P8.1 - physics on the move Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

How would you measure … the of a 100m sprinter?

  • speed
  • distance
  • time
A

Speed - electronic timing system
Distance - measuring tape/trundle wheel
Time - pressure sensor to start? Laser beam to end

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How would you measure … the of a car on a road

  • speed
  • distance
  • time
A

Speed - speed gun
Distance - measuring tape/trundle wheel
Time - time between two photos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

How would you measure … the of a cyclist?

  • speed
  • distance
  • time
A

Speed - wheel sensor
Distance - wheel diameter
Time - magnetic sensor that detects one rotation (how quickly one rotation happened)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Typical speed of a person walking (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

1 m/s, 2.2mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Typical speed of a person running (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

5m/s, 11mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Typical speed of a person cycling (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

7m/s, 15mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Typical speed of a person Olympic cycling (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

20m/s, 45mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Speed of Strong wing (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

13m/s, 30mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Average speed of car (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

22m/s, 50mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Typical speed of train (m/s), then convert it to mph

A

56m/s, 125mph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is reaction time? (And give an example of timing a runner)

A

The lag between you seeing something, and your action as a result

ie. when runner finishes finishing line light reflects from runner, hits your retina, impulse travels to brain, back down to finger, then presses stop button on stopwatch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is a human’s average reaction time?

A

0.2 seconds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

How do you measure reaction time + improve it?

A

Catch a falling ruler, play video games

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is thinking distance? (In a car)

A

Distance that a car travels while the driver reacts to a hazard (so before they react, ie. pressing brakes)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What factors affect thinking distance (and why)?

A
  • alcohol consumption
  • using drugs/ medicines
  • being tired
    AFFECTS reaction time of individual
  • distraction by other ppl in the car
  • eating/drinking
  • using radio/ Satnav
    AFFECTS as they are distracted, so not on full alert
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

How would being under the influence of drugs/alcohol make you more likely to be in a car crash?

A

Since your reaction time greatly increases, perhaps double or triple that of it would normally be.

That means you could travel almost double or triple the distance before even braking

17
Q

What is braking distance?

A

The distance that a car travels while the driver is braking

ie. after the driver applied the brakes

18
Q

What factors affect braking distance? (4)

A
  • quality of brakes (ie. are they worn out, can they apply pressure effectively)
  • surface that the car is driving on (ie. if ice then less friction = larger braking distance)
  • speed of the car while travelling
  • mass of car/ passengers within
    larger mass = larger kinetic energy = more energy to be converted to stop = larger braking distance
19
Q

What is stopping distance?

A

The total distance that the car travels from the moment the driver sees the problem to until the car is stationary

Ie. Thinking distance + braking distance

20
Q

What is the thinking distance and braking distance for 50mph?

A
15m = thinking distance
36m = braking distance
21
Q

What is the thinking distance and braking distance for 30mph?

A
Thinking = 9m
Braking = 14m
22
Q

What is the thinking distance and braking distance for 70mph?

A

Thinking distance = 21m

Braking distance = 75m

23
Q

What is key about the relationship between speed and braking distance?

And what does that mean in terms of safety?

A

The higher the speed, the braking distance drastically increases (imagine the corona curve), so a much much larger distance is needed to stop a car travelling at 70mph (almost 100m)

Therefore, it’s very dangerous to travel at high speeds (could easily crash anywhere, and you have no control)

24
Q

explain the dangers of a large deceleration

A
  • a large force is exerted on the passengers and the vehicle
  • seatbelt can cause compression injuries
  • injure internal organs (ribs stopped by seatbelt, but organs are still moving)
25
Q

what is the equation to find out the forces involved in typical situations on a public road?
(if you have mass + acceleration)

A

F = M x A

26
Q

suggest what causes a ‘large deceleration’ on the road

A

braking hard

27
Q

what in a car is designed to reduce the effects of the large deacceleration?

A
  • seat belts
  • crumple zones
  • air bags
28
Q

how does a seat belt reduce the injury effects of the large acceleration?

A
  • slightly stretches under large forces

- which increases the distance the passengers move (reducing force experienced)

29
Q

how does a crumple zone reduce the injury effects of the large acceleration?

A
  • soft areas at front of car DEFORM (absorbs energy to compact)
  • increases time taken for car to stop
    REDUCE FORCE/ACCELERATION
30
Q

how does an air bag reduce the injury effects of the large acceleration?

A
  • prevents head from hitting steering wheel
  • or jerking back (neck injuries)
  • head hits bag = slows down = increase time = less force on neck