BME 506 Week 1 Concepts Memorization Flashcards
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Key
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Not important but general knowdegle - &
Important - *
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3
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What is the center of mass (COM)
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average location of mass is known as the “CENTER OF MASS” or “balance point”
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What is Newton’s First Law “inertia”
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An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outisde force or stays in motion until acted upon by an outside force
5
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What is Newton’s Second Law
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Force = mass * acceleration
6
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Newton’s Third Law
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Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
7
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What is Linear Impulse
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a vector quanity tha descirbes the change in MOMENTUM over time
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w
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9
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what is angular impulse
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describes the effect of torque over time
(torque is the force that causes an object to rotate about an axis)
