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1
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What are forces?

A

Forces are pushes and pulls that occur when objects interact.

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Can you see a force?

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We can see the effects of the forces but not the forces themselves.

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What are contact forces?

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Forces that only occur when objects are touching.

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What are some contact forces?

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-Friction
-normal contact force
-air resistance
-upthrust

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5
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What are non-contact forces?

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Forces that can occur over a distance.

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What are some non-contact forces?

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-weight
-magnetic
-electrostatic

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How are forces represented on diagrams?

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Forces are represented on diagrams by using a scaled arrow.

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What does a dot represent in a free body diagram?

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The object

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How is the object represented in a free body diagram?

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A dot

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Which direction do the arrows point in a force diagram?

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The arrows should point in the direction of the force

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What does it mean when forces are balanced?

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When forces acting in opposite directions are the same size we say the forces are balanced

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What happens to a stationary object when the forces on it are balanced?

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It remains stationary.

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What happens to a moving object when the forces on it are balanced?

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It moves with constant speed.

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What does it mean when forces are unbalanced?

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When forces acting in opposite directions are NOT the same size we say the forces are unbalanced

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What happens when the forces on an object are unbalanced?

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An object can speed up, slow down or change direction.

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When will an object float?

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If the upthrust can equal the weight.

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When will an object sink?

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When the weight is greater than the upthrust

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18
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If the overall density of an object is greater than that of the liquid it will _____

A

sink

19
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How can you change if an object floats or sinks?

A

Changing the shape of the object (to include air) or the temperature/density of the liquid.

20
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What else can you call air and water resistance?

A

Drag force

21
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Drag force is in the ________ direction to the movement

A

Opposite

22
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How can you increase the drag force of an object?

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-Larger surface area
-moving faster
-moving through a more viscous liquid

23
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How can you decrease the drag force of an object?

A

streamline the object

24
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How does a parachute work?

A

A parachutist will accelerate towards the ground when their weight is bigger than air resistance (unbalanced). When air resistance is the same size as weight it will move at a constant speed (balanced). Opening a parachute increases air resistance and it slows the parachutist down (unbalanced).

25
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What is mass

A

The amount of matter an object is made from.

26
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How do you measure mass

A

In kilograms, kg

27
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What is weight

A

the force when gravity is acting on a mass.

28
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How is weight measured?

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In Newtons, N

29
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What is the word equation for weight?

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weight = mass x gravitational field strength

30
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Is weight variable or constant

A

Weight varies with gravitational field strength.

31
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Is mass variable or constant

A

Mass will always be constant

32
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All objects with mass have a…

A

gravitational pull

33
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Objects with more mass (like planets) have a greater or lesser gravitational pull

A

greater

34
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Is the gravitational pull stronger nearer or further from the object?

A

Nearer (on Earth’s surface rather than orbiting).

35
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Friction occurs when…

A

One surface moves along another

36
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A rough surface will cause a _______ friction force than a smooth surface.

A

larger

37
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Is friction the same or opposite direction to movement?

A

Opposite direction

38
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How can you reduce friction?

A

By using lubrication such as oil.

39
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How is friction useful?

A

It stops us falling over.

40
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How is friction unhelpful?

A

It causes surfaces to wear away and heat up

41
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How does a Newton meter work?

A

A pulling force like weight will stretch a spring

42
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Forces can change the shape of an object by…

A

Stretching (extending) or compressing (squashing)

43
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Ir order to get reliable results, only one _______ should be changed during an experiment

A

variable

44
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A spring will stretch proportionally to the force applied. This means that if the force is doubled, the length it extends…

A

doubles.

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