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Moment definition

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The force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the pivot to the line of action of the force

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Unit of moment

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Nm

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Principle of moments

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If a system is in equilibrium, the sum of the clockwise moments about any point equals the sum of the anticlockwise moments about the same point

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Moment equation

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M=Fd

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What’s a couple

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A pair of forced of equal size which act parallel to eachother but in different directions. Coplaner forces

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How to calculate moment of a couple

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Size of on of the forces x perpendicular distance between lines of action

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Centre of mass definition

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The single point an objects whole weight acts through

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Find centre of mass

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-Cut piece of card into irregular shape
-Hang card with string freely from a point
-Use ruler to mark a line where the string is
-Hang from a different point repeat 3x
-Centre is where lines intersect

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Centre of mass: When will an object be stable?

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Low centre of mass + wide base area

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Centre of mass: When will an object topple over?

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If a vertical line drawn downwards from centre of mass falls outside base area

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What does the gradient of a displacement time graph represent

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Velocity

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What does a curved line show on a displacement time graph

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Change in velocity
Acceleration

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What does the gradient of a velocity time graph represent?

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Acceleration

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How to find displacement on a velocity time graph

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Area under graph.
Area above x= positive change
Area below x= Negative change(returning to starting point)

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What’s does a curved line show on a velocity time graph

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Increasing /decreasing acceleration

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Area under line on acceleration time graph

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The change in velocity

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Newton’s 1st law

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If there are no resultant forces acting on an object it will either stay at rest or travel at constant speed in a straight line

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Newton’s 2nd law

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The acceleration of an object is proportional to the resultant force acting on it

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Newton’s 3rd law

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If object A exerts a force of object B, then object B exerts an equal but opposite force on object A

20
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When is an object in freefall

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When the only force acting on it is its weight

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Galileo experiment

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-Rolled balls with similar masses down a slope
-Acceleration still caused by gravity but rolled slower: easy for timing /air resistance negligible.
-He timed how long it took for the balls to roll down different lengths - Found distance travelled was always the same
-Proved acceleration was uniform regardless of mass

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Projectile definition

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An object where the only force acting on it is its weight.

23
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What to use to calculate vertical components

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Suvat equations

24
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Effects of air resistance on projectiles

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-Horizontal velocity will slowly decrease to 0 as horizontal force is now acting
-It will therefore not travel as horizontally
-Projectile will gain vertical speed more slowly

25
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How to calculate horizontal component

A

D=ST

26
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Friction definition

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A force that opposes motion, turns kinetic into thermal energy, can never speed things up or start them moving

27
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Drag definition

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Friction caused by a gas or liquid

28
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How does a wing generate lift

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1) It diverts air down changing direction of the air by forcing it down
2)Newtons 3rd law air exerts equal and opposite force up on wing
3) Bernoulli’s principle

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What does drag increase with

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-Surface area
-Speed
-Density

30
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How does an object reach terminal velocity moving down through fluid

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-Initially accelerates
-As velocity increases drag increases
-Weight and drag forced will balance out

31
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What is terminal velocity

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When frictional forces are equal to driving forces acting on an object making resultant force 0. Object moves in constant velocity

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principle of conservation of momentum

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The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision provided no external forces act

m1u1+m2u2=m1v1+m2v2

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