Laws to learn

Question 1

Boyles Law

Answer 1

Boyles Law states that at constant temperature, the volume of a fixed mass of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure

Question 2

The Law of flotation

Answer 2

The law of flotation states that the weight of a floating object is equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces

Question 3

Archimedes principle

Answer 3

Archimedes’ principle states that when an object is immersed in a fluid, the upthrust it experiences is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid*

Question 4

Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation

Answer 4

states that any two point masses in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Question 5

Newton’s second law of motion

Answer 5

states that when an unbalanced force acts on a body the rate
of change of the body’s momentum is directly proportional to the force and takes place in the direction of the force

Question 6

Principle of conservation of energy

Answer 6

states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be converted from one form to another