abrupt battery absolute temperature beats [heard when when two notes are slightly off pitch] absorption biochemical acceleration boil accelerator bond accuracy boundary acoustic wave brain algebraically bump [verb] [ ] amplification calculate amplifier calculated amplitude capacitance anchors capacitor angle Carnot engine antinode (maximum) ( ) carry aperture center apparent centimeter approach centripetal approximation centripetal acceleration at rest centripetal force atom change of atomic change of phase atomic nuclei characteristic properties attenuate charge [electric] [ ] attract charged particle attraction circuit audible circular average [verb, in math] [, ] circular orbit balanced closed loop bar magnet closed system Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 1
coil [noun] [ ] cooler cold coulombs collide Coulomb's law collision create color crest combine current combustion cycle complex decrease component deflect composite destroy composition destructive interference compress destructive wave compression detect concentrated [making stronger] [ ] diagram conduct dielectric conduction diffraction conductor dimension [as in 3-D] consequence dipoles conservation direction conservation of energy discrete conserved disorder constant displacement constructive interference displacement of matter constructive wave dissipate consumption distance continuous distant contrast distribution convection disturbance convert divided by [in math] converted domain [magnetic] [ ] Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 2
Doppler effect equation downward equilibrium eardrum evaporate earthquake evolve [give off] [ ] efficiency exert elastic expansion elastic collision external elastic medium falling object elastic property field strength ( ) electric final electric charge finger electric current fire electric field fixed point charge electric potential flow electric power flowing electrical force electrical current formula electricity fraction [portion] [ ] electromagnetic freeze electromagnetic induction frequency electromagnetic wave friction electron frictionless electrostatic function [in math] electrostatic force fundamental elevation fuzzy energy gain energy transfer galaxy engine gas entropy governs equal gradient Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 3
gradual interval gravitational force inverse square gravitational potential energy invisible gravity inward heat ion heat engine iron heat flow irreversible heat of combustion isolated system heat transfer joules height kilogram high pressure kilometer horizontal kinetic energy hot latent heat of vaporization ice cube law [scientific] ice-water system law of gravitation ideal Lenz's law impulse [change in momentum] [ ] level [noun] increase light index of refraction light wave induction [electromagnetic] [ ] linear inelastic linear relationship inelastic collision lines of force initial liquid initial velocity longitudinal wave input loop insulator loss interact loud interference low pressure internal macroscopic internal energy magnet Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 4
magnetic net magnetic dipole net force magnetic field neutral magnetic force newton magnetic monopole Newtonian mechanics magnetized Newton's Laws magnitude node (null) ( ) mass north pole mathematically object mathematics oblique matter obstacle maximal ocean wave maximum Ohm's law measure one-dimensional measured opposite mechanical opposite charge mechanical force optical fiber mechanics orbit medium / media [substance] / order melt oscillating displacement microphone output minimum outward molecule overlap momentum palm [of hand] monopole parallel motion particle mutual reactions particle accelerator negative path negative charged particle periodic nervous system periodic wave Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 5
perpendicular proportional phase [state of matter] P-type earthquake wave P phenomena pull phenomenon push physical quantity physics quantum piston quantum mechanics plasma [4th state of matter] radiate point radiation point charge radio wave polarization radius polarized ray rainbow position random positive random motion positive charged particle range potential rarefaction potential energy rate power ratio practical reaction precision recede predict red pressure redistribution principle refraction probability relationship probable relativity process remain product [multiplication answer] repulse production resistance propagate resistive circuit particle propagation resistive element Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 6
resistor spherical shell resolve spontaneous reversible spring right-hand rule squared rope standing wave rotate star satellite static saturate static electricity scalar [non-directional] [ ] static equilibrium scalar quantity stationary second law of thermodynamics stationary charge seismic statistical seismic wave statistical probability semiconductor steam senses stick together shadow stiffness [describing a spring] sigma stored energy simultaneous stretch simultaneously S-type earthquake wave S soft substitution solid sucrose solution sum solve sunglasses sound surroundings south pole system speakers temperature specific heat tension [pulling force] spectrum terminal point speed tesla spherical theory of relativity Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 7
thermal vector thermal energy vector force field thermodynamics vector quantity thunder velocity time vertical trajectory vibrate transfer vibration transform vibrational motion transistor violet transition visible transmit visible light transparent visualize transverse wave voltage trough ( ) water turbine waterfall two-dimensional wave uniform [adjective] wave crest uniformly wave speed units wavelength universal weight universal gravitation wind wave universal gravitational constant wire universal law work universe X-ray wave X- unpolarized ray zero upward vacuum vacuum tube vapor vaporize Office of the Science Consultants- 11/04 8