P2.2 Newton's Laws Flashcards

1
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What is a force?

A

A push or pull acting on an object due to an interaction with another force.

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What are the two categories that all forces can be split into?

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  • Contact

- Non-contact

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Give three examples of contact forces.

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  • Friction
  • Air resistance
  • Tension
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Give three examples of non-contact forces.

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  • Gravitational forces
  • Electrostatic forces
  • Magnetic Forces
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5
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What is the name given to the single force that is equivalent to all other forces acting on an given object?

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The resultant force

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State Newton’s first law for a stationary object.

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If the resultant force on a stationary object is zero, the object will remain at rest.

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State Newton’s first law for a moving object.

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If the resultant force on a moving object is zero, the object will remain at a constant velocity.

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If an object changes direction but remains at a constant speed, is there a resultant force?

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Since there is a changr in direction, there is a change in velocity and so there must be a resultant force.

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9
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When does an object fall with terminal speed?

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  • When the upwards forces and the downward forces are equal

- No resultant force, so there is a constant speed

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10
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What happens to the magnitude of air resistance on a falling object when the velocity increases?

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As velocity increases, the force of air resistance on the object will also increase.

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State the defining equation for Newton’s Second Law.

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Resultant force = Mass x Acceleration

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State Newton’s Second Law in words.

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An object’s acceleration is directly proportional to the resultant force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.

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What is inertia?

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The tendency of an object to continue in its state of rest or uniform motion.

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14
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What is inertial mass?

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  • A measure of how difficult it is to change a given object’s velocity
  • The ratio of force over acceleration
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State Newton’s Third Law.

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Whenever two object;s interact, the forces that they exert on each other are always equal and opposite.

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16
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State the equation used to calculate an object’s momentum.

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Momentum = Mass x Velocity

17
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Unit for momentum?

A

kgm/s

18
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In a closed system, what can be said about the momentum before and after a collision?

A

The total momentum before is eqaul to the total momentum afterwards.

19
Q

State an equation linking change in momentum, force and time.

A

Change in momentum = Force x Time

20
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Explain how a seatbelt improves a passenger’s safety during a collision.

A
  • The passenger must decelerate from the
    vehicle’s velocity at impact to zero, so they experience a force
  • This force is equal to the rate of change of momentum
  • Seatbelts increase the time over which the force is applied, reducing the rate of change of momentum and therefore reducing the force felt by the passenger
21
Q

What quantity is equal to the force experienced in a collision?

A

The rate of change of momentum

22
Q

What does it mean if a force is said to do ‘work’?

A

The force causes an object to be displaced through a distance

23
Q

What is the equation used to calculate work down? Give appropriate units.

A

Work done (J) = Force (N) x Distance (m)

24
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Under what circumstance is 1 joule of work done?

A

When a force of 1 Newton causes a displacement of 1 metre

25
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What is power?

A

The rate at which work is done

26
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What is the unit used for power

A

Watt (W)

27
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What is one Watt equal to?

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1 W = 1 J/s

28
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State the equation used to calculate power. Give units.

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Power (W) = Work Done (J) / Time (s)

29
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What can be said about the velocity of an object travelling in circular motion at constant speed?

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The velocity is constantly changing since velocity is constantly changing since velocity is a vector quantity and depends on direction as well as magnitude. The direction is constantly changing and so does velocity.

30
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Elastic collision

A

The total energy stored in a collision in the kinetic energy store of an object is conserved.