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Define Flashcards

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Vectors

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A vector is a physical quantity having a specific magnitude as well as direction.

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Scalars

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A scalar is a physical quantity that has only a magnitude but no direction.

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Distance

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Distance is the path length between 2 points without regard for direction. Distance is quantity scalar and has only magnitude.

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Displacement

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Displacement is the straight line length between 2 points in a specific direction. Displacement is a vector quantity and has magnitude and direction.

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Speed

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Speed is the rate of change of distance. Speed is therefore a scalar quantity and has only magnitude.

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Velocity

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Velocity is the rate of change of displacement. Velocity is therefore a vector quantity and has magnitude and direction.

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Acceleration

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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. Acceleration is therefore a vector quantity and has magnitude and direction.

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System of forces

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A system of forces refers to a collection of individual forces acting on an object or system.

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Equilibrium

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Equilibrium is the state of an object in which all the individual forces exerted upon an object are balance.

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Equilibrant of forces

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A single force that keeps a system of forces in equilibrium. The equilibrium is equal to the size of the resultant of forces but in 180 opposite direction.

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Resultant

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A single force that can replace 2 or more forces acting on an object and still have the same effect.

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Couple

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A pair of forces of equal magnitude, turning in the same direction about a fulcrum, but are situated on opposite sides of the fulcrum.

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Energy

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Energy is the ability of an object or body to do work.

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Kinetic energy

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Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses as a result of its mass and movement.

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Potential energy

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Potential energy is the energy an object possesses as a result of its mass and position above a certain zero potential.

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Momentum

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Momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.

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Work done

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Work is the energy needed to apply a force to move an object a particular distance.

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Power

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The rate at which work is done per unit time.

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Efficiency

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Efficiency is a comparison of the energy output to the energy input in a given system.

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Static friction

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Static friction is the a force that keeps an object at rest. Static friction opposes the initial movement.

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Kinetic friction

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Kinetic friction is a force that acts between moving surfaces. Kinetic friction opposes the force causing the movement, after the object is in motion.

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Coefficient of friction

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Ratio of the frictional force resisting the motion of two surfaces in contact to the normal force pressing the two surfaces together.

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Heat

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Heat is a form of energy and always flows from an object with a certain temperature to an object with a lower temperature.

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Temperature

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Is the indication of the degree or intensity of heat contained in an object.

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Heat capacity

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the entire mass of the substance by 1 degree C.

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Specific heat capacity

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1 degree C.

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Heat value

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The amount of heat set free of generated when a unit quantity of a combustible burns out completely at normal temperature and pressure.

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Coefficient of linear expansion

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The rate of change of unit length per unit degree change in temperature.

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Saturated Temperature

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The temperature for a corresponding saturation pressure at which a liquid boils into its vapor phase.

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Atom

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The smallest part of an element that can function on its own and still contain the properties of that specific element.

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Molecule

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the smallest chemical unit of a substance that can exist independently with the properties of the specific connection.

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Element

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

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Covalent bond

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A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms.

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Ionic bond

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A chemical bond in which one atom gives up a valence electron to another atom, thereby generating an electrical force that holds the atoms together.

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Electrolytes

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A substance that breaks up into ions (particles with electrical charges) when it is dissolved in water

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Electrolysis

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The process by which electric current is passed through a substance to effect a chemical change.

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Electromagnetic induction

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When a current is produced because of voltage production due to a changing magnetic field.

Engineering Science N2 (3 decks)

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