Tag: Physics

Y (Yttrium)
"Y" is the atomic or chemical symbol for Yttrium. Yttrium is...

The Three Laws of Friction
The frictional force being independent of the area of co...

The Three Laws of Planetary Motion
All planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits, wh...

The Three Laws of Thermodynamics
In any process, the total amount of energy does not chan...

The Fourth Dimension
First dimension: a line with no width Second dimensio...

X-ray (Science)
X-ray is an electromagnetic ray of very short wavelength. It...

Half-Life
"Half-life" is the time for a decaying substance to decay to...

Three Mile Island
"Three Mile Island" is used to both refer to the nuclear pow...

Eighteen Key Numbers in the Standard Model of Fundamental Particles

The Six Flavors of Quarks
up down charm strange top bottom

The Three Dimensions
First dimension: a line with no width Second dimensio...

Element Zero

Absolute Zero
Absolute zero is the theoretical point at which nearly all m...

Black Box
"Black box" can be used to describe a process or program, wh...

H-Bomb

A-Bomb
"A-bomb" is a nickname for the atomic bomb.

The Three Laws of Motion
An object will remain motionless or will move in a strai...

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