Chapter 8 Forces In Balance Flashcards
Displacement
Displacement is distance without a change in direction
Vector quantity
Physical quantities with size (magnitude) AND direction
Scalar quantity
Physical quantities with size but NO direction
Vector examples
Displacement,weight,force,velocity,acceleration
Scalar example
Distance,mass,power,time,speed,energy
Speed
How fast something is going(scalar quantity)
Velocity
The speed in a given direction(vector quantity)
What’s a force
A force is a push or pull what acts on a obejct, force is measured in Newtons(N)
What happens when you apply a force to an object
Change shape by streching or pullin
Change motion by accelerating or decelerating
Change it’s state by start moving
Whats a contact force
When the force is physically
touching the object
Non contact force
When the force dosen’t need to touch the object to have an effect on it
Contact force example
Tension,friction,air resistance,normal contact force,thrust
Non contact force examples
Gravitational,magnetic,electrostatic,nuclear
Newtons third law
When two objects interact with each other they exert. Equal and opposite forces on each other
Example of newton third law
Person standing up(downard force-weight)
(Upaward force-normal contact force)
Friction
Force exerted by a surface against an object when it moves across it
Weight
The force of gravity pulling things downwards. It makes things fall, and keeps things on the ground
Upthrust
t pushes things upwards when they are in a liquid. It pushes boats upward so that they do not sink
Air resistance
It tries to stop things moving through the air. It pushes leaves and parachutes upwards so that they fall slowly.
Reaction
It stops things from going right through solid objects. When this force acts from your chair it pushes you upwards so that you do not fall through it
Thrust
A forward force, from an engine for example
Resultant force
The total ammount of force acting on an object
Balanced force
When the result force acting on a object is 0
Either stationary or at a constant speed
Unbalanced force
When the resultant force acting on an object isn’t zero-speed will decrease on increase and direction might change