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...n a change to the temperature of 'A' will mean a change to the temperature of 'C'. Heat naturally flows from areas that are hot to areas that are cold. ...it was more important so they wanted to give it a number before the other laws. ...

...vation law''' is a statement used in [[Physics]] that says that the amount of something does not change in time. That thing could be as simple as [[mass] ...rved, even if it is changed into another form. This means that if the mass of the [[universe]] could be measured right now, its mass would be known tomor ...

...ic laws of [[electromagnetism]]. The law explains the operation principles of [[generator]]s, [[transformer]]s and [[electrical]] [[motor]]s. Faraday's law of induction says that when a [[magnetic field]] changes, it causes a [[voltag ...

...is the change of velocity [[Division (mathematics)|divide]]d by the change of [[time]]. Acceleration is a [[vector]], and therefore includes both a [[siz ...is moving at 9.8 meters per second. The apple has accelerated. At the end of the second second, the apple is moving down at 19.6 meters per second. The ...

...ral star clusters, suggesting there are 10 to 100 supergiant stars in each of these, packed into regions just a few [[parsecs]] across.]] '''Luminosity''' is the amount of power given off by an [[astronomical object]]. ...

...chanics is used most of the time, for most of the things we can see. Some of the time, for example when the things are too small, classical mechanics is == Newton's Three Laws == ...

..., although this may not be helpful to those not familiar with more complex physics. ...e universe is a constant. However, energy can be transferred from one part of the universe to another. ...

[[File:Newtons laws in latin.jpg|thumb|Original publication of the first two laws, in Latin]] ...to be true because the results of tests done by scientists agree with the laws he produced. ...

...lled the '''main shock''') in the same area. An aftershock is the opposite of a '''foreshock''', which a small earthquake comes before the large earthqua There are many laws which aftershocks meet, but the most famous is Omori's Law. In 1894, [[Fusa ...

:''This article refers to the law of conservation of energy in physics. For energy resources sustainably, see: [[Energy conservation]].'' ...e '''[[first law of thermodynamics]]''' is a statement of the conservation of energy for thermodynamic systems. ...

...y fast. The angular frequency is the [[Magnitude (mathematics)|magnitude]] of the vector quantity ''[[angular velocity]]'' which is also known as the '' [[Image:Angularvelocity.svg|thumb|294px|Angular frequency is a measure of how fast an object is rotating]] ...

...ng the relationship between pressure and volume.The amount and temperature of the gas are constant.]] {{quote|For a fixed amount of an [[ideal gas]] kept at a fixed [[temperature]], ''P'' ([[pressure]]) and ...

...e of rest or uniform motion of an object or changes the direction or shape of an object. Force causes objects to [[acceleration|accelerate]], add to the According to [[Newton's laws of motion#Second law|Newton's Second Law of Motion]], the formula for finding force is: ...

...relativity''' (or '''the special theory of relativity''') is a theory in [[physics]] that was developed and explained by [[Albert Einstein]] in 1905. It appli ...some weaknesses had been discovered in older physics. For example, older physics thought light moved in [[luminiferous aether]]. Various tiny effects were e ...

...uite [[wikt:correctly|correctly]], that the [[wikt:trajectory|trajectory]] of the automobile will not be [[wikt:noticeable|noticeably]] changed when we d ...here between the pitcher's mound and home plate so that the exact position of the electron could be determined in mid flight, then without the cameras be ...

[[Water wheel]]s have been used for thousands of years for industrial power. Their main shortcoming is size, which limits t ...]], using scientific principles and methods. They also made extensive use of new materials and manufacturing methods developed at the time. ...