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1
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What is Newton’s first law?

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An object at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line will continue in that state until a net external force acts upon it

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What is Newton second law?

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Force=mass x acceleration

A quantitative extension of the first law

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3
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You have to ___________ to get a bigger object to start moving

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Push harder

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4
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What is Newton third law?

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For every action, there is an equal & opposite reaction

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5
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Mass can be defined as the

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Amount of matter in an object

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6
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What doesn’t have mass?

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Light

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7
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Mass can also be defined as

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The resistance of an object to acceleration

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8
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In order for mass to move, what is the equation?

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Mass (kg) =F (force in Newton)/ a (acceleration)

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9
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Acceleration has units of

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Meters per second square (m/s2)

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10
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What is average velocity?

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The displacement divided by the time it takes to make that trip

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11
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Average velocity equation

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average velocity= displacement/time

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12
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What is displacement?

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The net change in the position of an object

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13
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Time in the average velocity equation is

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The time interval over which the change takes place

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14
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Speed is NOT

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A vector value

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15
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Speed IS a

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Scalar value

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16
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Speed does not specify

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Any particular direction of motion

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17
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What is the equation for average speed?

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Average Speed=distance/time

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18
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Speed involves

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Distance

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19
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Velocity involves

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Displacement

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20
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Distance is the

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Total length of travel & will ALWAYS be a positive number

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21
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Displacement is the net

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Change in position with respect to some specified beginning point or origin in a coordinate system

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22
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Displacement can be

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Positive

Negative

Zero

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23
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Displacement has

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Directionality

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24
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Scalar quantities have

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Magnitude ONLY

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25
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What are examples of Scalar quantities?

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Distance

Height/Length

Mass

Age

Speed

Pressure

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26
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What needs to be specified with scalar quantities?

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Units

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27
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Vector quantities have

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Magnitude AND Direction

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28
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What needs to be specified with vectors?

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Units & Direction

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29
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What are examples of vectors?

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Velocity

Weight

Force applied to a syringe

Acceleration

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30
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What needs to be taken into account when adding vectors?

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Both the magnitude & direction

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31
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What is it called when 2 or more vectors are added together?

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Resultant

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32
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Vectors are represented graphically by

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Arrows of a given length, pointing in a specific direction

Length=Magnitude/Size

Direction of arrow=the direction of the vector

33
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The end of the vector arrow with the tip is called the

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Head

(other end is called the tail)

34
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With a vector problem moving in opposite directions, how would you calculate the resultant vector?

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Subtract

35
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What is Pythagorean Theorem?

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A squared + B squared= C squared

36
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You will feel force anytime you experience

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Acceleration

36
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What is the equation for acceleration?

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Average acceleration= change in velocity/change in time

37
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Acceleration is a vector & describes

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How velocity changes with time

38
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Velocity has units of

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m/s (per second)

39
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You can have acceleration by changing

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Speed, direction or both

40
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What are the 4 forces listed from strongest to weakest?

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Strong Nuclear Force

Electromagnetic Force

Weak Nuclear Force

Gravitational Force

41
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What is force?

A

A push or a pull

42
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Newton’s second law explains the relationship between

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Force & Mass

43
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What is gravity?

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Universal attraction between all objects with mass

44
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What is the calculation of defining the pull between 2 objects?

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F= G x m1m2/r2

45
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What is g?

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g=9.8 x m/s2

46
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What is weight?

A

The gravitational force exerted on an object by a much larger object

47
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Equation for weight?

A

W=mg

W-newtons

m-kilograms

g-m/s2

48
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Weight is always directed

A

Downward

49
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What is mass?

A

The amount of matter contained in an object

50
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One Newton of force results from

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Accelerating a mass of 1kg by 1m/s2

51
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An object having a mass of 1kg would have a weight of

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9.8 N

52
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1 lb= ? N

A

4.45 N

53
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Weight depends on

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Gravity

54
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What is the definition of pressure?

A

Force per unit area

55
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What is the formula for pressure?

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Pressure =Force/area

56
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How can pressure be increased?

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Increasing the applied force or decreasing the area

57
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In the British system, pressure is

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Pounds/ square inch (psi)

58
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What is a torr?

A

Amount of pressure necessary to support a column of mercury 1mm in height

59
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What is 1 atm of pressure?

A

The pressure necessary to support a column of mercury 760mm in height

60
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1 bar of pressure is equal to

A

100kPA

61
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1atm = ? torr

A

760 torr

62
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air pressure results from

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Gravity pulling on the atmosphere & the resulting force is spread over Earth’s surface

63
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What is a common way pressure is measured?

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Barometer

64
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What is the equation for atmospheric pressure?

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P atmosphere=pgh

P atmosphere-Pa

p=density of fluid

g=acceleration due to gravity

65
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Weight is a

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Force

66
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What is a manometer?

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U shaped tube, filled with a fluid of known density

67
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When do manometers become inconveniet?

A

Measuring pressures greater than 1atm

Better for less dense liquids

68
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What is an Aneroid Bellow Gauge?

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They do NOT require the presence of a liquid such as mercury to operate

69
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What do Aneroid Bellow Gauge rely on?

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Expansion or contraction of bellows

70
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When are Bourdon gauges used?

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On gas cylinders & are a type of aneroid gauge

71
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How do Bourdon gauges work?

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By a coiled tube & measures the pressure difference between the pressure exerted by the gas in a cylinder & the atmospheric pressure

72
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Barometers measure

A

The actual pressure or the absolute pressure

73
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Manometers & Bourdon gauges measure

A

Gauge pressure

Reading are affected by atmospheric pressure

74
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Gauge pressure is the pressure

A

Of a system above or below atmospheric pressure

75
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The total pressure includes the

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Atmospheric pressure PLUS the gauge pressure

76
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What is oscillometry?

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A. method that relies on the measurement of blood pressure oscillations

77
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What can measure the rapid variations in pressure?

A

Piezoelectrica Transducer

Electrical signal that is proportional to the pressure change

78
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100g is equal to ___N

A

1 N

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