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Kinematics Flashcards

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What are the 2 kinematic equations you need to memorize?

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v= u+at
s=1/2(u+v)t

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Definition of distance

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Distance is the total length covered by an object irrespective of the direction of motion.

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Definition of displacement

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Displacement is the change in the position of the object relative to its initial position.

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Is distance a scalar or vector quantity?

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Scalar

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Is displacement a scalar or vector quantity?

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Vector

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What is the SI unit of distance?

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metre(m)

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What is the SI unit of displacement?

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metre(m)

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A car travels 3.0km due east from point O to A and then a further 3.0km due north of A. Determine the distance covered and its displacement.

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Distance: 6.0km
Displacement:4.2km(2sf)

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Definition of speed

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The speed of an object is defined as the rate of change of its distance travelled with respect to time.

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Definition of velocity

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The velocity of an object is defined as the rate of change of its displacement with respect to time.

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Is speed a scalar or vector quantity?

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Scalar

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Is displacement a scalar or vector quantity?

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Vector

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What is the SI unit of speed?

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metre per second(m s^-1)

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What is the SI unit of velocity?

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metre per second(m s^-1)

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Definition of instantaneous speed

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Instantaneous speed of an object at a particular instant is the rate of change of distance with respect to time at that instance.

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Definition of instantaneous velocity

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Instantaneous velocity of an object at a particular instant is the rate of change of displacement with respect to time at that instance.

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How do you know if a body is said to be moving with constant velocity?

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A body is said to be moving with constant velocity if the displacement changes at a constant rate.

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Definition of acceleration

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The acceleration of an object is defined as the rate of change of its velocity with respect to time.

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Is acceleration a scalar or vector quantity?

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What is the SI unit of acceleration?

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metre per second squared

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How do you find the average acceleration?

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Change in velocity/Total time taken

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How do you find instantaneous acceleration?

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3 reasons why there can be a change in velocity

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1)A change in magnitude
2)A change in direction
3)A change in both magnitude and direction simultaneously

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What is the acceleration of free fall on the Earth’s surface?

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9.81 m s^-2

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Difference between acceleration and deceleration

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Acceleration is the change in velocity. Deceleration is slowing down.

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What does the instantaneous velocity mean in the displacement-time graph?

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Gradient of the tangent at a point on the graph

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What does it mean when the tangent is steeper in a displacement-time graph?

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The gradient is larger, the velocity is higher.

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What does the gradient of the velocity-time graph at any point of the velocity-time graph?

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Instantaneous acceleration

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What does the area under a velocity-time curve give?

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Change in displacement

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What does the are under the acceleration-time graph give?

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Change in velocity

31
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Give the 3 formulas of motion

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v = u + at
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
s = ut + 0.5at^2

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What is the magnitude of vector u?

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(ux ^2 + uy^2) ^ 0.5

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How do you find the direction of vector

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tan θ = uy/ux

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the horizontal direction, what is the initial velocity?

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ux = u cos θ

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the horizontal direction, what is the velocity at the highest point?

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the horizontal direction, what is the acceleration?

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the horizontal direction, what is the displacement?

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the vertical direction , what is the initial velocity?

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uy = u sin θ

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the vertical direction ,what is the velocity at the highest point?

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the vertical direction, what is the acceleration?

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-9.81 m s^-2

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For an object projected at an angle from the ground, for the vertical direction ,what is the displacement?

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For an object projected horizontally off a cliff for the vertical direction ,

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