Physics Phlashcards
The Basics
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Math and Measuring
Kinematics
Statics
Dynamics
Friction
Impulse and Momentum
Gravity
Work and Power
Energy
Motion in Two Dimensions
Electrostatics
Current Electricity
Magnetism
Wave Phenomena
Light
Modern Physics
Physics Reference Table Questions
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These 250 phlashcards cover the basic concepts of the New York State Physical
Setting: Physics Regents Core Guide. The underlined cards are word problems.
The answer key has the core reference for each question. Most are on p16 & 17,
the Standard 4 concepts, with some from p12 & 13, the process skills associated
with Standard 4. Significant figures are used throughout the answer key, with a
few exceptions. There are 22 cards at the end for extra Reference Table practice.
I hope they do help your students with reinforcement and review for the Regents
Physics course. Have phun!
Glenn Wahl
Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School
gwahl@netsync.net
Physics Phlashcards Answer Key
Card #
0-1
0-2
0-3
0-4
Core Guide
Reference
Proc Skills
Kilogram kg
Intro
Proc Skills
Meter m
Intro
Proc Skills
Second s
Intro
Variable
Proc. Skills
Mass
Intro
Distance
Time
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
Answer
Symbol
m
d
t
v
a
F
Unit
kg
m
s
m/s
m/s2
N
0-5
0-6
St 1- S3.2
St 1- S3.2
Significant figures or digits
0-7
0-8
0-9
0-10
1-1
St 1- M1.1
St 1- S3.2
St 1 M1.1
St 1 M1.1
St 4 5.1a
1-2
1-3
1-4
St 4 5.1a
St 4 5.1a
St 4 5.1a
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
1-9
1-10
1-11
1-12
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
15000 m2 or 1.5 x 104 m2 3.9
2
4
20 2
5.5 x 10 m
5 x 10 5 kgm
3.3 x 10 18 kgm/s2 (or N)
Distance (scalar) is the total, displacement (vector) is
direct from start to finish
8m
4m, E
11m
8m, 40o S of E
Speed is how fast (scalar), and velocity is how fast and
in what direction (vector)
19 m/s
18 m/s, North
30. m/s
450 m
4.0 m/s2
4.7 m/s
110 m
1.4 m/s2
0.45=2
0.01=1
130=2
9004.7=5
607=3
130.=3
1-13
1-14
1-15
1-16
1-17
1-18
1-19
1-20
1-21
1-22
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1ii
St 4 5.1ii
St 4 5.1ii
St 4 5.1i
21 m/s
3.1 m/s2
140 m
26 m/s
39 m/s
Velocity
Acceleration
Displacement
d
t
1-23
St 4 5.1i
v
t
1-24
St 4 5.1i
d
v
=
=
t
1-25
t
v
a
=
=
t
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1d
St 4 5.1e
St 4 5.1e
St 4 5.1e
St 4 5.1e
St 4 5.1e
17 m/s
35 m
30. m/s
9.81 m/s2
2.4 s
23 m/s
63 m/s
68 m/s
t
g
line at zero
t
St 4 5.1i
d
1-26
1-27
1-28
1-29
1-30
1-31
1-32
1-33
a
t
1-34
1-35
1-36
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
St 4 5.1a
St 4 5.1g
St 4 5.1e&g
St 4 5.1j
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1a
St 4 5.1v
Vector
1.7 s
170 m
Statics
Newton 1
Vectors
4.5 N, E
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
2-9
2-10
