AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE PHYSICS WORKSHEET #1 Name: Date: 1. Write the definition of matter. 2. What is the smallest particle of any element? 3. List, in their fundamental form, the three building blocks of nature. 4. What is the name for the smallest particle of any substance? 5. List the three physical states of matter. 6. Give, as described in physics, the definition of weight. 7. Give, as described in physics, the definition of density. 8. What is the specific gravity of water? 9. A device that measures the specific gravity of a liquid is called a (n) 10. Write the definition of work. 11. Give an example of potential energy. 12. Give an example of kinetic energy. 13. One horsepower is equal to watts of electrical energy. 14. True or False Work is calculated by multiplying force by distance. 15. Name the five types of stress found in mechanical bodies. a. 16. State Newton's first law of motion relating to the inherent inertia of a body. 17. For every action, there is an and reaction. 18. Define centrifugal force. 19. Define latent heat. Physics Worksheet1 02/01/14 Page 1 of 3