Physics flashcards

263 VCE Physics cards across 4 modules (66 definitions, 95 key facts, 29 fill-the-gap, 73 formulas). Each session gives you 20 cards, due cards first. Swipe right for easy, left for hard, down for again. Keyboard: Space to flip, 1 to 4 to rate.

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What this deck covers

Unit 1: How is energy useful to society? (67 cards, 13 dot points)
Unit 2: How does physics help us to understand the world? (53 cards, 12 dot points)
Unit 3: How do fields explain motion and electricity? (63 cards, 10 dot points)
Unit 4: How have creative ideas and investigation revolutionised thinking in physics? (80 cards, 14 dot points)

Sample cards from this deck

Definition
Climate and the greenhouse effect (VCE Physics Unit 1)
Define Ice-albedo feedback (positive)
Melting sea ice exposes darker ocean, which absorbs more sunlight, accelerating warming.
Definition
Astrophysics option: VCE Physics Unit 2 Year 11
Define Origin
Formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a collapsing molecular cloud (the solar nebula).
Definition
Banked tracks and the banking angle: VCE Physics Unit 3
Define At the design speed
Friction is zero. The road feels smooth; passengers feel pushed into their seats but not sideways.
Definition
Atomic energy levels and emission spectra: VCE Physics Unit 4
Define Balmer series
Transitions to $n = 2$ (visible). H-alpha (3 to 2) is red at 656 nm; H-beta (4 to 2) is blue-green at 486 nm; H-gamma (5 to 2) is blue at 434 nm; H-delta (6 to 2) is violet at 410 nm.
Definition
Electric circuits and Ohm's law: VCE Physics Unit 1 Year 11
Define Charge $q$
Measured in coulombs (C). The elementary charge $e = 1.6 \times 10^{-19}$ C.
Definition
Friction and inclined planes (VCE Physics Unit 2)
Define Kinetic friction
Acts on a moving object opposing motion. $f_k = \mu_k N$ . Constant magnitude (independent of speed, to a good approximation).
Definition
Uniform circular motion (horizontal and vertical): VCE Physics Unit 3
Define At the bottom
Tension $T_{bot}$ points up (toward the centre); gravity points down (away).
Definition
Electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic spectrum: VCE Physics Unit 4
Define Speed $c$ in vacuum
$c = 2.998 \times 10^8$ m s $^{-1} \approx 3.0 \times 10^8$ m s $^{-1}$ . Independent of frequency, wavelength, intensity, or source motion.
Definition
Electric current, potential difference and Ohm's law (VCE Physics Unit 1)
Define Filament lamp
As current flows, the filament heats up and its resistance rises. I-V graph curves so that the slope decreases at higher $V$ .
Definition
Kinematics of one-dimensional motion: VCE Physics Unit 2 Year 11
Define Displacement $\Delta x$
Change in position. Vector. Different from distance (a scalar).