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5. Forces Flashcards

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What is a scalar?

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Quantities that are fully described by magnitude or size

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What are vectors?

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Quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and direction

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What is distance?

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A scalar quantity that refers to ‘how much ground an object has covered’

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What is displacement?

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A vector quantity that refers to ‘how far out of place an object is’

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What is magnitude?

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Size

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How can vectors be drawn?

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Using arrows

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Is time a vector or scalar quantity?

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scalar

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Is force a vector or scalar quantity?

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Vector

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Is friction a vector or scalar quantity?

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Vector

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Is weight a vector or scalar quantity?

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Vector

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Is displacement a vector or scalar quantity?

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Vector

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Is distance a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is density a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is energy a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is frequency a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is mass a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is power a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is voltage a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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Is volume a vector or scalar quantity?

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Scalar

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What is the gradient on a distance-time graph?

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Velocity

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What is the gradient on a velocity-time graph?

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Acceleration

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What is the area under a velocity-time graph?

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The distance

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What is acceleration?

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When an object speeds up or changes direction

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What is the total area underneath a velocity-time graph?

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The total distance travelled

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25
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What is the unit of force?

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Newtons, N

26
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Examples of contact forces?

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  • Friction
  • Air / Water resistance (drag)
  • Normal contact (reaction)
  • Tension
  • Upthrust
27
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Examples of non-contact forces?

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  • Gravity
  • Magnetic
  • Electrostatic
28
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What happens when the resultant force on an object is zero?

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The object remains stationary or continues to move at a constant speed and in the same direction.

29
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What is Newton’s 1st law of motion?

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An object will remain at rest or at a constant velocity unless there is a resultant force acting on it.

30
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What is Newton’s 2nd law of motion?

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The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the resultant force and inversely proportional to the objects mass.

31
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What is Newton’s 3rd law of motion?

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If object A exerts a force on object B, then object B exerts a force on object A which is equal and opposite.

32
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What is thinking distance proportional to?

A

Speed

33
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What is braking distance proportional to?

A

Speed2

34
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What is thinking distance?

A

The distance travelled during reaction time.

35
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What is braking distance?

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The distance travelled while the brakes are applied.

36
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Why does thinking distance increase?

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  • the speed increases

* the reaction time increases eg. tiredness, distraction, taken drugs / alcohol

37
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When does braking distance increase?

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If the initial speed increases or if the size of deceleration is less.

38
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Typical speed of walking?

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1.5 m/s

39
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Typical speed of running?

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12 m/s

40
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Typical speed of driving?

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20 m/s

41
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Typical speed of flying?

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200 m/s

42
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Speed of sound in air?

A

3x10 squared

43
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Speed of light?

A

3x10 to the 8

44
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What is the weight of an object?

A

The force of gravity on it

45
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How to convert from Kg to N?

A

x10

46
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When does an object reach constant velocity?

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When the drag force is equal and opposite to its weight

47
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What is terminal velocity?

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When an object reaches a constant velocity because the drag force is equal and opposite to its weight

48
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What happens to the drag force when an object is released in a fluid before its terminal velocity?

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The drag force is less than its weight before it reachers terminal velocity

49
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What happens to acceleration when an object is released in a fluid after its terminal velocity?

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It is equal to zero

50
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What happens to the resultant force on an object released in a fluid initially?

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The resultant force is equal to its weight, initally

51
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When an object is falling, what does it initially accelerate at?

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10 m/s2

52
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What are plastic objects?

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Objects that do not regain their original shape when the forces deforming it are removed

53
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What are elastic objects?

A

An object that regains its original shape when the forces deforming it are removed

It stores elastic potential energy when work is done on the object

54
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Does an elastic collision lose kinetic energy?

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No

55
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What does Hooke’s law state?

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That the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the force applied to it

56
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What is the spring extension?

A

New length - original length

57
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What does hooke’s law only apply to?

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Elastic materials

58
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What happens to a spring if the force added on the spring is larger?

A

It not longer obeys hooke’s law and does not return to its original length

59
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What is elastic limit?

A

The limit of proportionality (when hooke’s law no longer applies)

60
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What is stopping distance?

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Thinking distance + braking distance

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