2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
St 4 5.1j
St 4 5.1 c&j
St 4 5.1c&j
St 4 5.1c&j
St 4 5.1c&v
St 4 5.1c&j
St 4 5.1c&v
St 4 5.1b
St 4 5.1b&vi
St 4 5.1j
St 4
5.1j,iv&v
Concurrent
Resultant
180o
0o
7.1 N
2.5 N
Head to tail
Pythagorean Theorem
o
9.5 N, 55 N of W
32 N, 35o S of E
Resolved
Component
X= 13.4 N
Y=10.1N
Equilibrant
1
(Can’t show this to scale)
o
36 84 N
61 N
84 N
2-16
2-17
2-18
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
St 4 5.1 j,
iv,v&vi
St 4
5.1j,iv&v
St 4 5.1b&vi
St 4 5.1i
St 4 5.1i,j,k
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1q
Parallel= 12 N
Cable = 104 N
Perpendicular= 19 N
The tension on each will equal the weight of the object
Horiz= 16 N
Vert=18 N
Motion Inertia
Rest
Constant Velocity
Accelerate
0.8 m/s2
790 N
The force required to accelerate a 1 kg mass at 1 m/s2
100 N upwards
3-7
St 4 5.1l
3-8
3-9
3-10
3-11
3-12
4-1
4-2
St 4 5.1l
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1e&k
St 4 5.1a&l
St 4 5.1l
St 4 5.1o
St 4 5.1q
4-3
4-4
4-5
St 4 5.1q
St 4 5.1o
St 4 5.1o
4-6
4-7
St 4 5.1o
St 4 5.1o
4-8
4-9
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14
5-1
St 4 5.1d,i,o
St 4 5.1o
St 4 5.1o
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1k
St 4 5.1j
St 4 5.1j
St 4 5.1p
5-2
5-3
5-4
St 4 5.1p
St 4 5.1r
St 4 5.1p
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
5-10
St 4 5.1p
St 4 5.1p
St 4 5.1r
St 4 5.1r
St 4 5.1q&r
St 4 5.1r
Mass=amount of matter weight=gravity’s affect on
that matter
Mass stays the same, weight changes
181 N
3.5 kg
24 kg
Different (greater for the greater mass)
The Same
Vector, Scalar, Vector
4 m/s2
Static (Starting)=greater
Kinetic (Sliding) =less
A force acting perpendicular to the surface or opposite
to the weight.
Equal in magnitude, opposite in direction
Opposite in direction
FN
Ff
Fa
Fg
Less, equal to, greater
The relationship between the frictional and normal
forces

6.2 N
Ff =  FN
3.7 N
1.3 N
0.80 m/s2
Parallel
16 N
p
kgm/s
a vector quantity that factors in the
mass and velocity of an object
83 kgm/s
1.5 m/s
J Ns The change in momentum of an object due to
a force applied over time.
50 Ns
6 m/s
Equal in magnitude, but opposite in direction
1 m/s
0.47 m/s
They’ll both stop because their momentums were equal
6-1
6-2
St 4 5.1t&u
St 4 5.1t&u
6-3
St 4 5.1t&u
6-4
6-5
6-6
7-1
7-2
7-3
St 4 5.1t&u
St 4 5.1u
St 4 5.1u
St 4 4.1g
St 4 4.1i
St 4 4.1j
7-4
7-5
7-6
7-7
7-8
8-1
St 4 4.1i
St 4 4.1g
St 4 4.1g
St 4 4.1i
St 4 4.1g
St 4 4.1c&d
8-2
8-3
8-4
St 4 4.1c
St 4 4.1d
St 4 4.1e
8-5
8-6
8-7
8-8
8-9
St 4 4.1e&f
St 4 4.1f
St 4 4.1c&d
St 4 4.1c&d
St 4 5.1m
8-10
8-11
8-12
St 4 5.1m
St 4 5.1m
St 4
5.1m,4.1c
6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2 G
The greater the mass, the proportionally greater the
gravitational force (ex. double one mass, double the
force)
It changes inversely with the square of the distance (ex.
