P4: More About Forces Flashcards
Stopping Distance =
Thinking Distance + Braking Distance
Thinking Distance
Driver’s Reaction Time
Braking Distance
Braking Force Action Time
Weight
The force of gravity on an object (N)
Mass
The quantity of mass of an object (kg)
Gravitational Field Strength
The force of gravity on an object mass of 1kg
(N/kg)
The acceleration of free fall
Earth’s Gravitational Field Strength
10 N/kg
Weight =
Mass x Gravitational Field Strength
Gravitational Field Strength
Weight/ Mass
If an object falls with only gravity acting on it..
… Its resultant force is its weight.
If an object falls in a fluid…
… the resultant force is its weight - the frictional force on it.
What speed does an object acted on only by gravity accelerate at?
10m/s(2)
Terminal Velocity
The velocity reached by an object when the drag force is equal and opposite to the force making it move.