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1
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What does an atomic number denote

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Number of protons

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What does atomic mass consist off

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Protons and neutrons

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What is fluid resistance

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It occurs when a solid object travels through a liquid or gas, or when a liquid travels through a solid. This causes resistance to motion within the fluid

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What is viscosity

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It’s the measure of a fluids resistance to flow

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What happens to a liquids viscosity if temperature increases

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The viscosity of a liquid decreases rapidly with an increase in temperature. Whereas a gas increases with an increase in temperature

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What is a vibration

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Refers to the mechanical oscillations about an equilibrium point

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What is a desirable vibration compared to an undesirable vibration

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Necessary for correct functioning of various devices like a loud speaker. But undesirable as it could be an imbalance like an unbalanced wheel

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What is free vibration

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When a mechanical swing is set off with an initial input and then allowed to vibrate freely at its natural vibration unless it damps down.

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Forced vibration

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When a continuous vibration or motion is applied to a mechanical system. The frequency of the vibration depends on the force applied. Whereas the amplitude (height) of mechanical system

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What is a harmonic

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Harmonics are periodic frequency’s. Repeats itself at standard intervals. Can be described as sinusodual with constant amplitude.

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Does a harmonic wave have a positive frequency

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Yes. Harmonics have a positive integer followed by fundamental frequency’s - the lowest frequency in the periodic wave.

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What is a fundamental frequency

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One wave that doesn’t change its integer. The first harmonic of a harmonic series.

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What is the equation for a wavelength of an harmonic

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Wavelength = 2 divided n (index of harmonics) x length of the body

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What is resonance

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The tendency of a system to oscillate at a maximum amplitude when applied force equal or at its natural frequency.

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What is velocity ratio

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It’s how far the effort (force push or lift) has to move in relation to the load.
If the object has a velocity ratio greater than 1 then the distance moved by the effort is greater than the distance moved by the load.

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What is the equation for velocity ratio

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Velocity ratio = sin (distance in) divided sin sout (distance out)

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What is mechanical advantage

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The ratio of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to it. Used to access performance.

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What’s the equation for MA

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MA = resistance(N) divided Effort (N)

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What is actual mechanical advantages (AMA)

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The ratio of output over input. shows how much easier work can be done.
AMA = F out divided F in

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What is ideal mechanical advantages (IMA)

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Shows what would exist if there was no friction on machine.
IMA = sIn divided sOut (s being distance)

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What is a first class lever

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The fulcrum is located between the effort and the resistance (load). FLE. middle.
Increasing distance from effort to the resistance (load) increases advantage provided by lever. When effort is applied it acts in the opposite direction to resistance. Oppositing moment either side of fulcrum.
E x L = R x L

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What is a second

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Fulcrum is at one end of lever and effort is applied at opposite end - wheelbarrow. The mechanical advantage is the same with 1st and 2nd lever. Only difference is the resistance and effort on first class lever act in same direction.

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Third class lever

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Always at the end with effort in the middle and load at the end. Landing gear attaches to aircraft which acts as a piviot point.

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Inclined planes

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A plane surface inclined to a horizontal plane at any angle but a right angle. Advantage as it allows large resistance to be moved yet small effort.
F1 x S1 = F2 x S2

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What is a pulley

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A wheel which rope or chain is pulled in order to lift or lower a heavy object.

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What is the mechanical advantage of a single pulley

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1

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What is the effort required to raise an object

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Weight of object

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What is a gear

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Multiple single gears working together to alter the relation between speed and direction of a mechanism.

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What is a drive gear

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The one that drives the driven gear to produce angular velocity and torque.

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What happens when drive and driven gear have have same amount of teeth

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No mechanical advantage MA = 1

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How do you find mechanical advantage

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MA = Fout divided Fin. load divided by effort. Driven gear divided by drive gear

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32
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What is Newton’s first law?

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States that a body will remain at rest or continue to move with a uniform velocity unless acted upon a force

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What is force?

