Science Formulas Flashcards
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
IMA = Input Distance / Output Distance
No unit
Actual Mechanical Advantage
AMA =Output Force/ Input Force
No unit
Specific Heat
Q= (mass)(specific heat)(delta T)
Joules
Kinetic Energy
KE= 0.5 (m)(v^2)
Joules
Gravitational Potential Energy
GPE= (mass)(gravity)(height)
G= 9.8 m/s^2
Joules
Power
Power= work/time
Watts
Momentum
P=(mass)(velocity)
Kg•m/s
Acceleration
A=(v final-v initial)/ time
m/s^2
Efficiency
E= Output Work/Input Work x 100%
Percentage
Work
W=(force)(distance)
Joule
Ideal Mechanical Advantage of Levers
IMA=Distance from fulcrum to input distance/distance from fulcrum to output distance
No unit
IMA of Wheel and Axle
IMA=Radius of Wheel/Radius of Axle
No unit
IMA of Screw
IMA=Thread around cylinder/length of screw
No unit
Mechanical Energy
ME=KE+PE