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SAT Subject Test: hysics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A constant - J · s - which is useful in quantum physics. A second constant associated with Planck's constant is .
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2. Essentially a restatement of energy conservation - it states that the change in the internal energy of a system is equal to the heat added plus the work done on the system.
Gold foil experiment
Angular period
Radius of curvature
First Law of Thermodynamics
3. The gravitational force exerted on a given mass.
Weight
Strong nuclear force
Gamma decay
Speed
4. A mirror that is curved such that its center is closer to the viewer than the edges - such as a doorknob. Convex mirrors reflect light away from a focal point.
Gravitational constant
Magnification
Collision
Convex mirror
5. The amount of heat of a material required to raise the temperature of either one kilogram or one gram of that material by one degree Celsius. Different units may be used depending on whether specific heat is measured in s of grams or kilograms - and
Orbit
Specific heat
Tension force
Rutherford nuclear model
6. A coefficient that tells how much the volume of a solid will change when it is heated or cooled.
Coefficient of volume expansion
Nuclear fission
Kelvin
Torque
7. A vector quantity defined as the product of the force acting on a body multiplied by the time interval over which the force is exerted.
Impulse
Doppler shift
Tension force
Beta particle
8. Done when energy is transferred by a force. The work done by a force F in displacing an object by s is W = F · s.
Frictional force
Wave speed
Internal energy
Work
9. A vector quantity - L - that is the rotational analogue of linear momentum. For a single particle - the angular momentum is the cross product of the particle's displacement from the axis of rotation and the particle's linear momentum - . For a rigid
Temperature
Angle of refraction
Angular momentum
Sound
10. A wave on a string that is tied to a pole at one end will reflect back toward its source - producing a wave that is the mirror-image of the original and which travels in the opposite direction.
Reflect
Orbit
Kinetic theory of gases
Decay constant
11. The principle stating that for any isolated system - linear momentum is constant with time.
Maxima
Real image
Conservation of momentum
Inelastic collision
12. The phenomenon of light bouncing off a surface - such as a mirror.
Reflection
Photon
Doppler shift
Angular position
13. For a heat engine - the ratio of work done by the engine to heat intake. Efficiency is never 100%.
Efficiency
Weight
Pitch
Mass defect
14. An experiment by Ernest Rutherford that proved for the first time that atoms have nuclei.
Kinetic energy
Gold foil experiment
Electromagnetic spectrum
Vertex
15. When two waves of slightly different frequencies interfere with one another - they produce a "beating" interference pattern that alternates between constructive (in-phase) and destructive (out-of-phase). In the case of sound waves - this sort of inte
Harmonic series
Beats
Motional emf
Completely inelastic collision
16. The energy of the molecules that make up an object. It is related to heat - which is the amount of energy transferred from one object to another object that is a different temperature.
Activity
Hooke's Law
Thermal energy
Newton
17. Indicates how "bouncy" or "stiff" a spring is. More specifically - the spring constant - k - is the constant of proportionality between the restoring force exerted by the spring - and the spring's displacement from equilibrium. The greater the value
Mutual Induction
Induced current
Dispersion
Spring constant
18. If a line is drawn from the sun to the planet - then the area swept out by this line in a given time interval is constant.
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19. A quantity that possesses a magnitude but not a direction. Mass and length are common examples.
Scalar
Speed
Rotational kinetic energy
Free
20. The sum of a system's potential and kinetic energy. In many systems - including projectiles - pulleys - pendulums - and motion on frictionless surfaces - mechanical energy is conserved. One important type of problem in which mechanical energy is not
Constant of proportionality
Mechanical energy
Principal axis
Displacement
21. Also called a converging lens - a lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges. Convex lenses refract light through a focal point.
Refraction
Angle of reflection
Optics
Convex lens
22. Linear momentum - p - commonly called "momentum" for short - is a vector quantity defined as the product of an object's mass - m - and its velocity - v.
Angular velocity
Cosine
Momentum
Magnification
23. For a gas held at constant pressure - temperature and volume are directly proportional.
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24. A scalar quantity that tells us how fast an object is moving. It measures the rate of change in distance over time. Speed is to be contrasted with velocity in that there is no direction associated with speed.
