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Physics
Physics Test I
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Physics
Undergraduate 1
05/05/2014

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Mechanics 3 qualities
Definition
Length

Mass

Time
Term
Physics
Definition
study of motion

relations between energy, matter, and space
Term
SI
Definition
system international

agreed to measurements in 1960
Term
Length
Definition
meter

distance traveled by light in a vacuum
Term
Mass
Definition
kilogram

mass of specific cylinder kept locked up
Term
Time
Definition
seconds

oscillation of radiation from a cesium atom
Term
Molecules
Definition
smallest division that is identifiable as a substance
Term
Quarks
Definition
particles that make up protons and neutrons
Term
Coordinate systems
Definition
describe the position of a point in space

have an origin and axes
Term
Types of coordinate systems
Definition
Cartesian (rectangular)

Plane Polar
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