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It is a vector quantity, so it has both magnitude and direction

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34
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Which gear turns quicker

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The smaller gear

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What is a moment?

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A moment is a turning effect produced by a force acting at a distance with respect to an objects fulcrum, causing a body to rotate about a point

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To work out the revolution ratio do you swap them around to what it would be for a gear ratio

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Yes for a gear ratio it would be 2:1 but for revolution it would be 1:2

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37
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What are opposing moments?

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They are total moments that act against each other against each other and are applied at points separated by distance

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What is the equation for opposing moments?

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M1=F1 x S1

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39
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What is a spur gear

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Has their teeth cut straight across and are used to connect two parallel shafts. When both gears have external teeth shafts turn in opposite directions. Whereas if both need to go in same direction one must have internal teeth.

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What is a couple?

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A pair of forces that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, the combined moment of the forces produces a torque on the object they act on

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What is stress?

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it is the quantity that describes the magnitude of forces that cause deformation. Deformation is also known as strain.

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42
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What is stress always accompanied with

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Strain

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43
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What is a bevel gear

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Teeth cut into a convivial surface. Two gears mesh together to transit power between two shafts at an angle to each other. If gears are not parallel then a bevel gear is used.

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What is elasticity?

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The ability of a material to return to original shape once external forces have been removed

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What is a worm gear

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Has a toothed wheel worked by a short revolving cylinder called a worm. A screw thread. The worm is the driving component. Used for large reduction in speed. Hoisting machines

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What is hookes law

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Force equals spring constant times extension F=K x e

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47
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What is shear strength

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Tries to slice a body by sliding one layer away from another

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What is hardness?

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The ability to withstand scratching and indentation

49
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Examples of hard materials

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Diamond, cast iron

50
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What is a sun and planet gear

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Input drive is the sun gear. Planet gear held together by a cage and driven around by sun gear. Then engages at fixed ring which does not rotate. Used when small spaces

51
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What is strength?

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The ability to withstand an applied load without failure or deformation

52
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Materials with strong strength?

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Steel, Titanium

53
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What is toughness?

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Tendency to resist sudden impact force

54
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What is brittleness?

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Tendency to break without change of shape

55
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What are brittle materials

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Concrete, cast iron, glass at room temp

56
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What is efficiency

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The ratio of work which is transferred to a useful form, compared to total input work.
n = MA dividend VR x 100
n = Wout divided Win x 100

57
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What is elasticity?

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Tendency to return to original shape when the force distorting a material is used

58
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What are elastic material

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Hard steel, rubber

59
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What is plasticity?

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Tendency to remain in shape when the distorting force is removed, some very hard substances are also plastic

60
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Examples of materials with plasticity

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Lead, gold, putty, plasticine, wet clay

61
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What is malleability

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Is the tendency to undergo compressive stress without damage. Malleable materials can be beaten, rolled or pressed into shape without fracture

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Malleable materials

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Red hot steel, aluminium

63
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What is Newton’s first law

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Every object that remains at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force. The law of inertia

64
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What is Ductility

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Tensile strength without damage, used for making of wires

65
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Ductile materials

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Copper, gold, silver

66
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What is a volatile liquid?

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A liquid that readily evaporates at a normal temperature

67
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What are examples of volatile liquids

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Petrol, ethanol, methylated spirits

68
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Difference between a flammable and inflammable substance

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There is no difference they’re both the same

69
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What is a flash point?

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The temperature of a liquid which it will catch fire when exposed to a naked flame

70
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What is Newton’s second law

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Force = mass x acceleration

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What is an inert substance

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One which won’t chemically combine with another substance

72
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Examples of inert substances

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Helium, neon, argon

73
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What is Newton’s third law

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Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

74
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Equation for pressure

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P = f/ A

75
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What is mass

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Amount of matter in a body

76
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What is absolute pressure

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Atmospheric pressure plus gauge pressure

77
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A force in which pushes a body up when in a fluid is known as what

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Buoyancy

78
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What happens to an object when it is heavier than the buoyant force

