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Mechanics Flashcards

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What is the difference between scalars and vectors?

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A scalar quantity only has magnitude, not direction, but with a vector quantity you need to state the direction as well as the magnitude.

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Examples of scalar quantities

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Distance, Speed, Mass, Volume, Energy, Power, Time, Temperature, Potential difference. Resisitance

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Examples of vector quantities

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Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Momentum, Weight, Electric field strength, Intensity,

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Prefixes for: nano, micro, milli, kilo, mega, giga

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(nano, n, x10^-9) (micro, u, x10^-6) (milli,m, x10^-3) (Kilo,k, x10^3) (mega, m, x10^6) (giga, g, x10^9)

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What is Newton’s first law of motion?

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States that an object will remain in a state of rest or continue to move with a constant velocity unless acted upon by a resultant external force

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What is Newton’s second law of motion?

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F=MA The acceleration of a body of a constant mass is proportional to the resultant force applied to it and in the direction of the resultant force

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What is Newton’s third law of motion?

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If body A exerts a force on body B, body B will exert an equal and opposite force on body A.

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Talk about displacement time graphs

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The gradient is the velocity

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Talk about a velocity time graph

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The gradient is the acceleration, the area between the line and axis is the displacement

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How do you calculate horizontal and vertical components?

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Sin is for vertical, cos for horizontal

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What is the principle of conservation of energy?

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Energy is never created or destroyed, but can be transferred from one form to another by work

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What is Velocity

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The speed of an object in a given direction

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What is acceleration

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An object’s ability to gain speed

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What is gravitational field strength

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The gravitational force exerted by the Earth on a mass of 1kg.

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What is meant by centre of gravity

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When all the gravitational force acts on a single point,

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What is meant by work done

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When a force acts on an object and transfers energy.

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What is meant by power

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The rate at which work is done. rate at which energy is transferred WORKDONE/TIME

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What is meant by gravitational potential energy

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Its related to change in height mgh

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What is the principle of conservation of energy

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Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, but it can be transferred. Total energy at start=total energy at end.

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What is meant by density

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Mass per unit volume kgm^-3

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What is terminal velocity

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When the resultant force of a falling object is 0, there is no acceleration. UPTHRUST + VISCOUS DRAG=WEIGHT

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What does stoke’s law give

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Formula for viscous drag for a small sphere at low speeds in laminar flow

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Graph for brittle

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Graph for ductile

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What is meant by the limit of proportionality

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The point beyond which force is no longer proportional to extension. After that point, force-extension graph no longer straight

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What is meant by elastic limit

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The short further region where the behaviour is still elastic, which means they return to their original length when force removed

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What is meant by plastic region

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After the elastic limit, further force produces some permanent deformation .

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What is elastic strain energy

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Work is done by the deforming force in extending it, and the energy is stored in the spring as elastic strain energy, which is released when force is removed.

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What is meant by the yield point

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After yield point, material shows an appreciably greater increase in strain for a given increase in stress

30
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What is meant by ultimate tensile strength

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The maximum stress that can be applied before the sample goes on to break

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