Unit 4 Definitions

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Simple Harmonic Motion
Oscillation where acceleration is directly proportional to the displacement and directly towards the equilibrium
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Free Vibration
Oscillations where no energy transfer takes place to or from the surroundings
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Amplitude
Maximum displacement
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Perfect Transformer
One hundred percent efficient
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Geostationary satellite
Orbit the Earth with a period of 24 hours
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Efficiency of a transformer
Ratio of power out to power in
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Gravitational Field Strength
Force per unit mass
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Black Body
A perfect absorber and emitter of electromagnetic radiation
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Newton's 2nd Law
Force equals the rate of change of momentum
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Angular Velocity
Angle an object rotates through per second
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Coulomb's Law
Force of attraction or repulsion between two point charges
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Capacitance
Charge stored per unit volt
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Angle in radians
Arc length divided by radians
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1 Tesla
Webber per square metre
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Gravitational Potential Energy
Work done to move an object to a position in a gravitational field from infinity
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Centripetal Acceleration
Rate of change of velocity of an object following a circular path
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Impulse
Change in momentum
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Electric Potential
Electric potential energy per unit charge
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Oscillations where no energy transfer takes place to or from the surroundings

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Free Vibration

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Maximum displacement

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One hundred percent efficient

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Orbit the Earth with a period of 24 hours

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