Unit 3: Gravity and electromagnetism Physics
Field theories have enabled physicists to explain a vast array of natural phenomena and have contributed to the development of technologies that have changed the world, including electrical power generation and distribution systems, artificial satellites …
Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH097
Gravitational field strength is defined as the net force per unit mass at a particular point in the field
ACSPH097 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH104
A positively charged body placed in an electric field will experience a force in the direction of the field; the strength of the electric field is defined as the force per unit charge
ACSPH104 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH093
The movement of free-falling bodies in Earth’s gravitational field is predictable
ACSPH093 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH101
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation is used to explain Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and to describe the motion of planets and other satellites, modelled as uniform circular motion
ACSPH101 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH102
Electrostatically charged objects exert a force upon one another; the magnitude of this force can be calculated using Coulomb’s Law
ACSPH102 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH111
Conservation of energy, expressed as Lenz’s Law of electromagnetic induction, is used to determine the direction of induced current
ACSPH111 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH094
All objects with mass attract one another with a gravitational force; the magnitude of this force can be calculated using Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
ACSPH094 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum