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dynamics

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the study of why things move

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force

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push or pull on an object

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four fundamental forces

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  • gravity
  • electromagnetic
  • weak nuclear
  • strong nuclear
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gravitational force

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  • Fg
  • towards ground on all objects
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force of friction

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  • Ff
  • prevents slip/slide
  • opposite of motion
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applied force

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  • FA
  • in direction that object is being pushed
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normal force

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  • FN
  • perpendicular to surface
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tension

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  • FT
  • in direction of pulling
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air resistance

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  • Fair
  • opposite of motion going though air
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newton’s first law

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  • law of inertia
  • object will maintain state of rest until acted upon by outside force
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inertia

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  • property of matter that states objects resist changes in their state of motion (inc. rest)
  • inertia is directly proportional to mass (heavier=harder to start/stop)
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newton’s second law

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  • if there is a net force acting on an object, the object will accelerate in the direction of that net force
  • mathematical rep. as: F=ma
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two important relationships about newton’s second law

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  • mass inversely proportionate to acceleration
  • net force directly proportionate to acceleration
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newton’s third law

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  • every action has an equal and opposite reaction
  • if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object A
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gravitational force

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  • FG
  • attracts objects w/ mass together
  • action at distance force
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action at distance force

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forces that don’t touch us

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gravitational force depends on…

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  • increased mass = increased force
  • increased distance = less force (F=1/r^2) bc. impact is so vast
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newton’s law of universal gravitation

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  • tells us the gravitational attraction between objects
  • it’s that long equation
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what is weight

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  • Fg
  • gravitational force acting on an object
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what are gravitational field strength and gravitational acceleration

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  • grav. field strength: strength of a planet itself, N/kg
  • acceleration: acceleration experienced by objects due to grav. field
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what happens during freefall?

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  • apparent weight = 0, feel weightless
  • upwards: Fn greater than Fg
  • downwards: Fg greater than Fn
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friction

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force preventing motion in the direction opposite of motion

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surface friction caused by…

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microscopic irregularities in surface that catch as they move past each other

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static friction

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  • force that opposes attempted motion between stationary objects
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kinetic friction

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force that opposes motion once object is in motion

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is static or kinetic friction greater? why?

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  • static friction
  • law of inertia states tht. its harder to get objects to acc. start moving
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seatbelts

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  • when car brakes, body will keep moving (inertia)
  • seatbelt prevents body from moving forwards into window
  • person exerts force onto seatbelt instead and seatbelt returns that force (3rd law)
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airbags

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  • increase the time it takes to decelerate, thus decreasing force and impact
  • seatbelt acc. loosens to let person onto airbag bc. airbag beter at decreasing impact
  • a=v2-v1/t
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headrest

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  • when hit from behind, body wants to move but seat prevents it, however head would snap back
  • first law: body moves, head stays
  • headrest should be close to head bc. third law: head hits headrest, headrest exerts force to head
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crumple zone

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  • front of car absorbs energy and lengthen duration of impact
  • lengthened duration = less force on passengers
  • f=ma (2nd law) bc. more time=less acceleration=less force
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define gravity

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  • attractive force between all matter
  • weakest force
  • infinite range
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define electromagnetic force

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  • caused by electrical charges, holds atoms/molecules together
  • attractive and repulsive
  • infinite range
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define weak nuclear

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  • responsible for radioactive decay (one element transformed into another)
  • short range
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define strong nuclear

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  • holds protons and neutrons together in nucleus
  • short range

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