Speed
Kinetic energy
Inelastic collision
Hooke's Law
25. A unit for measuring angles; also called a "rad." 2p rad = 360º.
Angle of reflection
Celsius
Index of refraction
Radian
26. The path of each planet around the sun is an ellipse with the sun at one focus.
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27. The lowest theoretical temperature a material can have - where the molecules that make up the material have no kinetic energy. Absolute zero is reached at 0 K or -273º C.
Beats
Transverse waves
Absolute zero
Thermal equilibrium
28. The phenomenon by which light traveling from a high n to a low n material will reflect from the optical interface if the incident angle is greater than the critical angle.
Velocity
Gravitational constant
Total internal reflection
Work-energy theorem
29. The unit for measuring pressure. One Pascal is equal to one Newton per meter squared - 1 Pa = 1 N/m2.
Transverse waves
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Pascals
Dynamics
30. The energy associated with the configuration of bodies attracted to each other by the gravitational force. It is a measure of the amount of work necessary to get the two bodies from a chosen point of reference to their present position. This point of
Melting point
Harmonic series
Gravitational Potential Energy
Critical angle
31. Defined as the rate at which work is done - or the rate at which energy is transformed. P is measured in joules per second (J/s) - or watts (W).
Inelastic collision
Free
Power
Radius of curvature
32. The line that every particle in the rotating rigid body circles about.
Axis of rotation
Atom
Cross product
Phase
33. The energy of a particle rotating around an axis.
Collision
Planck's constant
Tail
Rotational kinetic energy
34. In a right triangle - the tangent of a given angle is the length of the side opposite the angle divided by the length of the side adjacent to the triangle.
Electronvolt
Photoelectric effect
Coherent light
Tangent
35. Given the period - T - and semimajor axis - a - of a planet's orbit - the ratio is the same for every planet.
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36. The separation of different color light via refraction.
Dispersion
Coefficient of kinetic friction
Third Law of Thermodynamics
Mechanical energy
37. A process that aligns a wave of light to oscillate in one dimension rather than two.
Kinematics
Tail
Angular position
Polarization
38. Heat transfer via the mass movement of molecules.
Temperature
Angular velocity
Loudness
Convection
39. The amount of heat necessary to transform a liquid at a given temperature into a gas of the same temperature - or the amount of heat needed to be taken away from a gas of a given temperature to transform it into a liquid of the same temperature.
Latent heat of vaporization
Tip
Period
Half
40. The temperature at which a material will change phase from solid to liquid or liquid to solid.
Free
Period
Melting point
First Law of Thermodynamics
41. A measurement of a body's inertia - or resistance to being accelerated.
Joule
Lenz's Law
Mass
Equilibrium position
42. A vector quantity - equal to the rate of change of the angular velocity vector with time. It is typically given in units of rad/s2.
Angular acceleration
Potential energy
Pulley
Reflect
43. An image created by a mirror or lens in such a way that light does actually come from where the image appears to be. If you place a screen in front of a real image - the image will be projected onto the screen.
Electric generator
Kinetic friction
Collision
Real image
44. A particle - which consists of two protons and two neutrons. It is identical to the nucleus of a helium atom and is ejected by heavy particles undergoing alpha decay.
Translational motion
Medium
Faraday's Law
Alpha particle
45. In an interference or diffraction pattern - the places where there is the least light.
Electromagnetic spectrum
Minima
Constant of proportionality
Legs
46. Life- The amount of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive sample to decay.
Half
Hooke's Law
Torque
Impulse
47. Kinematics is the study and description of the motion of objects.
Chain reaction
System
Period
Kinematics
48. The points midway between nodes on a standing wave - where the oscillations are largest.
Mechanical energy
Kepler's First Law
Antinode
Heat
49. A particle - identical to an electron. Beta particles are ejected from an atom in the process of beta decay.
Beta particle
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Coefficient of static friction
50. A vector quantity - - that reflects the change of angular displacement with time - and is typically given in units of rad/s. To find the direction of the angular velocity vector - take your right hand and curl your fingers along the particle or body
Angular velocity
Concave lens
Longitudinal waves
Frictional force