P8 Flashcards
1
Q
Magnitude
A
Size of a quantity
2
Q
Displacement
A
How far an object travels from point a to point b
3
Q
Examples of scalar quantities
A
Length, mass, volume, speed, area, density
4
Q
Examples of vector quantities
A
Displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, lift, drag
5
Q
Formula of weight
A
Weight = Mass X Gravitational field
6
Q
If there are no forces acting on an object, the resultant force is
A
Nothing. The object will not move
7
Q
Gravity
A
The forces that gives us weight
8
Q
Mass
A
Containing an amount of material
9
Q
Centre of mass
A
The point we assume all mass is concentrated
10
Q
What does stability depend on
A
The centre of mass and width of the base
