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Equations Flashcards

1
Q

Absolute pressure

A

Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure

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2
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Acceleration

A

(Final velocity - initial velocity)/time
OR
Change in velocity/time

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3
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Actual mechanical advantage (AMA)

A

Force out / force in

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4
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Area Expansion

A

2 x coefficient of linear thermal expansion x change in temperature

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5
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Boyle’s Law

A

Pressure x volume = constant

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6
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Buoyant force

A

Weight of the fluid displaced

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7
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Charles’s Law

A

Volume/temperature = constant

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8
Q

Buoyancy

A

Object density/fluid density

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9
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Centripetal acceleration

A

Velocity^2 / radius

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10
Q

Combined gas law

A

(Pressure x volume)/temperature = constant

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11
Q

Centripetal force

A

(Mass x velocity^2) / radius

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12
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Density

A

Mass/volume

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12
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Clockwise moment

A

Anti-clockwise moment

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13
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Distance

A

1/2 x (initial velocity + final velocity) x time
OR
(Initial velocity x time) + (1/2 x acceleration x time^2)
OR
(Final velocity x time) - (1/2 x acceleration x time^2)

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14
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Elastic Collision

A

(mass1 x initial velocity1) + (mass2 x initial velocity2) = (mass1 x final velocity1) + (mass2 x final velocity2)

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15
Q

Entropy

A

Heat energy absorbed/ temperature

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16
Q

Efficiency

A

(Useful output/total input) x 100

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16
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Force

A

Mass x acceleration

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16
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Frequency

A

1 / periodic time

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17
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Friction

A

Coefficient of friction x normal force
OR
Coefficient of friction x weight

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17
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Gay Lussac’s law

A

Pressure/temperature = constant

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19
Q

Ideal mechanical advantage

A

Distance in / distance out

19
Q

Heat capacity

A

Heat energy added / change in temperature

21
Q

Inelastic collision

A

(Mass1 x initial velocity1) + (mass2 x initial velocity2) = (mass1 + mass2) x velocity of the body after the collision

22
Q

Linear expansion

A

Coefficient of linear thermal expansion x original length x change in temperature

23
Q

Impulse

A

Force x time

24
Q

Mach number

A

Speed / speed of sound

24
Q

Mass

A

Weight/gravitational acceleration
OR
Density x volume

26
Q

Kinetic energy

A

1/2 mv^2

27
Q

Moment (Nm)

A

Force (N) x perpendicular distance (m)

28
Q

Number of electrons in orbit

A

2n^2

29
Q

Periodic time

A

1 / frequency
OR
2pi x (square root)length / gravitational acceleration

30
Q

Mechanical advantage

A

Resistance/effort

31
Q

Momentum

A

Mass x velocity

32
Q

Power

A

Work/time

33
Q

Resonance frequency

A

1/2pi x (square root) gravitational acceleration/ length

34
Q

Specific gravity

A

Density1 / density2
OR
Weight1 / weight2

34
Q

Specific heat

A

Heat energy added / (mass x change in temperature)

35
Q

Pressure

A

Force/area

35
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Speed of sound

A

20 x (square root) temperature

36
Q

Strain

A

Deformation/original length

36
Q

Temperature in Celsius

A

5/9(F-32)

37
Q

Stress

A

Force/area

38
Q

Temperature in Fahrenheit

A

9/5C + 32

39
Q

Temperature in kelvin

A

C + 273.15

40
Q

Thermal efficiency

A

Weight/ heat energy in

42
Q

Torque (tau)

A

Force x radius x 2

43
Q

Potential energy

A

Mass x gravity x height

44
Q

Wavelength of a harmonic

A

2/index of the harmonic x length of the body

45
Q

Velocity ratio

A

Distance moved by effort/distance moved by load

49
Q

Weight

A

Mass x gravity

50
Q

Work

A

Force x distance

51
Q

Young’s modulus

A

Stress/strain

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