GCSEPhysNewtLawsMmtmCards13 Flashcards
Newton’s First Law of Motion:
Every object continues in its present state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is acted upon by an external resultant force.
Equation for Newton’s second law of motion
RF = ma
Equation for Newton’s second law of motion involving momentum
RF = (mv-mu)/t
Units for momentum
kgm/s or Ns
Equation defining momentum:
Momentum =mass x velocity
Impulse - Momentum equation
Change in Momentum = Resultant Force x Time
The conservation of momentum equation for a perfectly inelastic collision can be written as…
m₁u₁ +m₂u₂ = (m₁ + m₂) v
The conservation of momentum equation for a collision between two masses
m₁u₁ + m₂u₂ = m₁v₁ +m₂v₂
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
If an object A exerts a force on object B, then the object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object A
In a perfectly inelastic collision the masses …??
stick together
In an elastic collision the TOTAL …??… is conserved
kinetic energy