FORCES AND FRICTION Flashcards
WHAT IS A FORCE
SIMPLY A PUSH OR PULL
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF FORCES
GRAVITY OR WEIGHT
REACTION FORCE
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
THRUST
DRAG
LIFT
TENSION
GRAVITY OR WIEGHT
CLOSE TO A PLANET THIS ACTS STRAIGHT DOWNWARDS
REACTION FORCE
ACTS PERPENDICULAR TO A SURFACE AND AWAY FROM IT
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
BETWEEN TWO CHARGED OBJECTS
THRUST
PUSH OR PULL DUE TO AN ENGINE OR ROCKET SPEEDING SOMETHING UP
DRAG OR AIR RESISTANCE OR FRICTION
SLOWING THE THING DOWN
LIFT
DUE TO AN AEROPLANE WING
TENSION
IN A ROPE OR CABLE
ANY OBJECT WITH A (…) FEELS A (…) BACK FROM THE SURFACE ITS ON
WEIGHT FEELS A REACTION FORCE
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF AN OBJECT WITH WHEIGHT WOULDNT FEEL A REACTIION FORCE BACK DOWN THE SURFACE ITS ON
IT WILL KEEP FALLING
WHEN AN OBJECT MOVES IN A FLUID (WATER, AIR…) IT FEELS…
DRAG IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO ITS MOTION
WHAT IS FRICTION
A FORCE THAT OPPOSE THE MOTION
WHAT DOES FRICTION DO
SLOWS DOWN THINGS
HOW CAN YOU REDUCE FRICTION
PUTTING A LUBRICANT (OIL OR GREASE)