| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The rate change of velocity, a vector quantity | Acceleration | 97%
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| The maximum displacement from the equilibrium position (waves) | Amplitude | 73%
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| The average time taken for half the number of active nuclei in a sample of an isotope to decay | Half-life | 61%
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| A property of a component calculated by dividing the potential difference across it by the current in it | Resistance | 51%
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| The charge stored per unit potential difference across a capacitor | Capacitance | 39%
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| Force per unit cross-sectional area | Pressure | 37%
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| The constant speed reached by an object when the drag force (and upthrust) is equal and opposite to the weight of the object | Terminal velocity | 37%
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| The extension per unit length, a dimensionless quantity | Tensile strain | 24%
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| The product of one of the forces of a couple and the perpendicular distance between the forces | Torque | 24%
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| The difference between the displacements of particles along a wave, or the difference between the displacements of particles on different waves | Phase difference | 22%
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| The minimum energy needed to remove a single electron from the surface of a particular metal | Work function | 22%
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| The energy required per unit mass to change the temperature by 1K | Specific heat capacity | 20%
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| Defined as the energy transferred from chemical to electrical energy per unit charge | Electromotive force | 19%
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| The ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain when these quantities are directly proportional to each other | Young modulus | 17%
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| The strength of a magnetic field | Magnetic flux density | 14%
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| Defined as the energy transferred from electrical energy to other forms per unit charge | Potential difference | 14%
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| The lowest frequency at which an object can vibrate | Fundamental frequency | 12%
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