Physics Spring Semester Vocabulary List Circular Motion loudness uniform circular motion sound level radius decibel circumference Doppler effect tangent line fundamental period harmonics centripetal acceleration dissonance centripetal force consonance Law of Universal Gravitation beat Work and Energy Light and Color Work opaque Energy translucent Kinetic Energy transparent Work-Energy Theorem diffraction Joule primary color Power secondary color Watt complementary colors Gravitational Potential Energy primary pigment Elastic Potential Energy secondary pigment Law of Conservation of Energy polarization (of light) Mechanical Energy thin-film interference Thermal Energy diffraction grating Waves and Sound Mirrors and Lenses periodic motion specular reflection simple harmonic motion diffuse reflection period plane mirror amplitude object pendulum image resonance virtual image wave concave mirror wave pulse principal axis (normal) transverse wave focal point longitudinal wave focal length surface wave real image trough spherical aberration crest magnification (for images) wavelength convex mirror frequency index of refraction incident wave critical angle reflected wave total internal reflection principle of superposition dispersion interference lens node convex lens antinode concave lens standing wave nearsightedness ray farsightedness normal law of reflection refraction sound wave pitch
Physics Spring Semester Vocabulary List Circular Motion uniform circular motion radius circumference tangent line period centripetal acceleration centripetal force Law of Universal Gravitation Work and Energy Work Energy Kinetic Energy Work-Energy Theorem Joule Power Watt Gravitational Potential Energy Elastic Potential Energy Law of Conservation of Energy Mechanical Energy Thermal Energy Waves and Sound periodic motion simple harmonic motion period amplitude pendulum resonance wave wave pulse transverse wave longitudinal wave surface wave trough crest wavelength frequency incident wave reflected wave principle of superposition interference node antinode standing wave ray normal law of reflection refraction sound wave pitch loudness sound level decibel Doppler effect fundamental harmonics dissonance consonance beat Light and Color opaque translucent transparent diffraction primary color secondary color complementary colors primary pigment secondary pigment polarization (of light) thin-film interference diffraction grating Mirrors and Lenses specular reflection diffuse reflection plane mirror object image virtual image concave mirror principal axis (normal) focal point focal length real image spherical aberration magnification (for images) convex mirror index of refraction critical angle total internal reflection dispersion lens convex lens concave lens nearsightedness farsightedness