Physics Spring Semester Vocabulary List Circular Motion Light and Color uniform circular motion opaque radius translucent circumference transparent tangent line diffraction period primary color centripetal acceleration secondary color centripetal force complementary colors Law of Universal Gravitation primary pigment secondary pigment Work and Energy polarization (of light) Work thin-film interference Energy diffraction grating Kinetic Energy Work-Energy Theorem Mirrors and Lenses Joule specular reflection Power diffuse reflection Watt plane mirror Gravitational Potential Energy object Elastic Potential Energy image Law of Conservation of Energy virtual image Mechanical Energy concave mirror Thermal Energy principal axis (normal) focal point Waves and Sound focal length periodic motion real image simple harmonic motion spherical aberration period magnification (for images) amplitude convex mirror pendulum index of refraction resonance critical angle wave total internal reflection wave pulse dispersion transverse wave lens longitudinal wave convex lens surface wave concave lens trough nearsightedness crest farsightedness wavelength frequency Electrostatics principle of superposition electrostatics interference insulator node conductor antinode electroscope standing wave charging by conduction pitch charging by induction loudness grounding sound level Coulomb’s law (NOT formula) decibel Coulomb Doppler effect elementary charge fundamental electric field harmonics electric potential difference beat volt
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 principle of superposition interference node antinode standing wave pitch loudness sound level decibel Doppler effect fundamental harmonics 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 Electrostatics electrostatics insulator conductor electroscope charging by conduction charging by induction grounding Coulomb’s law (NOT formula) Coulomb elementary charge electric field electric potential difference volt
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