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Physics Paper 1 Flashcards

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What is a scalar quantity?

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A measurement that has magnitude but NO direction

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What is a vector quantity?

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A measurement that has magnitude AND direction

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What are 7 examples of vector quanitys?

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Displacement 
Weight
Drag
Force
Momentum 
Acceleration 
Velocity
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What are 7 examples of scalar quantity? 
D\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
M\_\_\_\_
A\_\_\_\_
D\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
T\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
S\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
P\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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Distance 
Mass
Area
Density 
Temperature
Speed
Power
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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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Velocity is speed in a stated direction

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6
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Complete the equation:

Speed(m/s) = distance (m) __ time(s)

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Speed(m/s) = distance (m) ÷ time(s)

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7
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Complete the equation:

__________ = speed(m/s) × time(s)

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Complete the equation:

distance (m) = speed(m/s) × time(s)

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8
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How do we determine speed from a distance time graph?

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The gradient : change in Y / change in X

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The _________ (slope) at any point gives the speed of the object

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The gradient (slope) at any point gives the speed of the object

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_____ sections show where the object has stopped

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Flat sections show where the object has stopped

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A ________ graph means the object is going faster

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A steeper graph means the object is going faster

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12
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Curves represent ________

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Curves represent acceleration

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A curve getting steeper means that the object is _____________ (increasing gradient)

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A curve getting steeper means that the object is speeding up (increasing gradient)

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A leveling off curve means that the object is ___________(decreasing gradient

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A leveling off curve means that the object is slowing down (decreasing gradient

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15
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What is the speed of sound in air?

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340 m/s

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16
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What is uniform acceleration?

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Speeding up (/slowing down) at a constant rate

17
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What is acceleration?

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The change in velocity in a certain amount of time

18
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What us negative acceleration also called?

A

Deceleration

19
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What equation is used to find average acceleration?

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a = (v - u) ÷ t

20
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What are the units of measurement for acceleration?

A

m/s²

21
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a = (v - u) ÷ t

What does V represent?

A

V = final velocity in m/s²

22
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a = (v - u) ÷ t

What does U represent?

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U = initial velocity in m/s²

23
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What is acceleration due to gravity (free fall) roughly equal to?

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10 m/s²

24
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What is the formula for uniform acceleration?

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v² - u² = 2 × a × X

25
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v² - u² = 2 × a × X

What does a represent?

A

a = acceleration in m/s²

26
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v² - u² = 2 × a × X

What does X represent?

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X = distance in meters

27
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On a velocity/time graph what does the gradient represent?

A

Acceleration

28
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What doe there area under neath a velocity/time graph represent?

A

Distance traveled

29
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How do you calculate acceleration on a velocity/time graph?

A

Velocity ÷ time on the X and Y axis

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