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Acceleration

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Change of velocity per unit time.

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Acceleration of free fall

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Acceleration of an object acted on only by the force of gravity.

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Braking distance

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The distance travelled by a vehicle in the time taken to stop it.

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Breaking stress

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Tensile stress needed to break a solid material.

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Brittle

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Snaps without stretching or bending when subject to stress.

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Centre of mass

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The centre of mass of the body is the point through which a single force on the body has no turning affect.

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Conservation of momentum

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For a system of interacting objects is the total momentum of the objects Remains constant provided no external resultant force acts on the system.

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couple

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pair of equal and opposite forces acting on a body but not along the same line.

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density of a substance

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mass per unit volume of the substance.

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displacement

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distance in a given direction.

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dissipative forces

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forces that transfer energy which is wasted.

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drag force

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the force of fluid resistance on an object moving through the fluid.

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ductile

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stretches easily without breaking.

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efficiency

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the ratio of useful energy transferred (or the useful work done) by a machine or device to the energy supplied to it.

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Effort

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the force applied to a machine to make it move

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elastic collision

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an elastic collision is one in which the total kinetic energy after the collision is equal to the total kinetic energy before the collision

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elastic limit

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point beyond which a wire is permanently stretched

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elasticity

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property of a solid that enables it to regain its shape after it has been deformed or distorted

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energy

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the capacity to do work

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equilibrium

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state of an object when at rest or in uniform motion

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explosion

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when two objects fly apart and the two objects carry away at opposite and equal momentums

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force

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rate of change of momentum(mass x acceleration for fixed mass).

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free-body force diagram

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a diagram of an object showing only the forces acting on the object.

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friction

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force opposing the motion of a surface that moves or tries to move across another surface.

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fusion (thermal)
the fusing together of metals by melting them together.
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gravitational force
an attractive force that acts equally on any two objects due to their mass.
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Hooke's law
the extension of a spring is proportional to the force needed to extend it up to a limit referred to as its limit of proportionality.
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impulse
of a force acting on an object, force x time for which the force acts.
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inertia
resistance of an object to change its motion.
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Kinetic energy
The energy of a moving object due to its motion E=1/2mv^2
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load
the force to be overcome by a machine when it shifts or raises an object
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mass
measure of the inertia or resistance to a change of motion of an object
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moment of a force about a point
force x perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the point (pivot)
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momentum
mass x velocity, its unit is kgm/s
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motive force
the force that drives a vehicle
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Newton's First Law of Motion
An object continues at rest or in uniform motion unless it is acted on by a resultant force
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Newton's Second Law of Motion
The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to the resultant force on it (resultant force = change in momentum/change in time)
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Newton's Third Law of Motion
When two objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on one another
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Pascal
Unit of pressure or stress equal to 1 Nm^-2
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Plastic Deformation
Deformation of a solid beyond its plastic limit
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Potential Energy
The energy of an object due to its position
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Power
Rate of transfer of energy= energy transferred/time taken
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Pressure
The force per unit area that a gas or a liquid or a solid at rest exerts normally on (i.e. at right angles to) a surface. Pressure is measured in pascals (Pa), where 1 Pa=1 Nm-2
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Principle of conservation of energy
in any change, the total amount of energy after the change is always equal to the total amount of energy before the change
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Principle of conservation of momentum
when two or more bodies interact, the total momentum is unchanged, providing no external forces act on the bodies.
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Principle of moments
for an object in equilibrium, the sum of the clockwise moments about any point= the sum of the anticlockwise moments about that point
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Projectile
a projected object in motion acted on only by the force of gravity
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scalar
physical quantity with magnitude only
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speed
change in distance per unit time
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stiffness constant
force per unit extension needed to extend a spring or wire
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stopping distance
sum of the thinking and braking distances
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strain
extension per unit length of a solid when deformed
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stress
force per unit cross-sectional, perpendicular area in a solid
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terminal speed
maximum speed reached by an object when the drag force on it is equal and opposite to the force causing the motion of the object
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thinking distance
distance travelled by a vehicle in the time it takes the driver to react
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Ultimate tensile stress
Tensile stress needed to break a solid material.
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Useful energy
Energy transferred to where it is wanted when it is wanted.
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Vector
A physical quantity with magnitude and direction.
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Velocity
Change of displacement per unit time.
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Weight
The force of gravity acting on an object.
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Work done
Work is energy transferred by means of a force. Work = force x distance moved in the direction of the force. The work done W by a force F when its point of application moves through displacement s at angle (theta) to the direction of the force is given by W = Fs cos (theta).
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yield point
point at which the stress in a wire suddenly drops when the wire is subjected to increasing strain
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Young modulus
tensile stress/strain (assuming the limit of proportionality has not been exceeded). The unit of the Young modulus is the pascal (Pa) which is equal to 1 N/m2

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