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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Which philosopher’s teachings dominated science for 2000 years?

A

Aristotle

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2
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Who laid the foundation for modern physical science by discovering the laws of motion and gravitation?

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Sir Isaac Newton

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3
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What are the branches of physics developed before 1900?

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Classical physics

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4
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What is a mathematical quantity that has magnitude and direction?

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Vector

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5
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What type of mathematical quantity only has magnitude?

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Scalar

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6
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What is an object’s change in position?

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Displacement

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7
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What is the effect of combining two or more vectors?

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Resultant

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8
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What is the study of motion and forces?

A

Dynamics

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9
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What is the branch of physics that addresses he effects of forces on matter?

A

Mechanics

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10
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What is the distance traveled by an object per unit time?

A

Speed

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11
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Formula for Speed

A

v = 𝑑/𝑑

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12
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What vector measures the displacement of an object per unit of time?

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Velocity

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13
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Formula for Velocity

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𝑣⃗= Ξ”π‘₯/t

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14
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What is any change in an object’s velocity, whether increase or decrease in speed or change in direction?

A

Acceleration

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15
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What is the space relative to which motion is measured?

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Frame of reference

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16
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What law states that the velocity of an object doesn’t change unless the object is acted upon by an external force?

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Newton’s First Law of Motion

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17
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What is the other name for the First Law of Motion?

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Law of Inertia

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18
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What law states that the force required to accelerate an object at a certain rate equals the object’s mass times the desired acceleration?

A

Newton’s Second Law of Motion

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19
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Formula for Force

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F = ma

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20
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What is the SI unit of force?

A

Newton

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21
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What law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?

A

Newton’s Third Law of Motion

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22
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How to figure Net Force?

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Add or subtract the two forces. Greater force is the direction of the resultant.

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23
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What represents the object and forces on it without considering the causes of the forces or the reaction forces exerted by the object?

A

Free-body diagram

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24
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What states that any two objects attract each other through gravitational force?

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Law of universal gravitation

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25
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Formula for Law of Universal Gravitation

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𝐹=𝐺 (π‘š_1 π‘š_2)/π‘Ÿ^2

26
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What is the gravitational force exerted on an object near the surface of the earth or any celestial body?

27
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What is the number commonly accepted as the acceleration of gravity (g)?

28
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Formula for Free-fall Distance

A

d=1/2 𝑔𝑑^2

29
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What is the velocity at which the magnitude of drag equals the object’s weight and the object stops speeding up?

A

Terminal Velocity

30
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What is the center-seeking force that causes an object to travel in a curved path rather than a straight line?

A

Centripetal force

31
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What is an object that hangs from a fixed point and swings back and forth because of gravity?

32
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What type of friction affects sliding objects already in motion?

A

Kinetic friction

33
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What kind of friction affects stationary objects, preventing them from moving at all?

A

Static friction

34
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The effect of the surface on friction is called the ________.

A

Coefficient of friction (πœ‡)

35
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Formula for Kinetic Friction Force

A

F_kf = πœ‡_π‘˜F_w

36
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What is the transfer of energy from one object to another by a force?

37
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Formula for work

38
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What is the SI unit of work?

39
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What is the rate of doing work?

40
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Formula for Power

41
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What is the SI unit of power?

42
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What is mathematically described as the product of the object’s mass and velocity?

43
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Formula for momentum

A

𝑝⃗=π‘šπ‘£βƒ—

44
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What are devices for doing work that were devised to multiply muscle power?

45
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Three main forms of assistance that simple machines provide.

A
  1. Multiply applied force
  2. Multiply the distance
  3. Change the direction of the force
46
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What is one measure of how much help a machine provides?

A

Mechanical advantage

47
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What is the multiplication of force by a machine when friction is negligible?

48
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Formula for IMA

A

IMA = input distance / output distance

49
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What is a measure of how well a machine converts input work into output work?

A

Efficiency

50
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Formula for Efficiency

A

πœ‚= π‘Š_π‘œ/π‘Š_𝑖

51
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How are levers classified?

A

According to where the input and output forces are in relation to the fulcrum.

52
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What happens to the force if an input arm is longer than the output arm of the lever?

A

The force is multiplied.

53
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What simple machine is similar to a circular lever that multiplies either force or speed?

A

Wheel and axle

54
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What is a simple machine consisting of a wheel over which a rope or cable passes?

55
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What simple machine is a combination of one or more fixed pulleys and one or more movable pulleys?

A

Block and tackle

56
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What simple machine is a sloping surface that allows an object to be raised without lifting it straight up?

A

Inclined plane

57
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Formula for IMA

A

IMA = d_i / d_o = (length/height)

58
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What is a special form of inclined plane that modifies the applied force and directs it to the side?

59
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What is the distance from one of the ridges or threads on the screw’s shaft to the next?

60
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Formula for IMA of a screw

A

𝐼𝑀𝐴= 2πœ‹π‘Ÿ/𝑝

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