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MUTANT FLEWW

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Magnetic, up thrust, thrust, air resistance, normal contact, tension, friction, lift, electrostatic, weight, water resistance

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Balanced forces

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If forces on an object are balanced its motion will not change so it will either be at a constant speed or stationary

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DACS

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Decelerating, accelerating, constant speed, stationary

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Resultant force

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A single force that has the same effect as all the original forces

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Free body diagram

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The object is drawn as a dot with forces drawn as arrows whose length is proportional to the size and direction of the force

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Newton’s first law of motion

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If the resultant force on an object is zero it remains stationary or at a constant speed

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Newton’s second law of motion

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The acceleration of an object is proportional to the resultant force and inversely proportional to the mass

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Force equation

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F (force in newtons)= M (mass in kg) x a (acceleration in m/s squared)

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Newton’s third law of motion

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Whenever two objects interact the forces they exert on each other are equal and opposite

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Inertia

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The tendency of objects to continue in their state of rest/ uniform motion

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Drag force

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Drag forces increase as the speed of an object increases because it is colliding with more particles each second

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Terminal velocity

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The speed of an object when the drag force has become balances with the force making it accelerate, it is the objects top speed

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Streamlining

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If an object is made more streamlined then the drag force will lower at any given speed and it will have a higher top speed

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Driving force

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Driving force increases with mass.

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Work done

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When a force causes an object to move through a distance work is done on the object and energy is transferred

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Reducing friction

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Work done against friction can be reduced by lubrication

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1 Joule

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One Joule of work is done when a force of one newton moved an object one metre

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Energy equation

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W (energy in joules) = F (force in N) x S (distance in m)

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Hooke’s law

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The extension of a spring is directly proportional to the force applied, provided that the limit of proportionality is not exceeded

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Hooke’s law equation

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F (force in N)= k (spring constant in N/m or cm) x e (extension in m or cm)

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Extension

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Displacement from equilibrium

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Equilibrium

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Balance between opposing forces

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Typical speeds

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Walking= 1.5 m/s Running= 3m/s Cycling= 6m/s Car= 30m/s

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What does the gradient of a distance-time graph represent

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Speed

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If the gradient is what the speed is what

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Constant

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If the gradient is increasing the object is what

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Acccelerating

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Velocity as a vector

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Velocity is a vector quantity meaning is has magnitude AND DIRECTION

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Positive to negative gradient

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Means there has been a direction change

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Displacement

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Distance and direction from a specific point, it is a vector quantity

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Instantaneous speed

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Determined by drawing a tangent at a particular point and calculating the gradient

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Acceleration

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The rate of change of velocity

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Distance in a velocity-time graph

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The area underneath the graph is equal to the distance

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Gradient in a velocity-time graph

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Represents acceleration

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Acceleration equation when speed is given

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a (m/s squared)= ΔV (final-initial velocity) /t (time)

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Acceleration equation when distance is given

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v^2 (final velocity)- u^2 (initial v)= 2 x a (acceleration) x s (spatium)

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Moments

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A moment is the turning affect of a force about a pivot

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Moment equation

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F (force, N) x d (distance, m)= M (moment, N.m)

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The further away from the pivot the what

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The bigger the moment

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Gears

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Gears allow motion created by moments to be transferred directionally and at different speeds by altering gear sizes- they can also increase the rotating effect

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How is the moments equation used with gears

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Distance is the radius of the gear, force or moment will be given- remember to convert to metres

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Indirect proportion in gears

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Speed of rotation is indirectly proportionate to the size of the gear

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Resultant force in multiple directions

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Calculate the hypotenuse (resultant force line) using Pythagoras or trigonometry if the angle is asked for

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