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Topic 2 - Motion And Forces Flashcards

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What is a scalar quantity?

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  • A quantity that only has a magnitude
  • A quantity that isn’t direction dependent
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What is a vector quantity ?

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A quantity that has both a magnitude and an associated direction.

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How can a vector quantity be represented ?

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Using vector arrows

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How do vector arrows represent vectors?

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  • The length of the arrow represents the magnitude
  • The arrow points in the associated direction
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5
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Give 3 examples of vector quantities

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  • Velocity
  • Displacement
  • Force
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Give examples of scalar quantities

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  • temperature
  • mass
  • time
  • speed
  • distance
  • energy
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7
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What is velocity ?

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The speed of an object in a specific direction

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8
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Give an equation linking speed , distance and time

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Average speed = distance / time

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9
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On a distance time graph , what value does the gradient of the line represent ?

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The speed

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10
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On a displacement / time graph, what does the gradient of the line represent ?

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The velocity

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How do you calculate speed at a given time from a distance - time graph for an accelerating object?

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  • Draw a tangent to the curve at the required time
  • Calculate the gradient of the tangent
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State the equation for the average acceleration of an object. Give appropriate units

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Acceleration = change in velocity / time taken

a = m/s^2. V = m/s. t = s

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Give an equation linking final velocity with initial velocity , displacement and acceleration

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V^2 = u^2 + 2as

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How can the distance travelled by an object be calculated from a velocity-time graph?

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It is equal to the area under the graph

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

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The acceleration.

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16
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State a typical value for the speed of sound

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330 m/s

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17
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What is a typical value for human walking speed?

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1.5 m/s

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18
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What is a typical value for human running speed?

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3m/s

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What is a typical value for human cycling speed?

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6m/s

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20
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Give an approximate value for the acceleration of an object in free fall under gravity near the Earth’s surface

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10 m/s ^2

21
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What is the name given to the single force that is equivalent to all the other forces acting on a given object?

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The resultant force

22
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State Newton’s first law for a stationary object

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If the resultant force on a stationary object is zero, the object will remain at rest.

23
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State Newton’s first law for a moving object

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If the resultant force on a moving object is zero, the object will remain at constant velocity ( same speed in same direction. )

24
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State the defining equation for Newton’s second law

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Resultant force = Mass x Acceleration

F=ma

25
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State Newton’s second law

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An object’s acceleration is directly proportional to the resultant force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass

26
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What is weight ?

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The force that acts on an object due to gravity and the object’s mass

27
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What quantities does weight depend on ?

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Weight = mass x gravitational field strength

  • the object’s mass
  • the gravitational field strength at the given position in the field
28
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What is the unit used for weight?

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Newton N

29
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What is the unit used for gravitational field strength ?

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N/kg

30
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What piece of equipment can be used to measure an object’s weight?

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A calibrated spring balance
A newton metre

31
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When can an object travelling at a constant speed not have a constant velocity?

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When the object is changing direction
E.g moving in a circle

32
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Why does an object travelling at a constant speed in a circle not have a constant velocity?

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  • speed is a scalar quantity
  • velocity is a vector quantity which means it can only be constant if the direction is constant
  • in circular motion, the direction is continuously changing
  • velocity is constantly changing
33
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What is the resultant force that acts on an object moving in a circle called, and I’m which direction does it act?

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It is called the centripetal force and acts towards the centre of the circle

34
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What is inertial mass ?

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  • a measure of how difficult it is to change a given object’s velocity
  • the ratio of force over acceleration
35
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State Newton’s third law

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Whenever 2 objects interact, the forces that they exert on each other are always equal and opposite

36
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Equation for momentum

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Momentum = Mass x velocity

37
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What unit is used for momentum ?

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kgm / s

38
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In a closed system, what can be said about the momentum before and after a collision ?

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The total momentum before and after are equal

39
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Equation linking change in momentum , force and time

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Force x time = change in momentum

40
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How can you measure human reaction times?

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Ruler drop test
- person A and B hold a ruler with the 0cm mark at the bottom
- person A drops the ruler without telling person B
- person B catches it
- the distance travelled corresponds to their reaction time

41
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What is the stopping distance of a vehicle equal to?

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Thinking distance + braking distance

42
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For a given braking distance, if the vehicles speed is increased, what can be said about its stopping distance?

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The stopping distance is increased with an increase in speed

43
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Give a typical range of values for human reaction times

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0.2-0.9 s

44
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3 factors which can affect reaction time

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Tiredness
Drugs
Alcohol

45
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2 factors which may affect braking distance

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Adverse ( wet/icy) road conditions
Poor tyre or brake conditions

46
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Describe the energy transfers that take place when a car applies its brakes

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  • work is done by the friction force between the brakes and wheel
  • kinetic energy of the wheel is converted to heat and is dissipated to the surroundings through the brake discs
47
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To stop a car in a given distance, if it’s velocity is increased, what must happen to the braking force applied?

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The braking force must also be increased

48
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Two consequences of a vehicle undergoing very large decelerations

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  • kinetic energy converted to heat is very high causing brakes to overheat
  • loss of control of vehicle

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