Subject Specific Language: Physics
Subject Specific Language: Physics
Key word / term / DefinitionAcceleration
Activity
Alpha radiation
Alternating current (A.C.)
Alternator
Amplitude
Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
Atomic number
Beta radiation
Big Bang Theory
Biofuel
Black dwarf
Black hole
Boiling point
Boyle’s law
Braking distance
Carbon neutral
Carrier waves
Centripetal force
Chain reaction
Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)
Closed system
Compression
Concave (diverging) lens
Conservation of energy
Conservation of momentum
Contrast medium
Converging (convex) lens
Convex (converging) lens
CMBR (Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation)
Count rate
Dark matter
Deceleration
Density
Diffuse reflection
Diode
Direct current (D.C.)
Directly proportional
Displacement
Dissipation of energy
Diverging (concave) lens
Driving force
Dynamo
Earth wire
Echo
Efficiency
Effort
Elastic
Electric field
Electromagnet
Electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetic waves
Electrons
Errors
Extension
Fleming’s left-hand rule
Focal length
Force
Force multiplier
Free body force diagram
Freezing point
Frequency of an alternating current
Frequency of oscillating motion
Friction
Fuse
Gamma radiation
Generator effect
Geothermal
Gradient (of a straight-linegraph)
Gravitational field strength, g
Half-life
Hooke’s law
Induced magnetism
Inertia
Infra-red radiation
Input energy
Internal energy
Inverse proportionality
Ion
Ionisation
Irradiated
Isotopes
Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
Latent heat
LDR (Light dependent resistor)
LED (Light emitting diode)
Limit of proportionality
Line of force
Line of force in an electric field
Live wire
Load
Longitudinal waves
Magnetic field
Magnetic field line
Magnetic flux density
Magnification
Magnifying glass
Magnitude
Main sequence
Mass
Mass number
Mechanical wave
Melting point
Microwaves
Moderator
Moment
Momentum
Motor effect
National grid
Neutral wire
Neutron star
Neutrons
Newton’s first law of motion
Newton’s second law of motion
Newton’s third law of motion
Normal
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fission reactor
Nuclear fuel
Nuclear fusion
Nucleus
Ohm’s law
Opaque object
Optical fibre
Oscillate
Oscilloscope
Parallel (circuit)
Parallelogram of forms
Physical change
Plugs
Potential difference
Power
Pressure
P-wave
(Primary seismic wave)
Principal focus
Principle of moments
Protons
Protostar
Radiation dose
Radio waves
Radioactive contamination
Rarefaction
Reactor core
Real image
Red giant
Red supergiant
Redshift
Reflection
Refraction
Renewable energy
Resistance
Resultant force
Risk
Scalar
S-wave
Secondary seismic wave
Seismic waves
Series (circuit)
Solenoid
Specific heat capacity
Specific latent heat of fusion
Specific latent heat of vaporisation
Specular reflection
Speed
Split-ring communicator
Spring constant
Static electricity
Step-down transformer
Step-up transformer
Stopping distance
Supernova
Systematic errors
Tangent
Terminal velocity
Thermal conductivity
Thermistor
Thinking distance
Three-pin plug
Transformer
Translucent object
Transmission
Transparent object
Transverse wave
Ultrasound wave
Ultraviolet radiation
Upthrust
Useful energy
Vector
Velocity
Vibrate
Virtual image
Wasted energy
Wave speed
Wavelength
Weight
White dwarf
White light
Work
X-rays