Download Leaving Cert Physics Revision – Definitions and laws (except

Leaving Cert Physics Revision – Definitions and laws (except formulas)
Optics
Laws of reflection
Laws of refraction
Total internal reflection
Critical angle
Mechanics
Scalar
Vector
Displacement
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
Momentum
Principle of conservation of momentum
Newton’s three laws of motion
Friction
Newton’s law of universal gravitation
Centripetal acceleration
Centripetal force
Density
Pressure
Boyle’s law
Archimedes’ principle
Law of flotation
Moment
Lever
Conditions for equilibrium (x2)
Simple harmonic motion
Period
Hooke’s law
Work
Energy
Principle of conservation of energy
Power
Waves
A Wave
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency
Diffraction
Interference
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
Interference pattern
Coherent sources
Stationary waves
Resonance
Polarisation
Doppler Effect
Dispersion
Frequency limits of audibility
Harmonics
Sound intensity
Threshold of hearing
dB(A) scale
Heat
Heat
Temperature
Thermometric property
Heat capacity
Specific heat capacity
Latent heat
Specific latent heat
Conduction
U-values
Convection
Radiation
Solar constant
Electricity
Coulomb’s law
Electric field
Electric field line
Electric field strength
Potential difference (voltage)
Electric current
Emf
Ohm’s law
Resistance
Resistivity
Joule’s law
Semiconductor
Electromagnetism
Magnetic field
Magnetic field line
The ampere
Faraday’s law
Lenz’s law
Mutual induction
Self induction
The Electron
The electron-volt
Thermionic emission
Photoelectric emission
Photon
Threshold frequency
Work function
X-rays
The Nucleus
Radioactivity / radioactive decay
Isotopes
Atomic number
Mass number
Alpha particle
Beta particle
Gamma ray
Law of radioactive decay
Half-life
Fission
Fusion
Particle physics
Antimatter
Leptons
Mesons
Baryons