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The
following words are keywords for each achievement standard in Level 3 Physics.
Definitions can be found in the red Howison textbook. Standards 90521 and
90523 have been split into two sections each for clarity. You should
know (not simply be familiar with) all of these.
90774 Non-linear relationships
Directly proportional
Inverse square
Inversely proportional
Proportionality constant
Square relationship
Absolute uncertainty
Micrometer
Percentage uncertainty
90521 Translational and rotational
motion
Scalar
Vector
Angular acceleration
Angular frequency
Angular momentum
Angular velocity
Center of mass (center of gravity)
Elastic/inelastic collision
Elastic potential energy
Flywheel
Force constant (spring constant)
Force couple
Free-body diagram
Gravitational potential energy
Impulse
Kinetic energy
Momentum
Power
Rotational inertia
Rotational kinetic energy
Torque
Unbalanced force (resultant force)
Work
90521 Circular and periodic motion
Centripetal acceleration
Centripetal force
Damping
Forced/driven SHM
Frequency
Fundamental
Harmonics
Period
Periodic
Phasor
Radian
Reference circle
Resonance
Resonant frequency
Satellite
90520 Wave systems
Antinode
Diffraction
Diffraction grating
Doppler shift (Doppler effect)
Frequency
Fundamental
Harmonics
Longitudinal wave
Node
Overtones
Path difference
Period
Resonance
Resonant frequency
Standing wave (stationary wave)
Timbre
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90522 Atoms, photons and nuclei
Absorption spectrum
Alpha particle
Atomic line spectrum
Atomic mass unit
Atomic number
Beta particle
Binding energy
Chain reaction
Charge
Cloud chamber
Critical mass
Electron-volt
Emission spectrum
Energy level
Fission
Frequency
Fusion
Gamma radiation (gamma ray)
Geiger counter
Ground state
Half life
Ionisation
Isotope
Mass deficit (mass defect)
Mass number
Mass spectrometer
Mass-energy
Nuclear reaction
Nucleon
Photoelectric effect
Photon
Quantization
Quantum
Quantum theory
Radioactivity
Relativity
Rest mass
Sub-critical mass
Time dilation
Wave packet
Work function
90523 DC circuits and capacitance
Absolute permittivity
Ammeter
Analogue meter
Capacitance
Capacitor
Charge
Conductor
Conventional current
Current
Dielectric
Dielectric constant
Dielectric effect
Digital meter
Diode
Direct current
Efficiency
Full-scale deflection
Galvanometer
Insulator
Internal resistance
Multimeter
Non-ohmic conductor
Ohmic conductor
Parallel
Potential difference
Power
Resistance
Resistivity
Time constant
Voltage
90523 Electromagnetism and AC circuits
Efficiency
Electromagnetic induction
Electromotive force (emf)
Faraday's law
Frequency
Impedance
Inductance
Induction coil
Inductor
Lenz's law
Magnetic flux
Mutual inductance
Power
Reactance
Resonance
Resonant circuit
Resonant frequency
Root-mean-square (rms)
Self-inductance
Time constant
Transformer
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