Motion, Energy and Electricity Flashcards
What is the definition of speed?
How fast an object is going
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
How fast you are going and in the direction
What is shown on a Distance-Time graph?
The velocity
What is the equation for measuring speed?
distance ÷ time
What is the unit for measuring speed?
m/s
What is the unit for measuring distance?
m
What is the measurement for time
s
What is acceleration?
How quickly the velocity of an object is changing
What is the formula for acceleration?
Change in velocity ÷ time
What is the unit for measuring acceleration?
m/s squared
What does a velocity-time graph show?
Acceleration
Is mass and weight the same thing? Explain your answer
No because weight is the force depending on gravity but mass is just what the object contains
What is the gravitational field strength on Earth?
10N/kg
What is weight measured in?
Newtons (N)
What is mass measured in?
Grams (g)
Define resultant force
The overall force on a point or object
What does it mean for an object to decelerate?
When an object decrease in speed over time
Define stationary
When an object not moving
On a stationary teapot all the forces are balanced. What is the resultant force?
0N
Who worked out the laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
True or false: if the resultant force on a stationary object is zero, the object will remain stationary
True
Define terminal velocity
The maximum speed an object can reach and galls at a steady speed
What is the job of friction?
To slow things down
What is the stopping distance?
The total distance it takes a moving object to stop