Physics I / Problem-Solving: Waves, Fluids, and Thermodynamics
Practice question · Sort into groups

Sort each formula into its domain: Waves, Fluids, or Thermodynamics.

Groups: Waves · Fluids · Thermodynamics

Hints
  1. Look at which variables each formula contains.
  2. Anything with a temperature ratio belongs to thermodynamics.
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Waves: v=fλv = f\lambda, y=Asin(kxωt)y = A \sin(kx - \omega t)

Fluids: P + 12ρv2\frac{1}{2} \rho v^{2} = const, A1v1=A2v2A_{1}v_{1} = A_{2}v_{2}

Thermodynamics: ΔU=QW\Delta U = Q - W, η = 1 − TcT_c/ThT_h

Why

Each formula encodes a core idea from its respective subdiscipline.

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