Motion In The Universe Flashcards

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What is the equation to find out average SPEED?

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Average speed = distance over time

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What is the equation to find out the DISTANCE?

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Distance = time x speed

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3
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What is a universe?

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A universe is a large collection of billions of galaxies

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What is a galaxy?

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A large collection of billions of stars

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Where is our solar system located?

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In the Milky Way galaxy

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Weight (W) = ? x ?

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Weight = Mass x Gravitational field strength (W = m x g)

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What is the equation to find out TIME TAKEN?

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Time taken = distance travelled / average speed

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Average Velocity = ?

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u + v / 2

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Average velocity = ? / ? (The more important & useful version)

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Average velocity = total distance / total time taken

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Gradient of a graph = rise / run = ∆ distance / ∆ time = ?

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= velocity

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Original period (T) = distance travelled / average speed = circumference of the orbit / orbital speed

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T = 2πr / v

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