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P8: forces in balance Flashcards

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What is displacement?

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A given Distance without change of direction.

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What is a vector quantity?

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A physical quantity witch has magnitude and direction.

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What does a scalar quantity have?

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A scalar quantity has a magnitude but no direction

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What can a vector quantity be represented by?

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An arrow in the direction of the vector and of length in proportion to the magnitude of a vector.

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5
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contact forces definition

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If two objects must touch each other to interact.

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6
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What is Newton’s third law of motion?

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When two objects interact with each other, hey exert equal and opposite forces on to each other.

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7
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What is the unit of force?

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Newtons

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8
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Can forces change the shape of an object or change its motion or state if rest?

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YES

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9
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What happens when two objects interact?

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They always exert equal and opposite forces onto each other.

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10
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What is Newton’s first low of motion?

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If forces acting on an object are balanced the resultant force is 0. The object will stay stationary if at a rest
- the object (if moving) will keep moving at the same speed and in the sane direction.

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What does it mean when the resultant force is not 0?

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The forces acting on the object are not balanced.

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What happens when the resultant force is greater or less than zero?

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The speed or direction of the object will change.

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What does the centre of mass mean?

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The centre of gravity, where the most gravity on the object is(usually in the middle).

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14
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Where is the centre of mass of a uniform ruler?

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At its mid point

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When an object is freely suspended and it comes to rest, where is its centre of mass?

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Directly underneath the point of suspension.

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16
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Where is the centre of mass in a symmetrical object?

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Along the axis of symmetry.

17
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What does equilibrium mean?

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At a rest

Forces are balanced so constant spped could occur MUST CHECK

18
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What is a parallelogram of two forces?

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A scale diagram of two force vectors.

19
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What is resultant force of a parallelogram?

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The diagonal, it starts at the origin of the two forces.

20
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Why is an object at a rest in equilibrium?

A

Because the resultant force is 0

21
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What does resolving a force mean?

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Finding the perpendicular components that have a resultant force equal to the force

22
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What are forces?

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Vector quantities because they have direction and magnitude(size)

23
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What is a resultant force?

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A single force with the same effect of all the original forces acting together.

24
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How do you work out the resultant force?

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You subtract the smaller force from the larger force if directly opposite.

25
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What is magnitude?

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No relation to distance or direction like the amount eg the size of an earthquake.

26
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What is a constant velocity?

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A constant speed in a constant direction. A constant velocity means motion in a straight line at a constant speed.

27
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What is drag?

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The forces that opposite the movement of an object.

28
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How do you know if a force is contact or non-contact?

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Non contact forces are usually linked with some sort of field.

29
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Examples of contact forces:

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Friction
Air resistance
Tension
Ect it is in CONTACT

30
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What are a few types of non-contact forces?

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Gravitational force
Magnetic force
Electrostatics
Nuclear force

31
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What is the resistive force?

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A force witch the direction is opposite to the velocity to the sum of the other forces.

32
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What is a free body diagram?

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A diagram where the object is signified usually by a dot or box.

33
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What is a vector diagram?

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Vector diagrams are simply diagrams that contain vectors. A vector is an arrow that represents a quantity with both magnitude and direction. The length of the arrow represents the magnitude (or size) of the quantity, and the direction of the arrow represents the direction.

34
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What is a parallelogram of two forces!

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A to scale diagram of 2 force vectors

35
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Equilibrium

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Resultant force =0

Forces acting on the object have NO overall turning effect.

36
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Law of moments

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The longer the lever the less force you need.

force Fx distance

Turning force newtons cm

37
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Earths gravitational field?

A

Mass 100 g

Earth g=10 n/KG

38
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Resolving?

A

Get it back to horizontal and vertical

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