Acceleration and Quick Maths Flashcards

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1
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When an object is accelerating its velocity is not what

A

constant

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2
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What is uniform acceleration

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when an acceleration is constant

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3
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What is acceleration

A

The measure of how fast speed is changing

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4
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What is the acceleration equation for objects starting from rest

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a=V^f / t

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5
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What will acceleration units always come out to

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distance over time squared

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6
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What is Inertia

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Inertia is a physical property that all objects posses and it causes them to prefer there current state of motion

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7
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Inertia is a ______ Mass is a _______

A

Quality Quantity

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8
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What does State of Motion mean

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an object moving with a certain velocity

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9
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When did the NASA Voyager Launch

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1977

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10
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How Sp e e e e e e edy is the voyager?

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38,120 mph

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WHat is Newtons first Law of Motion

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In the absence of force an object will remain in its presents state of motion-either at rest, or moving at a constant speed in the same direction

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12
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What is the 1st law of motion also refereed to as

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Law of Inertia

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13
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What is Newtons second Law of Motion

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The acceleration of an object is proportional to the force acting on it

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14
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What is newton’s second law mathematically expressed in

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a=F/m or F= a x m

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15
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What is kinematics

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The study of distance, velocity, acceleration, and time relationships with no forces being involved

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16
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What is dynamics

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Everything that kinematics is but with the accommodation of force and how they change motion

17
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What will be the prime unit that we want our results to be in

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m/s^2

18
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Whst is Newtons third Law of Motion

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When an object pushes on another with certain force the second object pushes back with equal force