Grade 11 Physics in Daily Life

Vocabulary practice covering the definitions of various branches and sub-branches of physics, historical shifts, and specific data from the Standard Model of Elementary Particles.

Physics

The branch of science that studies matter, energy, motion, forces, and interactions in the universe, explaining how things move and why things happen.

Natural Philosophy

The early stage of physics involving the observation of the movement of celestial bodies where the world was understood based on philosophy, religion, and observation without logical and scientific testing.

Scientific Revolution

A turning point in society marking the start of scientific-based teachings and a shift from faith-based teachings to scientific and logic-based reasoning.

Mechanics

A fundamental branch of classical physics that is the study of motion of physical bodies acted upon by forces, whether the bodies are at rest or in motion.

Statics

A sub-branch of mechanics focused on bodies in equilibrium or forces acting on bodies at rest.

Kinematics

A sub-branch of mechanics that deals with the quantities of motion without regard to its cause.

Dynamics

A sub-branch of mechanics involving the study of motion and the forces which change the object’s state of motion.

Fluid Mechanics

A sub-branch of mechanics concerned with the behavior of fluids and their interaction with solids and external forces.

Electromagnetism

A branch of classical physics that studies the interactions between electrically charged particles and the electric and magnetic fields they generate.

Acoustics

A branch of classical physics dealing with the production, transmission, and properties of sound.

Optics

A branch of classical physics concerned with the behavior of electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light, and the principles governing its properties, propagation, and interaction with matter.

Thermodynamics

A branch of classical physics focused on the study of energy, its transformation, and its relationship to heat, temperature, work, and matter.

Relativity

A branch of modern physics that studies the nature of space and time, particularly for objects moving at high velocities or existing in strong gravitational fields.

Particle Physics

A branch of modern physics that investigates the fundamental constituents of matter and energy and the fundamental interactions governing their behavior, structure, and dynamics.

Nuclear Physics

A branch of modern physics concerned with the composition, stability, energy states, and transformations of atomic nuclei, including radioactive decay and nuclear reactions.

Quantum Mechanics

A branch of modern physics describing the dynamics of microscopic systems through quantum states, explaining the fundamentals of nature, matter, and energy.

Electron Mass

According to the Standard Model, the mass of an electron is $0.511\,MeV/c^2$.

Higgs Boson Mass

In the Standard Model of Elementary Particles, the mass of the Higgs boson is $125.2\,GeV/c^2$.

Top Quark Mass

In the Standard Model of Elementary Particles, the mass of the top quark is $172.57\,GeV/c^2$.

Special Theory of Relativity Equation

The famous energy-mass equivalence equation formulated by Albert Einstein is $E=mc^2$.