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Motion, Force, Energy And Power Flashcards

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What is force

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Force is that which changes or tries to change the state of the body

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What is mass

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Quantity of matter contained within a body

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What is gravity

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Gravitational force is a force that pulls an object to a the ground

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What is weight

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The force with which the body is attracted to the centre of the earth

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What is a scalar quantity

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Magnitude only ( 80kg or 10 seconds )

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What is a vector quantity

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Magnitude and direction ( 25 m/s south )

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What is velocity

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The rate of change of distance with respect to time

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What is acceleration

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The rate of change of velocity with respect to time

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What is density

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Amount of mass with respect to unit volume

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What is pressure

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Amount of force acting on a unit area

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What is linear motion

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Is motion in a straight line

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What are the linear motion terms

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Initial velocity
Final velocity
Acceleration
Distance
Time
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What is a radian

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Angle between two radii drawn from the end of an arc

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What is rotary motion described as

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Rpm
Revs/ second
Degrees/ second
Radians/ second

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What is a resultant

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The single force that can replace all other forces and perform the same amount of force as them

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What is an equilibrant

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The single force which is equal to magnitude

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What is Newton’s first law

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The body will remain at rest in a straight line unless it is acted upon by an external force

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What is Newton’s 2nd law

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If the body is acted upon an external force the rate of change of momentum is proportional to that force

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What is Newton’s 3rd law

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It is the equal and opposite force

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What is energy

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It is the capacity or ability to work

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What can you change in energy

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Only change it’s form

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What is potential energy

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The energy of position

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What is kinetic energy

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Moving energy

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What is power

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The rate of doing work

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