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P8 Forces Flashcards

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What is displacement?

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Distance in a certain direction

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What is a scalar quantity?

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Physical quantities with a magnitude but no direction

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What is a vector quantity?

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Physical quantites with a magnitude and direction

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Is distance a scaler or vector quantity?

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Scaler, it has size but no direction

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Is displacement a scaler or vector quantity?

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Vector, it shows size/magnitude and direction

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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Speed is a scaler (only magnitude)
Velocity is a vector (magnitude and direction)

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What is magnitude?

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The size of quantity

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Is force a scaler or vector?

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Vector , a size and direction is given

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9
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A force can cause an object to ….

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  • Change shape (stretch or squash)
  • Change its motion (accelerate/deccelerate)
  • Change its state of rest (start moving)
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10
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What key words are used to describe motion?

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Constant velocity
Constant speed
Stationary
In motion
Acceleration
Deceleration

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11
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What are contact forces?

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If two objects must touch to interact then these are contact forces

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What are non-contact forces?

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If two objects don’t need to directly touch to interact these are non-contact forces.

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What is Newton’s 1st Law?

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An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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What is Newton’s 2nd Law?

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The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the resultant force, in the same direction as the force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object

Accept - mass x acceleration = resultant force

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What is Newton’s 3rd Law?

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When two objects interact with each other they exert equal and opposite forces on each other.

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16
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What is friction?

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The force exerted by a surface against an object when it moves across it

17
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If forces are balanced on a stationary object ….

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… the object remains stationary

18
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If forces are balanced on an object already in motion then ….

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…. the object stays at that constant velocity

19
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If the forces are unbalanced, on either an object in motion or stationary …..

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….. that will result in acceleration

20
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What is a moment?

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A moment is a turning force

21
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How do you find the moment?

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Force x Perpendicular Distance from the Pivot = Moment

22
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How do you find the force?

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Moment / Perpendicular Distance from the Pivot = Force

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How do you find the Perpendicular Distance from the Pivot?

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Moment / Force = Perpendicular Distance from the Pivot

24
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How do you find gear radius?

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Moment / Force = Gear Radius

25
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How to find the resultant force using a paralellogram?

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  • Step 1 : Determine your scale
  • Step 2 : Draw your vectors to the chosen scale
  • Step 3 : Complete the paralellogram shape
  • Step 4 : Draw a diagonal from the point of origin to the opposite corner
  • Step 5 : Measure the diagonal and determine the magnitude according to the scale
26
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What is the centre of mass?

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Centre of mass is where mass is thought to be most concentrated.

27
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What is it meant by suspended equilibrium?

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An object can be suspended at a fixed point by a string, allowing it to hang freely and be in equilibrium (at rest)

28
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What does equalibrium mean?

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An object at rest is in equalibrium, it must have a resultant force of 0N and no overall turning force

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What is the resultant force?

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The total amount of force acting on the object or body along with the direction of the body

30
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Is the resultant force a scaler quantity or vector quantity?

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Vector quantity, as it shows magnitude and direction

31
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What does the gradient of a Distance-Time graph represents?

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Velocity (m/s)

32
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What does the gradient of the Velocity-Time graph represent?

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Accelereation (m/s^2)

33
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How do you calculate weight?

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Weight = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength

(earth’s gravitational field strength is 9.8)

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