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1
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A value with magnitude only is a ________?

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scalar

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A value with magnitude and direction is a ____________?

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vector

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Distance an speed are examples of _________ quantities

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scalar

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Force, displacement and velocity are examples of __________ quantities

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vector

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What is a contact force?

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A force between two object which are touching

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What ia a non-contact force?

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A force between objects which are separated by space.

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Give two examples of contact forces

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e.g. friction, air resistance

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List three non-contact forces

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gravitational, electrostatic, magnetic

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Define weight

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The force of gravity acting on an object’s mass

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What device is used to measure weight?

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A newtonmeter

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What is the name of the single point at which an object’s mass appears to act?

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centre of mass

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The center of mas of an object is…

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the single point at which the objects weight appears to act.

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The single force which has the same effect as the combination of all the different forces acting on an object is the ______________ _______________.

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resultant force

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14
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Work is done when an object is ….

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… moved through a distance

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15
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Moving objects with mass are said to have __________?

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momentum

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16
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State the law of conservation of momentum

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In a closed system the total momentum before an event is equal to the total momentum after an event.

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17
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State the equation which links gravitaional field strength, mass and weight

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W=mg

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State the equation which links distance, force and work done

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W=Fs

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19
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State the equation which links extension, force and spring constant

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F=ke

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State the equation which links distance, speed and time

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s=vt

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State the equation which links acceleration, change in velocity and time taken

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a=Δv/t

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State the equation which links acceleration, mass and resultant force

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F = ma

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State the equation which links mass, momentum and velocity

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ρ = mv

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What is the unit of weight?

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Newtons (N)

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What is the unit of mass?
kilograms (kg)
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What is unit of gravitational field strength?
newtons per kilogram (N/kg)
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What is the unit of work done?
Joules (J)
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What is the unit of force?
Newtons (N)
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What is the unit of distance?
meters (m)
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What is the unit of the spring constant?
Newtons per meter (N/m)
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What is the unit of the spring extension?
Metres (m)
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What is the unit of speed or velocity?
metres per secons (m/s)
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What are the units of acceleration?
metres per second squared (m/s2)
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What are the units of momentum?
kilogram metres per second (kg m/s)
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When a spring is stretched and can then return to its original length it is known as __________ _______________
elastic deformation or elastic behaviour
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When a spring is stretched and its length is permanently altered it is known as ___________ ____________
Inelastic deformation or inelastic behaviour
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The limit of proportionallity of a spring is…
the length a spring can be stretched to before it no longer returns to its original length
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Sketch the Force (y) -Extension (x) curve for stretching a spring from no force to beyond its elastic limit.
teacher to draw on board…
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The stopping distance of a vehicle is the sum of the …..
thinking and breaking distances
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The distance a vehicle travels while the driver is reacting is the …
thinking distance
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The distance a vehicle travels which the driver is breaking is the …
breaking distance
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Reaction time is…
the time it takes a driver to react
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A typical reaction time is …
0.2-0.9 s
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Factors which influence reaction time are…
tiredness, drug, alcohol, distractions
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Fctors which affect breaking distance are …
weather conditions, conditions of breaks and tyres
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Both thinking and breaking distance are affected by which factor?
speed of vehicle
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The greater the speed of a vehicle, the _________ the force required to stop the vehicle
greater
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The distance and object moves and the direction in which it moves is known as the _________
displacement
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The speed of an object in a particular derection is its ___________
velocity
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The change of an objects speed in a given time is the _________
acceleration
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Acceleration of falling objects close to the earth is ________
9.8 m/s2
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When the force moving an object is balanced by frictional forces it is moving at its _____________ _____________
terminal velocity
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On a distance time graph a straight line represents…
constant speed
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On a distance time graph a upward curve represents…
acceleration
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On a distance time graph a curved line becoming horizontal represents…
decelleration
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On a distance time graph a horizontal line represents…
stationary
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On a distance time graph the gradient is used to calculate the …
speed or velocity
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On a velocity time graph an upwards straight line represents …
acceleration
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On a velocity time graph a downwards straight line represents …
decelleration
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On a velocity time graph a horizontal line represents …
constant speed
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On a velocity time graph a horizontal line along the x-axis represents…
stationary object
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On a velocity time graph, when the line falls below the x-axis it indicates that the object is …
moving backwards
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Calcuating the gradient of a velocity time graph gives the …
acceleration
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Calculating the area under a velocity time graph gives the …
distance travelled
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A typical walking speed is …
1.5 m/s
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A typical running speed is …
3 m/s
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A typical cycling speed is …
6 m/s
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Sound in air travels at …
330 m/s
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State Newton's First Law
The velocity of an object will only change if a resultant force is acting on the object.
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If balanced forces act on a moving object it will …
continue to travel at a constant speed
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If balanced forces act on a stationary object it will …
remain stationary
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State Newton's Second Law
Force = mass x acceleration (The acceleration of an object is proportional to the resultant force acting on the object, and inversley proportional to the mass of the object)
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State Newton's Third Law
Whenever two objects interact, the forces they exert on each other are equal and opposite
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The tendency of objects to continue in their state of rest or of uniform motion is known as …
inertia

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