double the distance, quarter the force)
Still X
3.7 x 10-10 N
Twice
One-fourth
W
Joule (J)
Energy exchanged for movement
P
Watt (W)
Rate at which work is done
1 N force moving an object 1 m
1 Joule of work done in 1 s
More
420 J
320 J
69 W
None
Potential= energy of position or condition
Kinetic=energy of motion PE types= gravitational,
chemical, elastic
Joules
3740 J
250 J
Equals At the top of its swing, a pendulum’s energy
is all PE, and as it swings and speeds up, the PE
converts to KE, until at the bottom of the swing, it’s all
KE
Mechanical
Internal Q
Cons=Path doesn’t matter Non= path matters
930 J
930 J
11 m/s
Energy stored in a stretched spring or other elastic
material k=describes how easily a spring is stretched
2 N/m
5 N/m
0.13 J
9-1
9-2
9-3
9-4
9-5
9-6
9-7
9-8
9-9
9-10
St 4 5.1b
St 4 5.1b
St 4 5.1 f&g
St 4 5.1f,g,h
St 4 5.1f&g
St 4 5.1f&h
St 4 5.1f&h
St 4 5.1f&h
St 4 5.1n
St 4 5.1n
9-11
9-12
9-13
St 4 5.1n
St 4 5.1n
St 4 5.1n
MIDTERM STOPS HERE
23.0 m/s
8.8 m/s
0.90 s
1.80 s 41 m
4.0 m
Both will hit at the same time
4.9 s
110 m
40. m
The force that, when combined with inertia, keeps
objects moving in curved paths
Fc
Tangent to the circle
Towards the center
Inertia
2
2.2 m/s
9-14
St 4 5.1n
360 N
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-4
10-5
St 4 5.3b
St 4 5.3b
St 4 5.3b
St 4 5.1s&t
St 4 5.1s&t
10-6
10-7
St 4 5.1s&t
St 4 4.1j
10-8
10-9
10-10
10-11
10-12
10-13
St 4 4.1j
St 4 5.3b
St 4 5.1u
St 4 5.1u
St 4 5.1s
St 4 5.1s
10-14
10-15
St 4 5.1s
St 4
5.1s,4.1g
St 4 4.1k
St 4 4.1n
St 4 4.1n
St 4 4.1n
St 4 4.1o
St 4 4.1m
St 4 4.1m
St 4 4.1l
St 4 4.1m
St 4 4.1m
St 4 4,1o
St 4 4.1o
St 4 4.1l
St 4.4.1l&o
Ion
Equal to
+
- elementary
1.6 x 10-19
6.25 x 1018
Friction Repel Attract Attract
The leaves will repel because they are both charged
neg. due to the electrons being repelled by the rod and
migrating down the electroscope.
Induction
Ground Earth Electrons will move from the
object to the ground
Total charge of a closed system stays the same
-2C
-3
2.14 x 10
1/9 of what it was
7.3 x 106 N
+
In each case, they’ll move away from the + and
towards the negative
5.0 x 10-3 N/C
Potential Difference
10-16
11-1
11-2
11-3
11-4
11-5
11-6
11-7
11-8
11-9
11-10
11-11
11-12
11-13
Volt V
electronvolt eV
1.6 x 10-19J
Ampere Circle with an A in it ammeter series
20.A
Potential Difference voltage voltmeter parallel
Please see reference tables
Conductors
insulators
Resistance ohms 
10.A
Decreases, increases, decreases, resistivity
0.079
Please see reference tables for symbols
120 
0.10 A
5V
11-14
11-15
11-16
11-17
11-18
11-19
11-20
11-21
11-22
11-23
11-24
12-1
12-2
12-3
12-4
12-5
12-6
12-7
12-8
12-9
12-10
13-1
13-2
13-3
St 4 4.1l&o
St 4 4.1l&o
St 4 4.1l&o
St 4 4.1l&o
St 4 4.1l&o
St 4 4.1p
St 4 4.1p
St 4 4.1p
St 4 4.1p
St 4 4.1n
St 4 4.10
St 4 4.1j&k
St 4
4.1k,5.1t
St 4 4.1j
St 4 4.1j
St 4 4.1j
St 4 4.1j
St 4 4.1j
St 4 4.1j
St 4 4.1k
St 4 4.1k
St 4 4.3a
St 4 4.3b
St 4 4.3e
13-4
St 4 4.3e
13-5
St 4 4.3c
13-6
13-7
13-8
13-9
13-10
13-11
13-12
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3b&c
Please see reference tables for symbols
29 
0.41 A
0.24 A
Less
