CSCA Physics Glossary
Browse CSCA Physics terms grouped by syllabus topic, with links to tutorials, worked examples, and practice.
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- gravity Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- inertia Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- free - body diagram Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- action and reaction forces Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- friction Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- Newton's first law Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- Newton's third law Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- tension Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- mass Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- acceleration Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- net force Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- Newton's second law Mechanics › Newton's Laws of Motion and Their Applications
- elastic potential energy Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- law of conservation of mechanical energy Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- power Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- energy conversion Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- gravitational potential energy Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- kinetic energy Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- potential energy Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- work Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- conservative force Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- mechanical energy Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- work - energy theorem Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- non - conservative force Mechanics › Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- Electric field line Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Electric force Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Test charge Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Uniform electric field Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- electric field intensity formula (point charge) Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- point charge Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- superposition principle of electric fields Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Source charge Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Electric field strength Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Coulomb's law Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Vector field Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Field Strength
- Kepler's three laws of planetary motion Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Period Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Second cosmic velocity Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Centripetal acceleration Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Circular motion Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Centrifugal phenomenon Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Uniform circular motion Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Law of universal gravitation Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Linear velocity Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Centripetal force Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Third cosmic velocity Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Angular velocity Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- First cosmic velocity Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Geosynchronous satellite Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Angular Frequency Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Frequency Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Initial velocity Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Velocity - displacement equation Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Average velocity Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Equations of uniformly accelerated linear motion Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- uniform linear motion Mechanics › Kinematics › Velocity
- electrostatic force Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Coulomb's Law
- Node (or junction) Electromagnetism › DC Circuits › Series and Parallel Circuits
- molar gas constant Thermal Physics › Ideal Gas Law
- law of conservation of momentum Mechanics › Momentum, Impulse, and Conservation of Momentum
- universal gas constant Thermal Physics › Ideal Gas Law
- Angle of Incidence Optics › Geometrical Optics › Law of Refraction
- electric potential Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Potential
- electric potential of a point charge Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Potential
- superposition principle for electric potential Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Potential
- electric potential energy Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Potential
- SI unit of electric potential Electromagnetism › Electrostatics › Electric Potential
- right - hand rule Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Magnetic Flux Density
- Induced current Electromagnetism › Electromagnetic Induction › Lenz's Law
- Lenz's law Electromagnetism › Electromagnetic Induction › Faraday's Law
- Induced electromotive force (EMF) Electromagnetism › Electromagnetic Induction › Lenz's Law
- Electromagnetic induction Electromagnetism › Electromagnetic Induction › Lenz's Law
- deceleration Mechanics › Kinematics › Acceleration
- coherent light Optics › Physical Optics › Interference
- binding energy Modern Physics › Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics
- Electron cloud Modern Physics › Atomic Structure
- Stopping potential Modern Physics › Photoelectric Effect
- Lorentz force Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Lorentz Force
- mean free path Thermal Physics › Kinetic Theory of Molecules
- Maxwell speed distribution law Thermal Physics › Kinetic Theory of Molecules
- Specific heat capacity Thermal Physics › First Law of Thermodynamics
- Brownian motion Thermal Physics › Kinetic Theory of Molecules
- Avogadro constant Thermal Physics › Kinetic Theory of Molecules
- Huygens - Fresnel principle Optics › Physical Optics › Diffraction
- Gravitational constant Mechanics › Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Transverse Wave Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Wave Interference Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Longitudinal Wave Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Wave Speed Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Amplitude Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Wavelength Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Phase Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Interference Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- Mechanical Wave Mechanics › SHM & Mechanical Waves
- formula for Ampere force Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- Uniform magnetic field Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- magnetic flux density / magnetic induction Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- Ampere force Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- Ampere torque Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- ampere (A) Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- magnetic field Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- tesla (T) Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- current - carrying coil Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- current - carrying straight wire Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- Current element Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- electric current Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- left - hand rule Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- Direction of force Electromagnetism › Magnetic Field › Ampere's Force
- Displacement - time equation Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Free fall Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Distance traveled Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Acceleration due to gravity Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Final velocity Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Displacement Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Velocity - time graph Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Displacement - time graph Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Velocity - time equation Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic
- Instantaneous velocity Mechanics › Kinematics › Syllabus Topic