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1
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What does dynamics study?

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The relationship between the motion of bodies and the causes (forces) that generate it

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What is newtons first law?

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That if a body is at rest or at moving at a constant speed in a straight line it will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line at a constant speed unless acted upon

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2 different name for Newtons first law

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1st principle of dynamics
Principle of inertia

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What is newtons second law?

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The acceleration of an object is dependent on 2 variables:
The net force acting upon the object
The mass of the object

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5
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How are F and a proportional?

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Directly

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How are m and a proportional?

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Inversely

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What is center of mass (COM)?

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The point in a system that responds to external forces as if the total mass of the system were concentrated at this point
Mean position of the mass in an object

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What is the center of gravity (COG)?

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The point where the mass of the body is concentrated

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When are COM and COG the same?

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When the gravitational field is uniform across an object

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10
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What 3 things can forces do?

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Impart an acceleration to a body free to move
Deform a constrained body
Rotate a body around a point (torque) if force is applied to a point of rotation

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What does the centripetal force cause?

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The tendency to move towards the centre

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What does the centrifugal force cause?

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The tendency to move straight without turning

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What force do we feel when a car is turning?

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The centrifugal force

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What kind of force is centrifugal force?

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An apparent force, it is not real

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What kind of proportionality is there between the deformation and force applied?

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Linear

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16
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2 ways to measure forces

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Statically or dynamically

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17
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What kind of quantity is force?

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Derived

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18
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What is the difference between the Kg weight and the mass?

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Mass is constant, Kg weight depends on force

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What is the relative density?

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The ratio between the mass of a certain volume of a substance and the mass of an equal volume of distilled water at 4c*

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What is the absolute density?

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Ratio between the mass of a body and its volume

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What is the relative specific weight?

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Ratio of weight of a body and weight of an equal volume of distilled water at 4c*

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What is the absolute specific weight?

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Ratio between weight of a body and its volume

23
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What is the torque?

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The vectorial product of 2 vectors

24
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What is Newton’s third law?

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For every action force in nature there is an opposite and equal reaction

25
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What symbol defines momentum?

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q

26
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Equation of momentum

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q=m • v

27
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What is the electrostatic force defined by?

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Coloumbs law

28
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What is the columb derived from?

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Ampere

29
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What are the 2 properties of matter?

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Charge
Mass

30
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Formula for centripetal acceleration

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v^2/r

31
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What is restoring force in SHM?

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Force that brings the body back to the center of oscillation

32
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What composition does fast animals tend to have?

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Long, light limbs and powerful muscles

33
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How do you change m/s into km/h?

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Multiply by 3.6

34
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What is the speed of the animal directly proportional to?

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Muscle strength
The extent of the contraction

35
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What do muscles convert chemical energy into?

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Mechanical work

36
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What is the efficiency of muscle always?

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Less than 100%

37
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2 types of muscle contraction

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Isotonic
Isometric

38
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What is isotonic muscle contraction?

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When muscle is performing work against an external force (shortens or stretches)

39
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What is isometric muscle contraction?

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When muscle contracts to balance and external force but neither lengthens or shortens

40
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What happens during isometric contraction?

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Muscle doesn’t shorten
Sarcomeres shorten (generating force)
Elastic elements stretch, allowing length of muscle not to vary

41
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What happens during isotonic contraction?

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Sarcomeres shorten more
Elastic elements are already stretched so entire muscle shortens

42
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When is the tension force (T) maximum during isometric contraction?

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When length (L) of muscle is equal to that at rest (L0)

43
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What happens when the muscle is shorter or more stretched during isometric contraction than in the resting position?

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It developed less strength

44
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At resting length, is the passive tension of a muscle 0?

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No

45
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What happens if we cut the tendon of the muscle at resting tension?

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It would get 20% shorter

46
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What does the shortening change in length (^L) depend on in isotonic contraction?

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The load

47
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When is the shortening ^L in isotonic contraction equal to 0?

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When maximum force (tension), Max is equal to the external load (F)
Tmax=Fmax

48
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When is the shortening ^L in isotonic contraction its maximum?

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When the load is 0

49
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What kind of graph does the defence of the shortening on the load make?

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A linear graph

50
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What is the external load (F) equal to during isotonic contraction when the work and power produced are maximum?

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F=1/2*Fmax

51
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What is the absorbed power of muscles

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Energy consumed in the unit of time

52
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What is the power produced in muscles?

A

Useful work in the unit time

53
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How many joules is 1 calorie?

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1 cal = 4.184 J

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