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It will sink

79
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What is the natural unit for mass

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The mass of protons and neutrons

80
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What is linear movement

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Uniform movement in a straight line

81
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How do you work out mass

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Mass = weight divided by gravity 9.81m/s3

82
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What is a centripetal force

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A force that wants to move into the middle. E.g a hammer thrower with a hammer

83
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What is weight

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Weight of a body is the gravitational force of attraction between the mass of earth and mass of body. Weight decreases as body is moved away from earths centre

84
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What is inertia

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The property of matter that causes it to resist any change in its motion in either direction or speed. Newton’s first law. Greater mass greater inertia

85
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What is work

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The force causing a movement or displacement of an object
W = F x S (distance) w[F]

86
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What is power

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Measures the rate at which work is done
Power = work divided Time P[w]

87
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What is energy

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The capacity to do work

88
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What is mechanical work

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The energy held by a body after work has been done. Kinetic and potential. [1j = 1w]

89
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What is potential energy

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Energy a body has due to position or condition allowing to do work after realised.
Ep = m x g x h

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What is kinetic energy

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Energy a body has due to its motion. The work needed to accelerate a body of mass from rest to a velocity.
Ek = 0.5mv2

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What is total energy

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The sum of all different forms of energy in a system. Energy can’t be created or destroyed. Total energy will stay the same

92
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What is chemical energy

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Energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms. A form of potential energy

93
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What is heat

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The renal energy due to kinetic energy and potential. Also called internal energy. Often created when converting energy due to temperatures.

94
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What one out of the three frictions has the highest friction

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Starting friction

95
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What is friction

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The force resisting relative motion of materials rubbing together

96
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What’s the difference between starting friction and sliding friction

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Starting friction has a higher friction as it requires a application of an initial force to get it moving

97
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How’s specific gravity measured

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With a hydrometer

98
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What is momentum

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A vector quantity that described mass in motion. Any object that moves has momentum. The more momentum and object has the harder it is to stop.

99
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What are the two variables of momentum.

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Mass and velocity

100
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What’s the equation for momentum

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P = m x v

101
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What is it meant by the conversion of momentum

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In a closed system it’s the total momentum before event and is the same after. Not effected by external forces
E.g collisions and explosions as it’s one reaction.

102
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What is collision

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Occurs when two bodies interact with one another, leading to a transfer of kinetic energy and momentum. Kinetic energy may change but total momentum stay same

103
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What are the two types of collision

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Elastic collusion - kinetic energy is conserved
Inelastic energy - kinetic energy is not conserved

104
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What is static pressure?

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Pressure which is everywhere, works in addition to dynamic factors so are present at the same time

105
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What is dynamic pressure?

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Pressure that emerges from velocity of the fluid in motion

106
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What is the equation for collision

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M1V1+ M2V2 = M1V1 + M2V2

107
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What is total pressure?

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Is the sum of dynamic and static pressure

108
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As static pressure decreases, dynamic pressure…..?

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Increases

109
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Velocity—— dynamic pressure——-….?

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Kinetic energy

110
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What is impulse

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A force that changes the momentum of a body over a period of time . J =F x T

111
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What is a Venturi tube?

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A tube that is narrower in the middle than the ends

112
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What is a gyroscope

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It’s an instrument that contains a disc called a rotor, rotating about an axis at a high speed.

113
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What are the two properties of a gyroscope

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Rigidity and precession

114
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What does rigidity mean

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It’s the application of Newton’s first law of motion. The ability of a gyro to retain its axis in a fixed direction in space unless acted upon by external forces.

115
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What is rigidity effected by

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Rotor mass
Speed of rotation
Bearing friction
Effective radius that mass acts on

116
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What is precession

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An external force that is applied to change the direction of the rotor spin axis. The gyro resists this and moves at right angles to the direction applied.

117
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What are gyros used for

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Used as a device to measure or Martian orientation and angular velocity. Provides stable datum for aircraft.

118
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How many gimbals gives a gyro a full rotation

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Two gimbals

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