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Physics Section 2
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Undergraduate 1
09/21/2011

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Characteristics of matter
Definition
form,shape,occupies space
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Mass
Definition
amount of matter in any physical object
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Gravity
Definition
pull on mass
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Unit used to measure mass
Definition
kilogram
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Fundamental building blocks of matter
Definition
atoms,molecules
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Three forms of matter
Definition
solid,liquid,gas
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Difference between mass & weight
Definition
mass is constant
weight changes with gravitational pull
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Energy
Definition
the ability to do work
measured in joules
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Potential Energy
Definition
capacity to do work
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Energy of motion
Definition
kinetic
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Examples of electromagnetic radiation
Definition
x-rays,gamma rays,microwaves
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Electrical energy
Definition
electrons moving across a wire
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Thermal energy
Definition
motion at molecular level (heat)
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Matter and energy law
(Think Einstein)
Definition
cannot be created or destroyed
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Mass-Energy equivalence formula
Definition
theory of relativity
E=mc
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Ionizing radiation
Definition
has ability to ionize matter
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Ionized matter
Definition
electron is negative this makes the atom positive
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Ion pair
Definition
Atom (+) Electron (-)
Term
Biggest man made radiation source
Definition
x-ray
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2 types of electromagnetic energy that can ionize matter
Definition
x-ray & gamma ray
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Tube Roentgen used to create x-rays
Definition
crookes tube
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ALARA
Definition
as low as reasonably achievable
Term
Filtration in x-ray machines
(think energy)
Definition
lower patient exposure
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Why did Thomas Edison end his research with x-rays?
Definition
Clarence Dally died
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When was MRI developed
Definition
1980's
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