Theory that describes gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by massive objects
Notable Physicists
- Galileo Galilei: Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution
- Isaac Newton: English physicist and mathematician who developed the laws of motion and universal gravitation
- Albert Einstein: German-born physicist who developed the theories of special and general relativity
- Marie Curie: Polish-born physicist and chemist who discovered the elements polonium and radium
- Niels Bohr: Danish physicist who made significant contributions to the understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics
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Test your knowledge of the basics of physics, including branches, fundamental concepts, laws, principles, theories, and notable physicists.
