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Physics | Pre-Health School Study Aid
Basic Physics
6 Picmonics to Learn | 9 mins
Newton's First Law
- A resting object stays at rest without external force
- A moving object stays in motion without external force
36 secs
First Law of Thermodynamics
- ΔU = Q - W
- U is Internal Energy
- Q is Heat Added
- W is Work Done On the Surroundings
- Energy is not created
- Energy is not destroyed
- Energy is only transferred or transformed
1 min
Photosynthetic Light Reactions
- Occurs in thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts
- Chlorophylls absorb light and lose electrons
- Electron transport chain embedded in membrane
- Photosystems II and I transfer electrons
- Electrons reduce NADP to NADPH
- Electron transport chain creates H+ gradient by pumping protons
- ATP Synthase Transports H+ Into the Stroma
- ATP Synthase Makes ATP From ADP and Phosphate
- Water converted to O2 to replenish electrons in chlorophylls
2 mins
Electricity
- Charge
- Flow of Electrons
- Voltage
- Pressure
- Current
- Amperes
- Resistance
- Ohms
2 mins
Capacitance
- Charging
- Direct Current (DC) Battery Supplies Charge
- Electrons Flow to Negative Plate
- Capacitor Stores Charge
- Electric Field from Negative Plate Repels Electrons on Positive Plate
- Discharging
- Capacitor releases charge
- Electrons Flow from Negative to Positive Plate
- Light Bulb is Powered by Capacitor
- C = Q / V
- C = ε0(A/d)
2 mins
Collisions
- Momentum is conserved without external forces
- Elastic Collisions
- Total Kinetic Energy Conserved
- Partial Inelastic Collisions
- Initial Kinetic Energy > Final Kinetic Energy
- Fully Inelastic Collisions
- Energy Released as Sound or Heat
2 mins
