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Physics and Chemistry Principles Covered


Physics AC and DC Currents Acceleration Acceleration Due to Gravity Accuracy and Reliability of Measurements Air Resistance Alpha, Beta, Gamma Emission Analyzing and Interpreting Data Applying Measurement and Data to Predictions Average Speed Big Bang Theory Binding Energy Binding Energy per Nucleon Graph Center of Mass Centripetal acceleration Centripetal Force Change in Momentum Charge is Quantized Charge on an Electron Circular motion Coefficient of Restitution Coefficient of Sliding Friction Collisions Color Addition Compressional Waves Concave Lenses Conduction, Convection and Radiation Conservation of Charge Conservation of Energy Conservation of Energy with Heat Conservation of Momentum Controlling Variables Convex Lenses Coulomb's Law Decay Series of Uranium Diffraction Diffraction and Interference Diffraction of Light Diffraction of Sound Digital and Analog Images Digital vs. Analog Displacement Doppler Effect E Fields - Point Charge, Line of Charge, Plane of Charge E=mc2 Effect of Force and Gravity on Horizontal and Vertical Motion Effect of Forces on Motion Effect of Gravity on Friction Effect of Gravity on Pendulum Motion Effect of Gravity on the Trajectory of Projectiles Electrical Efficiency Electrical Energy Electrical Power Electrical Waves Electricity Electromagnetic Waves Electromagnets Electron Wavelength Electrostatic Forces Energy as a scalar Energy Conversion Energy Flow and Power Energy Power Energy Transfer Feynman Diagrams Fission Focus, Focal Length Force and Pressure Force as a vector Force Vectors Form and Function Frames of Reference Free Fall Frequency Frequency and Wavelength Friction Frictional Force Frictional Source Fuses Fusion "g" forces Galileo's Principle of Inertia Galvanometers Gravitational Fields Gravitational Potential Energy Gravity Gravity and Mass on the Earth and Moon Half-life Heat Conduction Heat Energy Heat Loss Through Conduction Heat vs. Temperature Heating and Cooling Curves Hooke's law Impulse Indirect Measurements Induced Currents Inertia Inertial and Gravitational Mass Instantaneous Speed Interference of Light Inverse Square Relationship Irreversibility of Heat Isotopes Kinetic Energy Kinetic Energy and Motion Law of Conservation of Momentum Lenses and Image Formation Light		Light and Shadows Light as a Transverse EM Wave Light as an Electromagnetic Wave Light Intensity Light Interference Light Rays Light Spectra Longitudinal and Transverse Waves Magnetic Fields Magnetism Mass Mass Defect Measurement and Data Collection Measuring Distances in Space Mechanical Energy Millikan Oil Drop Experiment Models of the Atom Models, Measurements, and Scale Momentum Momentum = Mass x Velocity Muons Nature of Science Newton as a Unit of Measure Newton's First Law of Motion Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Newton's Laws of Motion Newton's Second Law of Motion Newton's Third Law of Motion Normal Force Nuclear Forces Ohm's Law Parallax Parallel Circuits Passive Solar Lighting Period of Pendulum Motion Periodic, Standing, and Compressional Waves Photoelectric Effect Physical Properties of Matter Physical Properties of Matter on Earth and in Space Pixels Polarization of Light Potential and Kinetic Energy Power Probability Functions Projectile Motion Radiant Energy Radioactive Decay Real and Virtual Images Real Images - Focus, Focal Length Reference Frames Reflection of Light Refraction of Light Relationship of Gravity to Free Fall Relationship of Mass and Force Relationship of Speed, Distance and Time Relativity Response Time Rutherford Scattering Experiment Scalars Scalars and Vectors Scientific Modeling Series and Parallel Circuits Series Circuits Simultaneous Events Size of Nucleus Snell's Law Solenoids Sound Sound Waves Special Relativity Specific Heat Speed Speed of Electromagnetic Waves Speed of Light Speed of Sound Speed, Distance, and Time Relationships Spring potential energy Springs as Scales to Measure Weight Switches Telescope Construction Tension and Pitch The Neutron Trajectories Transfer of Mechanical Energy Using Data as Basis for Predictions Vector addition Vectors Velocity Velocity = Frequency x Wavelength Vertical Accelerated Motion Voltage, Current, Resistance W and Change in Kinetic Energy Watts, Joules Watts, Voltage, Current Wave Interference Wave Motion Wave Motion and Periods Wavelength Wavelength - Frequency, Speed Wavelength and Frequency of Light Wavelength of Light Wavelengths and Amplitude Weight Weight and Gravity of Forces Weight changes during acceleration Weight on the Moon White Light Work

Chemistry Electrolysis Chemical reaction Chemical elements Compounds Physical states of matter Molecular motion Tyndall Effect Filtration Homogeneous mixtures Heterogeneous mixtures Physical properties Composites Emulsions Density Displacement Metallic properties Metalloids Nonmetals Polymers Cross-linking of polymers Commercial uses of slime Quantitative analysis Electron excitation Visible spectrum Hydrocarbon Alkanes Alkenes Organic compounds Periodicity Atoms Chemical properties Physical properties Single-Displacement Reaction Atomic mass Law of Definite Proportions Quantitative analysis Cathode Rays Properties of an electron Proton Nucleus Element’s Line Spectrum Bohr’s Atomic Model Quantized energy levels Light waves Element’s Line Spectrum Ionization potential Electron Configuration		Noble gases stability Chemical families Electron transfer Ionic bonds Covalent bonds Chemical formulas Atomic mass Isotopes Protons Neutrons Radioactivity Binding energy Electric forces Chemical change Physical change Precipitate Thermochemistry Elements Chemical compounds Chemical formulas Chemical Equations Single-Displacement reactions Double-Displacement reactions Chemical Synthesis Chemical Thermodynamics Endothermic reactions Exothermic reactions Reaction Rates Kinetics Concentration Catalysts Acids/Bases Arrhenius Acids Indicators pH pOH Buffered Solutions Transfer of Electrons Activity of Metals Metal plating Rust