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3.2 Flashcards

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weight

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force exerted by earth on an object / force experienced by mass dues to a gravitational field

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normal contact force

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force exerted by a surface on an object perpendicular to that object

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friction

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force exerted by a surface on an object along the parallel direction to the surface opposing the direction of motion

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tension

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force exerted by a stretched string/rope/cable/wire on a subject

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upthrust

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force exerted by a fluid on an object that is totally or partly immersed

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drag

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force exerted by a fluid on an object that is moving inside the fluid

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equation to find the horizontal component of the vector

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xcosϴ

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equation to find the vertical component of the vector

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xsinϴ

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mass

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scalar quantity, how much matter is in a substance

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archimedes principal

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upthrust= the weight of fluid displaced (whether or not something floats or sinks depends upon its density relative to water)

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centre of mass

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single point that you can consider the whole weight of an object to act through. the object will always balance around this point

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how to find the centre of mass

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symmetry or experiment : suspend object twice at two difference points and where the lines they hang through cross = centre of mass

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how do you know an object will be stable

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wide base area and low centre of mass

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contact friction

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friction between solid surfaces

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fluid friction

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drag / air resistance

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things to remember about friction

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oppose direction of motion, convert kinetic energy into heat

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terminal velocity

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when friction equals driving force - friction will increase with speed until the friction prevents any further acceleration so a steady speed is reached

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what affects terminal velocity

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viscosity of the liquid, size of the thing you are dropping, shape of object, mass of object

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density

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a measure of the compactness of a substance mass/vloume

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pressure in a fluid

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p=hPg h=depth of submersion, P=density of fluid,

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moment

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Turing effect of a force , a force acting perpendicular to a distance from a pivot

22
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moment equation

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m=f x distance from pivot

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couple

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pair of forces of equal size which act parallel but opposite to each other

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torque of a couple=

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size of one of the forces x perpendicular distance between forces

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