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The document outlines key physics definitions and laws, including concepts such as distance, displacement, speed, and Newton's laws of motion. It also covers principles of momentum, energy conservation, and electrical laws like Kirchhoff's laws. Each term is defined succinctly, providing a foundational understanding of various physical principles.

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definitions & laws

The document outlines key physics definitions and laws, including concepts such as distance, displacement, speed, and Newton's laws of motion. It also covers principles of momentum, energy conservation, and electrical laws like Kirchhoff's laws. Each term is defined succinctly, providing a foundational understanding of various physical principles.

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definition/law

distance total path traveled

displacement distance from a fixed point in a specified direction

speed rate of change of distance

velocity rate of change of displacement

acceleration rate of change of velocity

linear momentum product of mass and velocity

force rate of change of momentum

Newton’s 1st law an object will remain at rest or continue travel with
constant velocity unless acted upon by an external
resultant force

Newton’s 2nd law force equals rate of change of momentum

Newton’s 3rd law when two bodies interact, they apply forces on each
other that are equal in magnitude and opposite in
direction

principle of conservation within an isolated system, total momentum in any


of momentum direction is constant

moment product of force and perpendicular distance from line


of action of force to pivot

torque product of one of the forces and perpendicular


between forces

principle of moments when a system is in equilibrium, sum of clockwise


moments about a point is equal to sum of
anticlockwise moments about the same point

density mass per unit volume

pressure force per unit area

principle of conservation total energy of an isolated system remains constant


of energy

power work done per unit time

principle of superposition when two or more waves overlap at a point, the


displacement at that point is equal to the sum of the
displacements of the individual waves
potential difference energy transferred per unit charge

e.m.f energy transferred per unit charge in driving charge


around a complete circuit

Kirchhoff’s first law at a junction, sum of currents entering equals sum of


currents leaving
-> conservation of charge

Kirchhoff’s second law within a closed loop, sum of e.m.f.s equals sum of
p.d.s
-> conservation of energy

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