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measured in Kelvin
absolute temperature
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the total uncertainty for a measurement
absolute uncertainty
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the lowest possible temperature, equivalent to -273*C
absolute zero
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when white light passes through a cool gas and then a diffraction grating or prism
absorption spectra
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the rate of change of an object's velocity
acceleration
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the acceleration of a body moving at constant speed along a circular path
centripetal acceleration
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the velocity of an object will not change unless a resultant force acts on it
Newton's 1st law
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acceleration is directly proportional to force
Newton's 2nd law
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each force has an equal, opposite reaction
Newton's 3rd law
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the total current entering a junction = the total current leaving it
Kirchoff's 1st law
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the total e.m.f around a circuit = the sum of the p.d.s across each component
Kirchoff's 2nd law
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an object which oscillates to and fro, either side of a midpoint, e.g. pendulums and mass-spring systems
simple harmonic motion
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the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard
accuracy
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the total uncertainty for a measurement

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when white light passes through a cool gas and then a diffraction grating or prism

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the rate of change of an object's velocity

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