Forces- Paper 2 Flashcards
1)What is a Vectors?
2) Three examples?
3) what does arrow length and directions show?
1) magnitude and direction
2) velocity, displacement, acceleration
3)arrow length=magnitude
direction arrow=direction
1) what is Scalar quantities?
2) what are 3 examples?
1)only magnitude
2)speed, distance, mass
1)What are Forces?
2) what are the two types of forces explained with 2 examples each?
1)push,pull object caused interacting with something
2)contact or non-contact forces.
.Contact= touching for a force to act friction, air resistance
.Non-contact=not need to be touching force to act
magnetic force, gravity
1)What is an interaction pair?
2) an example?
1)pair forces equal and opposite act on two interacting objects.
2).chair exerts a force on ground, ground pushes back at chair same force
.(normal contact force). Equal but opposite forces felt by both chair, ground.
What is Gravitational Force and two effects of it? 3
1)Gravity attracts all masses
2)two important effects:
.surface of a planet, makes all things-fall towards the ground.
.It gives everything a weight.
1)Why is Weight and Mass are Not the Same?
3) what does the weight of an object depend on?
1)Mass= amount ‘stuff’ in object same anywhere.
Weight= force acting on object due gravity (Gravitational force on it caused by gravitational field)
3)
.stronger= closer you are to mass causing the field
.strength of the gravitational field at the location.
What is weight and mass units?
1) Weight=newtons. measured using balance (newtonmeter).
2) Mass is not force. kilograms mass balance
1)What is centre of mass?
2)What is a uniform object?
1)point assume whole mass is concentrated acting from a single point
2)same density, throughout=regular shape
1)How are Mass and Weight Directly Proportional?
2) equation for weight?
1)Increasing mass, increases its weight. double the mass, the weight doubles too
2)Weight (N)= Mass (KG) x GFS (N/KG)
What is a Free Body Diagrams?
describe all forces acting on isolated object.
What is the free body diagram of a Sky diver? 2
1)skydiver’s weight acts on him pulling him to ground
2)drag (air resistance) acts on him, opposite direction to his motion.
What is Resultant Force? 4
1)number of forces acting at a single point replace by single force (same effect original forces).
2)single force=resultant force.
3)adding when going in the same direction
4)subtracting when going in opposite direction
What happens when an resultant force moves an object through a distance?
ENERGY IS TRANSFERRED and WORK IS DONE on the object.
1)Process of making something move with resultant force? 3
3) jJ= ?nm
1)
1-force must be applied.
2- force transfers energy to move the object energy is transferred one store to another.
2) 1J = 1 Nm.
What is an example of energy transferred when a resultant force moves an object? 4 (when pushing a block against a surface)
1) push something along rough surface work against frictional forces.
2)Energy transferred to the kinetic energy store of the object=moving,
3) some transferred to thermal energy stores due to the friction.
4)causes overall temperature object to increase.
How to use Scale Drawings to Find Resultant Forces? 2
1) Draw all forces acting on object, to scale draw straight line from the start first force end of the last force =resultant force.
2) Measure length resultant force on the diagram to find magnitude and angle to find direction of force.
How to draw a scale drawing? 5
1) scale drawing of forces acting. (e.g. 1 cm = 1 N)
2) Draw resultant from the tail of the first arrow to the tip of the last arrow.
3) Measure length of resultant with ruler use scale find the force in N.
4) protractor measure direction bearing.
5) bearing an angle measured clockwise from north, 3 digit number
When is an object in Equilibrium? 2
1)All forces acting on object combine to give resultant force of zero=equilibrium.
2) scale diagram, tip of the last force you draw should end where the tail of first force you drew begins.
How to find a missing force when an object is in equilibrium? 2
1)draw out forces you do know (scale and tip-to-tail), join end of last force to the start of the first force.
2)line is the missing force=measure size and direction. draw last force in right direction. in the opposite direction to how you draw a resultant force
How can you Split a Force into Components? 4
1) Not all forces act horizontally or vertically so split into two components right angles each other.
2)Acting together, these components have the same effect as the single force.
3) drawing it on a scale grid. Draw the force to scale, and add horizontal and vertical components along the grid lines.
4)measure them.
What can happen if you apply 2 forces onto something, why do you need two forces? 2
1)apply a force to an object cause it to stretch, compress or bend.
2)you need more than one force acting on object (otherwise move in direction applied force, instead changing shape).
1)What is elastic deformity?
2)what energy store happened within elastic deformity?
3)When is work done in this situation? 2
1)can go to its original shape and length after the force has been removed.
2)ALL energy is transferred to object’s elastic potential energy store
3)Work is done when force stretches or compresses object= energy transferred
4)transferred to elastic potential energy store of the object.
Inelastically deformed?
1)doesn’t return to its original shape and length after force has been removed.
1)What type of Extension Proportional to Force? 2
3)what is spring constant and what does it depend on?
1)directly
2)spring constant
depends on material that you are stretching - stiffer spring=greater spring constant.