Physics Vocabulary Word Flash Cards
Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.
If you get stuck, press "mnemonic" to show an image that should help you remember.
To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.
Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.
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Joule
the standard unit for energy, equal to the work done when a force of one newton acts over a distance of one meter
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Work done
a measure of what is required to move an object over a distance (measured in joules (J))
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Electric field
an invisible area around an electrically charged particle where another particle experiences an attraction or repulsion
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Static charge
charge caused by an imbalance of positive and negative charges on an objects surface
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Transformer
a device for reducing or increasing the voltage and current of an alternating current
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