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AP Physics

Subjects : science, ap, physics
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1. What did Thompson discover?






2. What equation describes the distance that a horizontally launched projectile falls t seconds after it started moving?






3. What is the impact on the first law of thermodynamics for an isothermal process?






4. What does the pattern look like in a Young's Double Slit diffraction pattern?






5. In a pendulum or spring - what are the displacement - velocity - PES - and K at maximum displacement?






6. How is the force on a charged particle in a magnetic field creating the path calculated?






7. What are 2 key differences between electric force and gravitational force?

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8. Average kinetic energy of an ideal gas's SINGLE molecule.






9. What is implied when an object is not accelerating in the y direction?






10. What is impulse?






11. What equation describes the speed in the x-direction of a projectile 't' seconds after it started moving?






12. S.I. unit of flux






13. What is a key requirement in order for work to be done?






14. What comprises alpha radiation?






15. Formula for work by a car that changes speed on a horizontal road.






16. What is implied when an object is not accelerating in the x direction?






17. How is the net work of a system (gas) measured?






18. What is the actual movement of charges - and how is it measured?






19. How does the speed change when the pressure is decreased?






20. How can you tell when an engine is a Carnot Engine?

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21. What is electromagnetic induction?






22. What kind of mirror has a positive focus?






23. What conservation law dictates that the frequency of light cannot change as it travels between mediums?






24. How is a force's direction oriented compared to a bodies direction of motion to get a circular (curved) path of motion?






25. What does upward slope on a displacement versus time graph imply about the velocity.






26. What is the path of a charged particle in a magnetic field?






27. What conditions are necessary to change the reflected ray's phase by 180°?

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28. What is ionization energy and how does it compare to the work function?






29. What forces charges to move?






30. State the significance of Young's Experiment.






31. What is the direction of the centripetal force?






32. Define diffraction






33. What did Rutherford discover?






34. What is force times the perpendicular distance?






35. What is the strong force?






36. What direction controls time in falling body and projectile motion problems?






37. Pressure of an open container at the opening.






38. S.I. unit of every kind of energy






39. What are the differences and similarities between transverse and longitudinal waves?

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40. What is the electric field's magnitude inside of a container made from an electrical CONDUCTOR?






41. The speed of a ball when it lands at the same height it was thrown from.






42. S.I. Unit of electric force






43. What shape is a converging mirrors?






44. Under what conditions is work by a system ( gas) negative?






45. What is the electric field's magnitude inside of a container made from an electrical INSULATOR?






46. What is the difference between reflection - refraction - and diffraction?






47. S.I. unit of power






48. What quantity is calculated from slope of the displacement versus time graph?






49. What is heat?






50. How is the direction of the force on a current carrying wire calculated?