Unit 2: Linear Motion and Waves Physics
In this unit, students develop an appreciation of how an understanding of motion and waves can be used to describe, explain and predict a wide range of phenomena. Students describe linear motion in terms of position and time data, and examine the relationships …
Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH065
Energy is conserved in isolated systems and is transferred from one object to another when a force is applied over a distance; this causes work to be done and changes to kinetic and/or potential energy of objects
ACSPH065 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH066
Collisions may be elastic and inelastic; kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collisions
ACSPH066 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH067
Waves are periodic oscillations that transfer energy from one point to another
ACSPH067 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH070
Mechanical waves transfer energy through a medium; mechanical waves may oscillate the medium or oscillate the pressure within the medium
ACSPH070 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH073
A mechanical system resonates when it is driven at one of its natural frequencies of oscillation; energy is transferred efficiently into systems under these conditions
ACSPH073 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum