Chap 4 and 5 Newton's Laws Flashcards

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1
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What is Newton’s First Law?

A

Object stays at rest, or moves at a constant velocity in a straight line unless a force acts on it.

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2
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What is Newton’s Second Law?

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a= F/m Force increases acceleration, mass resists accelertion

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3
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What is Newton’s Third Law?

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Every action (force) has an equal and opposite reaction

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4
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Give a quick summary of Newton’s three laws of motion:

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FIRST: objects in motion or rest stay that way, SECOND: a = F/m , THIRD: action have equal opposite reactions

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5
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What are the three equations from newton’s second law? (my fish is from massachusetts)

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a=F/m
F= ma
F/a = m

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If you are given a force and an acceleration, you can find ____ by using the equation ____

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mass,

m= F/a

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If you are given a mass and an acceleration, you can find ____ by using the equation ____

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Force,

F= ma

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If you are given a force and a mass, you can find ____ by using the equation ____

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a = F/m

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9
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Describe what NET force is

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the resultant force after you consider the combination of all the forces acting on an object

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10
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How can we add two vectors (find resultant) by sketching?

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Use the parallelogram rule, and the DIAGONAL is the resultant vector when both components start from the same spot.

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How do we find the components if we have the resultant?

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Generally, the resultant is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. So the closest side (adjacent) to the angle can be found by HYPcos(angle) and the opposite side (across) from the known angle can be found by HYPsin(angle)

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12
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How do we make sure our calculator is in the right mode?

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press MODE> put cursor on DEGREES> press ENTER

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13
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What is the net force on an object at rest?

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zero (not accelerating), but has potential energy!

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14
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What is the net force on an object moving at a constant velocity? Why?

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zero because it is not accelerating ( but has kinetic energy!)

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What has to be happening in order for net force to not be zero?

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it must be ACCELERATING (changing velocity). just moving is not enough, it has to be changing speeds!

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16
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SOH CAH TOA… What do these stand for?

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Sin angle= opp/hyp
cos angle= adj/hyp
tan angle= opp/ adj

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17
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block on inclined plane: What is Fd and FN?

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Fd is direction of motion, force down plane along the slope, FN is normal force directly into the plane

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18
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Directional force is:

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Fd is directional, or down the plane, parallel to the plane, along the plane

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19
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If you have weight, how do you find normal force?

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w*cos (angle) gives normal force.

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20
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If you have weight, how do you find directional force?

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w*sin(angle) gives the directional force

21
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Normal force is:

A

FN is normal force, it is perpendicular to the plane (straight down into the plane). This determines amount of friction.\

22
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The force of friction always acts____

A

in the opposide direction of motion

23
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You can calculate the force of friction by multplying ____ by ____

A

normal force by coefficient of friction

24
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Coefficients of friction are _____ for surfaces that are smooth and ____ for surfaces that are rough, or sticky.

A

smaller, larger

25
Q

What is the unit of force we use?

A

NEWTON

26
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What is the unit of weight we use?

A

NEWTON

27
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What are the units in a NEWTON?

A

kg*m/s2

28
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what are the units we use for acceleration?

A

m/s2

29
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What are the units we use for mass?

A

kg

30
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a newton divided by acceleration (m/s2) will give you

A

mass (kg)

31
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a newton divided by a mass (kg) will give you

A

an acceleration (m/s2)

32
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a mass (kg) multiplied by an acceleration (m/s2) will give you

A

a newton (force)

33
Q

How much does a 3kg object weigh?

A

about 30N

34
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Is acceleration scalar or vector?

A

vector (has direction and magnitude)

35
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What is acceleration when 12N is applied to 3kg object? Why?

A

4 m/s2
because a=F/m
a= 12/3

36
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What is the net force on a 10kg object that is accelerating at 2 m/s2

A

F = ma
so
F= 10(2) = 20N

37
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What is the mass of an object that acceleraties 5 m/s2 when a 30N force is applied?

A

m= F/a

so m= 30/ 5 = 6kg

38
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What force do you need to accelerate a 1000kg car 5 m/s2 ? (ignore friction)

A

F=ma so f=1000(5) = 5000N

39
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What will the acceleration be of an 800kg car that is pushed with a force of 8000N? (ignore friction)

A

a=F/m so a= 8000/800 = 10m/s2

40
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What is terminal velocity?

A

the greatest speed a falling object will reach because of air resistance

41
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What is the net force on an object that is moving at its terminal velocity? Explain

A

zero. it is not accelerating

42
Q

What receives a greater force of air resistance, an elephant or a feather falling? Why?

A

elephant. it is pushing through more air

43
Q

What is the difference between mass and weight?

A

mass is the amount of stuff, weight is the force down caused by the gravitation of the planet it is on

44
Q

Which is more stable, mass or weight? Explain

A

mass is same on earth or moon, weight changes

45
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Give an example of Newton’s first law in real life:

A

an apple on a desk. net force is zero, until you push it off

46
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Give an example of Newton’s second law in real life:

A

harder to push a car than to push an apple

47
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Give an example of Newton’s third law in real life:

A

the floor is pushing up on you as much as you are pushing down on the floor

48
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When a bullet leaves a gun, explain why the bullet moves faster forward than the gun moves backward

A

bullet has small mass, lots of acceleration,

gun has lots of mass, little acceleration