physics Flashcards
science
Speed
ms-1
Acceleration
ms-2
Contact forces
Friction
Air and water resistance
Supporting structures
Machines and muscles
Non contact forces
Gravitatonal forces
Magnetic
Electrostatic
DV
what you measure and change during an experiment
IV
isnt changed by the other variables you measure
Newtons first law
An object at rest remains at rest, or if in motion, remains in motion at a constant velocity unless acted on by a net external force
Newtons second law equations
Force = m x a
Mass = f➗ a
Acceleration = f➗m
Newtons second law
The acceleration of an object depends upon two variables – the net force acting on the object and the mass of the objec
Newtons third law
for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction
Mass
Kg - balance or scale to work out the mass ( stays the same )
Weight
N - a spring scale is used to measure ( weight can variey )
Power
The rate at which work is done
Energy
Required to do work - making things move or change it cannot be made or destroyed
Joules - J
Active energy forms
Metal
Kenetic
Light
Sound
Electric
Potential energy forms
Magnetic
Gravitational
Elastic
Mechanical
Current electricity
Flow of electrons through a material. which allows the flow of electrons more easily
Collision theory
For a reaction to occur between 2 substances, the particles must collide
Conductor
In when some electron are free to leave they flow through
eg copper and nickel
I
Current
V
Voltage
R
Resistance
What is voltage
Tells us how much energy it provides to the componments in the circuit
Componment used to measure current
Ammeter measured in amps