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Physics
Undergraduate 4
07/09/2009

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highest point is reached when
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vertical velocity = 0
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acceleration at the highest point is
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10 downward
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when you see projectile motion think...
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vx is constant and ax =0
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Vx =
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Vcostheta
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Vy=
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Vsintheta
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vertical motion is the same as a particle thrown upward with
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an initial speed Voy
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horizontal motion is the same as a particle moving with
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constant horizontal speed of Vox
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no change in motion unless
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a net force acts!
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when you see Fnet=0 think
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a=0
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when you see a=0 think
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Fnet=0
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action and reaction forces always act
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on separate objects
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maximum torque when theta=
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90 degrees
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minimum torque when theta =
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0 degrees
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clockwise torques are
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negative
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counterclockwise torques are
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positive
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work is zero when force and displacement are
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perpendicular
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the centripetal force does
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no work
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force needed to lift an object equals
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the weight of the object
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rate of work means
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power
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rate of energy change means
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power
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using a pulley, ____ amount of work is done
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the same! only the force is less
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in inelastic collisions, the total KE before is ___ than the total KE after
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greater than
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in inelastic collisions ____ applies
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ONLY conservation of momentum
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in elastic collisions ___ applies
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conservation of momentum and conservation of energy
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temperature is a measure of
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the random kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance
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two bodies in contact and in thermal equilibrium have
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the same temperature
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conduction:
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direct transfer of energy from molecule to molecule through molecular collisions
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convection:
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transfer for heat by physical motion of heated material (only in liquids and gases)
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radiation:
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transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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electromagnetic waves can
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travel through a vacuum
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1 Cal =
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10^3 cal
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specific heat:
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amount of heat required to raise 1 kg of a substance 1 degree
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equation for the amount of heat gained or lost by a substance during a phase change
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Q=mL
L=heat of transformation
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temperature ___ during a phase change
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is constant
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work done by a gas on its surroundings ____ the volume of a gas
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increases
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work done on a gas ___ the volume of the gas
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decreases
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area under the pv curve is
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work
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work is ___ if volume is constant
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zero
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change in internal energy equation:
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U= Q-W where...
Q= heat to the body
W= work done By
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entropy of a ___ system ____ for all real processes
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isolated, increases
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real process is
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irreversible
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the entropy of a system can decrease as long as
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the entropy of its surroundings increases by at least that much (ex: refrigerator)
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specific gravity
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ratio of a density of a substance to the density of water
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density of water
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1 g/ cm^3
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pressure depends on the density of
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the liquid but not of the object!
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molecules of a liquid experience ___ forces:
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2, adhesion and cohesion
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surface tension:
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molecules feel an unbalanced force pulling them back toward the liquid ---therefore the cohesive forces dont cancel out
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increased velocity means ___ pressure
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decreased
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decreased velocity means ____ pressure
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increased
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viscosity:
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measure of the frictional force in a fluid
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a large youngs modulus means a large stress produces....
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only a small strain---means a strong material
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strong materials have a ___ youngs modulus
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large
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bulk modulus describes the change in
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volume of a material, young only deals with length
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electron equals
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1.6 x 10^-19 C
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electric field of a positive charge points
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away
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electric field of a negative charge points
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toward (inward)
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field lines reflect how a ___ charge would be accelerated in the electric field
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positive test charge
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equipotential lines:
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the potential at every point along the line is the same
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potential difference between any two points on an equipotential line is
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zero
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work depends only on the potential difference of
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the two line and not on the path
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