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Unit B.1 Science 10 Flashcards

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1
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What is motion?

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Motion is an object travelling a specific distance in a certain amount of time

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How can we analyze motion?

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By comparing it’s initial position to it’s final position

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What is an object’s initial motion called?

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It’s called the “reference point” and all observations are made in relation to that point

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What is uniform motion?

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It’s the term used to describe an object that moves in the same direction at a constant speed (No acceleration, No change in direction).

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What is the simplest type of motion and what’s the most common one?

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The simplest type of motion is Uniform Motion

The most common type of motion is Acceleration

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What is average speed and what is the formula for it?

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Average speed is uniform motion that involves travelling a specific distance in a specified time

v = ∆d/∆t : (d final - initial) ÷ (t final - initial) = Average speed

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∆: What is this thing and what does it mean?

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That is the Greek letter delta and it means “change in”

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8
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What are the 2 types of graphs used to describe uniform motion?

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Distance - time graph and Speed-time graph

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What does each type of line (flat, diagonal and curve) of the distance-time graph represent?

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Horizontal (Flat): Non-Moving Object (at rest)

Diagonal: Constant Uniform Motion

Upward Curve (smiley face): Positive Acceleration (slope is increasing)

Downward Curve (sad face): Negative Acceleration
(slope is decreasing)
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10
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What does the slope on a distance-time graph tell you?

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Speed

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What is the formula for slope?

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Slope = rise/run = (y2 - y1) ÷ (x2 - x1)

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What does each type of line (flat, horizontal and diagonal) of the speed-time graph represent?

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flat horizontal line: Uniform motion
Flat horizontal line at 0: Rest
Upward Diagonal Slope: Increasing Acceleration
Downward Diagonal Slope: Decreasing Acceleration

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What does the slope on a speed-time graph tell you?

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Acceleration

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What does the area under a speed-time graph tell you?

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Distance

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What is the difference between speed and velocity

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Speed is only magnitude, velocity is magnitude and direction therefore being a vector quantity

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What are examples of scalar and vector quantities (Give 5 each)

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Scalar: Time, Distance, Speed, Mass, Temperature

Vector: Velocity, Displacement, Acceleration, Force, Gravity

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17
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How are vector directions shown and why are they important?

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Vector directions are shown by the negative and positive signs and when writing out a formula and answer for formula’s including vector quantities, you should always put + or - before them

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Why is average velocity uniform motion?

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Because it doesn’t take into account speeding up or slowing down

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What is the formula for average velocity?

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→ →
V: d/ t
Avg Velocity = Displacement/time

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20
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What is the slope of a position time graph?

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Velocity

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21
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What is the slope of a velocity time graph?

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Acceleration

22
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What is the slope of an acceleration time graph?

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Jerk/Jolt

23
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What is the area of an acceleration-time graph?

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Change in Velocity

24
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What are the 2 ways positive acceleration can occur?

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  • When the change in both the magnitude of the velocity and the direction are positive
  • When the change in both the magnitude of the velocity and direction are negative
25
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What are the 2 ways negative acceleration can occur?

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  • When the change in magnitude of the velocity is negative while the direction is positive
  • When the change in magnitude of the velocity is positive while the direction is negative
26
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When does acceleration exist?

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When velocity (so either speed or direction) changes, Acceleration Exists

27
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What is the acceleration formula?

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a = (vf - vi) ÷ (t) = m/s²

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What is the best sort of line for acceleration on a displacement - time graph?

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A smooth curve

  • A curved line on a position-time graph means the object is accelerating
29
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What is the best sort of line for acceleration on a velocity - time graph?

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For accelerated motion, the line of best fit is a horizontal line (straight line with an increasing slope)

This indicates that the velocity of the object is increasing with time

  • Increasing slope = Positive Acceleration
  • Decreasing slope = Negative Acceleration
30
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Who described the important relationships between forces and motion

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Isaac Newton

31
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What is force?

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  • Force can be described as a push or pull on an object

- Forces can be used to transfer energy or convert one energy form to another

32
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What is force measured in?

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Newtons

33
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What does 1 Newton equal?

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1 Newton = 1kg m/s²

Force = Mass x Acceleration

34
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With an unbalanced force, the force acting in one direction is greater than the force in the other direction, true or false?

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True

35
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What is the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces?

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  • Balanced forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction; they cancel each other out
  • Unbalanced forces are forces that are not equal in magnitude or are not opposite in direction
36
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What happens if an unbalanced force is applied to a moving object?

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It will either speed up or slow down (Accelerate)

37
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How will an object speed up with an unbalanced force?

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If the unbalanced force is applied in the same direction of the object’s movement, the object will speed up

38
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How will an object slow down with an unbalanced force?

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If the unbalanced force is applied in the opposite direction of the object’s movement, the object will slow down

39
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What does an object do if there’s no external unbalanced forces?

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In the absence of any external unbalanced forces such as resistive forces, all object tend to stay in uniform motion or at rest

40
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An object in motion will stay in motion and no energy input is required for it to stay in uniform motion, true or false?

A

True

41
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What is energy?

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The ability to do work

42
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What is work?

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The transfer of energy from one object to another or from one form of energy to another

43
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When is work being done in terms of physics?

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Whenever a force moves an object through a distance in the direction of the force, then work is being done on the object

44
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What is the formula for work?

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Work(J) = applied force(N) . distance the object moves(m)

W = Fd
1 Joule = 1 newton-meter

45
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What are the 3 conditions for work to be done on an object?

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#1: There must be movement of the object
#2: There must be a force at all times from the person itself
#3:  The force and the distance must be in the same direction as the object travelling
46
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What is a derived unit?

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A formula made up of multiple fundamental units

47
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What is the fundamental units for joule?

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1 Joule = 1 Kg m²/s²

48
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On a Force-Displacement graph, if there is constant force being applied through a distance on an object, then what line should it be?

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A horizontal line

49
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What does the area under the line of best fit tell us on a Force-Displacement graph?

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The work input

50
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What is work input & output?

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Force applied = work input (energy input)

Energy being transferred = Work output (energy output)

51
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Is a change in energy and work the same thing?

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Yes because energy is the ability to do work
If work is given in joules then so is energy
∆E = W
J = J

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