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Physics
VocabularyPhoton
A quantum of the electromagnetic field.
ConceptElliptical orbit
In an ideal bound two-body Kepler orbit, the path is an ellipse with the attracting body at one focus in the usual relative-coordinate description.
VocabularyLight-year
A light-year is the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year.
ConceptEvaporation and cooling
Escaping molecules can remove energy from a liquid.
ConceptAtomic hypothesis
Matter's large-scale behavior can be explained through particles and their interactions.
ConceptLeptons
Elementary particles that do not experience the strong interaction.
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