Forces Flashcards

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Air Resistance

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The force on an object moving through the air that causes it to slow down (also known as drag)

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Balanced

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Forces acting on an object that are the same size but act in opposite directions.

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Compress

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To Squash into a smaller space.

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Contact force

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A force that acts when an object is in contact with a surface, air, or water.

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Deform

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To change shape.

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Drag force

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The force acting on an object moving through air or water that causes it to slow down.

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Driving force

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The force that is pushing or pulling something.

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8
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Elastic limit

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The point beyond which a spring will not return to its original shape when the force is removed.

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Electrostatic Force

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The force acting between two charged objects.

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Equilibrium

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Balanced.

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Extension

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The amount by which an object gets longer when a force is applied.

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12
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Field

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A region where something feels a force.

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13
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Friction

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The force that resists movement because of contact between forces.

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14
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Gravity

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A non-contact force that acts between two masses.

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15
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Hooke’s Law

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A law that says that if you double the force on an object the extension will double.

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16
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Interaction Pair

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When two objects interact there is a force on each one that is the same size but in opposing directions.

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Kilogram

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A unit of mass, the symbol is kg.

18
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Lubrication

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A substance that reduces friction between surfaces when they rub together.

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Magnetic force

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The force between two magnets, or a magnet and a magnetic material.

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Mass

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The amount of matter a thing is made up of.

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Newton (unit)

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The unit of force, the symbol is N.

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Newton Meter

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A piece of equipment used to measure weight in Newtons.

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Non-contact force

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A magnetic, electrostatic or gravitational force that acts between objects not in contact.

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Push

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A type of force.

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Pull

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A type of force.

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Reaction

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The support force provided by a solid surface like the floor.

27
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Resistive forces

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Any force that acts to slow down a moving object. e.g. friction.

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Streamlined

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Shaped to reduce resistance to motion from air or water.

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Tension

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A stretching force.

30
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Unbalanced

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Opposing forces on an object that are unequal.

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Water resistance

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The force on an object moving through water that causes it to slow down.

32
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Weight

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The force of the Earth on an object due to it’s mass.