IPC Physics Final Review

What is matter? p. 4

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• The weight of an object

• The tendency of an object to resist change in acceleration

• A substance that has a definite shape and volume at a standard temperature

• What is term that refers to distance traveled divided the time it took to travel that distance?

What is velocity? p. 14

• Distance/time

• An object's speed and direction (vector quantity)

• The heat capacity of an object

• The number of waves per time interval

What is a fulcrum? p. 36

• Energy that an object possesses by virtue of being in motion

• An object's speed and direction (vector quantity)

• Pivot point of a lever

• The number of waves per time interval

What is a kinetic energy? p. 46

• Energy that an object possesses by virtue of being in motion

• Energy that an object possesses by virtue of its position relative to others

• Pivot point of a lever

• The number of waves per time interval

What is frequency? p. 79

• The space around a magnet that is affected by the magnetic force

• Energy that an object possesses by virtue of its position relative to others

• A change in direction of light

• The number of waves per time interval

What is reflection? p. 95

• The space around a magnet that is affected by the magnetic force

• Energy that an object possesses by virtue of its position relative to others

• A change in direction of light

• The number of waves per time interval

What is the magnetic field of an object? p. 121

• The space around a magnet that is affected by the magnetic force

• The Earth's composition can cause a compass to have an error

• A change in direction of light

• The difference between the direction of geographic north and magnetic north

What is the magnetic variation? p. 114

• The space around a magnet that is affected by the magnetic force

• The Earth's composition can cause a compass to have an error

• A change in direction of light

• The difference between the direction of geographic north and magnetic north

What is the Curie temperature? p. 118

• The space around a magnet that is affected by the magnetic force

• The Earth's composition can cause a compass to have an error

• The temperature at which magnetism is lost

• The difference between the direction of geographic north and magnetic north