Watt, W, Volts, Amps
1200 W
Power Time Joule
12,000 J
5A
Less
Magnetic, North, South, Charged object, Motion
Repel, Attract., South
Field Intensity Flux
North to South
Lines go from North to South
Lines go from North to South
Lines go from North to South
Lines go from North to South
Potential Difference Current
Greater
Wave: sound,light, ocean, earthquake
Pulse (reflected pulse is inverted)
Vibrates the same direction as it travels. Ex: P-waves,
sound
Vibrates perpendicular to the direction of travel, ex:
light, S-waves
Drawn wave should show three wavelengths ending at
4,8,12, and be 1 m above and below axis
2 Hz
Hz cps period s
0.01 s
Crest trough
230 m/s
f
decrease
Front energy
13-13
13-14
13-15
13-16
13-17
13-18
St 4 4.3n
St 4 4.3n
St 4 4.3m
St 4 4.3m
St 4 4.3m
St 4 4.3f&m
13-19
13-20
14-1
14-2
14-3
St 4 4.3l
St 4 4.3l
St 4 4.3k
St 4 4.3c
St 4 4.3h
14-4
14-5
14-6
14-7
14-8
14-9
St 4 4.3h
St 4 4.3h
St 4 4.3h&I
St 4 4.3i
St 4 4.3i&j
St 4 4.3i&j
Lower Doppler Effect
Red Away from
Higher constructive
Less destructive
Nodes odd
antinodes even
Standing wave resonance (guitar string, loud note
when singing in shower, Tacoma Narrows bridge, etc)
Diffraction
Should show concentric circular wave fronts
3.00 x 108 m/s
c
6.7 x 1014 Hz
The incident ray is the left one, the reflected ray is the
right one, the Normal should be drawn where the
incident ray hits the surface, and the angles shown
between the rays and the Normal.
They’re equal
Regular Irregular (diffuse) Virtual
Refraction
Absolute Index of Refraction
n
Towards
Away From
glass
14-10
14-11
14-12
14-13
14-14
15-1
15-2
15-3
15-4
15-5
15-6
St 4 4.3j
St 4 4.3j
St 4 4.3j
St 4 4.3g&k
St 4 4.3g&k
St 4
4.3g,5.3e
St 4 5.3e
St 4 5.3c
1.3
10o
A is more dense
Electromagnetic Spectrum
5.03
5.20 x 1014 Hz
Diffraction, Interference, Polarization
Photoelectric Effect
Light hitting photoemissive materials will eject
electrons if the frequency is high enough
St 4 5.3a,b,c Photons frequency h 6.63 x 10-34 Js
St 4 5.3e
Particles
St 4 5.3c
Energy levels ground state light
15-7
15-8
15-9
15-10
15-11
15-12
St 4 5.3d
St 4 5.3c&d
St 4 5.3g
St 4 5.3f
St 4 5.1 intro
5.3i
St 4 5.3g
15-13
15-14
PRT-1
PRT-2
PRT-3
PRT-4
PRT-5
PRT-6
PRT-7
PRT-8
PRT-9
PRT-10
PRT-11
PRT-12
PRT-13
St 4 5.3g
St 4 5.3g
P1
P1
P1
P1
P1
P1
P2
P2
P2
P4
P4
P4
P4
PRT-14
PRT-15
PRT-16
PRT-17
PRT-18
PRT-19
PRT-20
PRT-21
PRT-22
P5
P5
P5
P4
P6
P6
P6
P6
P6
6.9 x 1014 Hz= violet
Spectra Bright Line Spectra
Nucleons Strong Force
2.1 x 1017 J
Strong, electromagnetic, weak (or electroweak), and
gravity
Quark up,down,charm,strange, top, bottom, +/- 1/3 &
+/- 2/3
Antiquarks
Hadron Proton& Neutron quarks electron
Electrostatic Constant 8.99 x 10 9 Nm2/C2
3.31 x 102 m/s
3.31 x 105 mm/s 3.31 x 1014 pm/s
1.67 x 10-27 kg
1.67 x 10-18
Multiply by 1018
9.81 m/s2
.53 copper and steel
10o to 101 m
u-v
Glycerol diamond
Current voltage
Electric field strength
Silver
Period
Energy starting energy
The eV 1.6 x 10-19 J Planck’s Constant
Divide by two, then square it and multiply by Pi
Multiplying the sine of the angle by the initial velocity
vf2 = vi2 + 2ad
equals
Impulse time
Internal energy