Forces and motion Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is the definition of instantaneous speed?
Speed of object over a very sort time
In velocity time graph what does area represnt?
displacement
What is braking distance?
Distance travelled when brakes first applied until when vehicle stops
What is thinking distance?
Distance travelled between moment you see reason to stop to moment you brake
What is stopping distance?
Braking + thinking distances
For projectile motion what are the two phrases?
Constant horizontal velocity
Constant vertical acceleration
Draw the table when doing SUVAT for projectile motion.
Horizontal Vertical
S ? ?
U ? 0
V ? ?
A 0 -9.81
T ? ?
What is terminal verlocity?
Constant speed reached by an object when drag fore is equal to weight force