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5.12 Out Into Space Flashcards

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1
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What is 360 degrees in radians?

A

2 pi

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2
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Definition of angular velocity?

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Angle an object rotates through per second

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3
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What equation links linear and angular velocity?

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Linear velocity =radius x angular velocity

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4
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Equation to calculate angular velocity?

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Angular velocity=angle in radians/times in seconds

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5
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What does the symbol for angular velocity look like?

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Omega (curly w)

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6
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What is frequency in circular motion?

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Number of revolutions per second

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7
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What is the unit of frequency?

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Hertz

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What is the time period in circular motion?

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Time taken for a revolution

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9
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What equation links period and frequnecy

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f=1/T

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10
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Why is an object travelling in a circle accelerating even at constant speed?

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Its velocity is changing as its direction is changing

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What is the name for acceleration in a circle?

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Centripetal acceleration

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12
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Where is centripetal acceleration directed?

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Towards the centre of circle

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13
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What is centripetal acceleration produced by?

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A centripetal force acting towards the centre of the circle

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What is a gravitational field?

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Region where an object will experience a non contact force

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What force will an object experience if you put it in the gravitational force of another object?

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Attractive

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16
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What is a uniform field? How are the field linescshown?

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Field is the same every where

Lines are parralel and equally spaced

17
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What type of field do spjerical objects have?

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Radial

18
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What can we assume about earths gravitational field close to the surface?

A

Uniform

19
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What type of law is the law of gravitation?

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Inverse square law

20
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Whats the gravitational field strength definition?

A

Force per unit mass

21
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Why can we assume g is constant on earth?

A

Uniform field if you dont go to high

22
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What can be said about the force a mass experiences in a uniform field?

A

Constant

23
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What equation can we use to model force experienced in a uniform field?

A

F=mg

24
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What is potential energy proportional to in a uniform gravitational field?

A

Height

25
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Whats the equation for gravitational potnetial energy?

A

Change in e grav=mgh

26
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If an object is thrown up in a gravitational field how does the energy transfer?

A

Initial is all kinetic, transfers to potential as it gains height,stops gaining height when all kinetic transferred to potential and then reverse happens.

27
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How are g and r related in an inverse square law?

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Gravitational field is inversely proportional to radius

28
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What can we define gravitational potnetional energy as at a given point?

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Work needed to be done to move it from infinity to that point

29
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What is gravitational potmetial?

A

GPE per unit mass

30
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What are equipotentials?

A

Point in a field with the same gravitational potential

31
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What can be said about the transfer of energy when travelling along an equipotential?

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Energy is constant, no work is done

32
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What are equipotenials perpendicular to ?

A

Field lines

33
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What is a satellite

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A smaller mass that orbits a much larger mass

34
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Whats a geostationary sattelite?

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A satellite that orbits earth once a day so appears stationary in the sky

35
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What does the area of a g against r graph show?

A

Gravitational potential

36
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What does the gradient of a GPE against r show?

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Force

37
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What is the shape of all gravitation against radius graph?

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Inverse curve under the bottom right quadrant as g is negative

38
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Why is no work done when moving along equipotentials?

A

Force is perpendicular to displacement so no work done as: W=FS

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