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Define speed

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The measurement of the rate of change in distance. Speed is a scalar quantity and can be expressed in a number of units.

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Define Velocity

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The measurement of the rate of change in displacement. It is a vector quantity and should only be expressed in the S.I units of displacement and time

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All components needed for acceleration questions

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Final velocity (v)
Initial velocity (u)
Time (t)
Acceleration (a)

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What does a constant acceleration produce

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A straight line or linear slope (rise/run)

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Who invented acceleration?

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Galileo during the 1600’s

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What is a vector quantity

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Require a direction to be meaningful

Also a magnitude and a unit

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What is a scaler quantity

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Scaler quantities require only a magnitude and a unit for it to be meaningful

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What is distance?

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Distance is a scalar quantity. It is the total amount traveled by an object from start to finish.

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What is displacement?

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Displacement is a vector quantity. It is the measurement of how far an object is from where it started

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Convert km/h to m/s

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x 1000 then divide 3600

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What are S.I. Units

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It stands for Scientific international

Standard units of measurement of physical properties

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Convert m/s to km/h

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Divide 1000 then x 3600

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12
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The rate of which velocity changes occur is called what?

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Acceleration

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Define Newtons 1st Law

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An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force

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Define Balance Force

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Equal forces in opposite directions that produce no motion

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Define Unbalanced force

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Unequal opposing forces produce an unbalanced force causing motion

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Define motion

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The action or process of being moved

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Define Mass

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The amount of matter in an object

15
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4 types of friction

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Sliding
Fluid
Rolling
Static

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Define Friction

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the unbalanced force that acts on an object in motion

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Define Newton’s second law

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Net force

18
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What’s happens when a balanced force acts on an object

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  1. Remain stationary

2. Continue with a constant velocity

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Define Energy

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The ability to do work on an object

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Define momentum

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When any object has a mass and velocity it is said to have momentum

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Define Newton’s third law

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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

26
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Equation for energy efficiency

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Energy (out) divide energy (in) x 100

27
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Equation for Gravitational Potential Energy

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M x G x H

Mass
gravity 9.8 m/s-1
Height

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Equation for Kinetic Energy

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1/2 x M x v2

Mass
velocity
squared (2)