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What is the principle of moments?

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-For rotational equilibrium the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments about any given pivot

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What is a couple?

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-A pair of equal and coplanar forces that are in opposing directions

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What is a moment?

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-The force applied by an object multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the pivot

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What is required for equilibrium?

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-Vertical forces must be equal
-Horizontal forces must be equal
-Rotational forces must be equal

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Describe a scalar quantiy

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-Only has a magnitude
-Examples: time, distance, speed

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Describe a vector quantity

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-Has a magnitude and a direction associated with it
-Examples: velocity, displacement, force

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What is the significance of the gradient of a force-extension graph?

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-The gradient is equal to the spring stiffness

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What is the significance of the area of a force-extension graph?

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-The area underneath is equal to the strain energy

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What is density?

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-The ratio of the mass of a body to its volume
-Measured in kilograms per metre cubed (kg/m^3)

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What is the elastic limit?

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-The point at which an object will experience permanent deformation
-The object will no longer return to its original length

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What is lift?

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-An upward force acting upon an object in a fluid
-Caused by the object creating a change in direction of fluid flow
-Lift acts perpendiculars to direction of fluid flow

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What is F.s.cosθ equal to?

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-The work done on an object
-Typically for an object being pulled or pushed by an external force at an angle
Where:
F=force
s=displacement
θ=angle of force to horizontal

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What is friction?

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-A resistance to the motion of an object
-Friction always acts against the direction of movement

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What is brittle behaviour?

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-When a material fractures with little elastic deformation under stress

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What is Hooke’s law?

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-The extension is directly proportional to the force applied
-This applies up until the limit of proportionality

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What is gravitational potential energy equal to?

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Ep=m.g.h
Where:
Ep=gravitational potential energy
m=mass of object
g=acceleration due to gravity
h=height of object

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What is kinetic energy equal to?

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Ek=(1/2).m.v^2
Where
Ek=Kinetic energy
m=mass of object
v=velocity of object

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How is energy related to power?

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-Energy is the product of the power and the time elapsed

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What is the principle of conservation of energy?

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-Energy is neither created nor destroyed

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What is efficiency?

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-The ratio of the useful power output to the total power input
-Measured as a a percentage

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What is the area under a force displacement graph?

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-Equals the work done

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What is power?

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-The rate of doing work
-Measured in watts (W)

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What is the area under a force time graph?

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-The change in momentum
-This is equivalent to the impulse

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What is an elastic collison?

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-Where momentum and kinetic energy are conserved

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When is momentum conserved?
-Linear momentum is conserved in all collisions so long as no external forces act
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What is an impulse?
-The change in momentum F.Δt=mv-mu Where: F=force Δt=change in time mv=final momentum mu=initial momentum
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What is the fracture point?
-The point on a stress-strain graph at which an object breaks
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What is plastic behaviour?
-When a material experiences permanent deformation -This is the elastic limit on a stress-strain graph
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What is the breaking stress?
-The maximum force that can be applied to an object before it breaks
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What is elastic potential energy?
-The energy stored in an elastic object eg. a spring -Equal to (1/2).F.e -Also equals (1/2).k.e^2 Where: E=elastic potential energy F=force e=extension k=spring stiffness
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How does spring stiffness combine in series springs?
-1/Kt=1/k1+1/k2...
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How does spring stiffness combine in parallel springs?
-Kt=k1+k2...
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What is a ductile material?
-A material that can undergo a large amount of plastic deformation before fracturing
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What is elastic deformation?
-When the force is removed and the object returns to its original length
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How does speed affect air resistance?
-As the speed increase air resistance increases
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What is terminal velocity?
-Point at which an object reaches its maximum velocity -Air resistance is equal to acceleration at this point
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What are the conditions for projectile motion?
-Must be no air resistance -Thus no horizontal acceleration -Vertical acceleration is solely due to gravity
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What are the SUVAT equations?
v=u+a.t s=u.t+(1/2).a.t^2 s=v.t-(1/2).a.t^2 v^2=u^2=2.a.s s=1/2(u+v).t Where: s=displacement u=initial velocity v=final velocity a=acceleration t=time
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What is the centre of mass?
-Point at which the weight of an object acts
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Where is the centre of mass for a uniform object?
-At the centre of the object
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What is Newton's first law?
-A body will stay at constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force
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What is Newton's second law?
-The rate of change of momentum is equal to the resultant force f=m.a f=(mv-mu)/t=m(v-u)/t=m.a Where: f=force m=mass a=acceleration t=time u=initial velocity v=final velocity
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What is Newton's third law?
-When two bodies interact they apply forces opposite in direction and equal in magnitude upon one another -Must be opposing bodies -Must be the same type of force
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Why are loading and unloading lines on a force-extension graph parallel for a plastically deformed material?
-The spring stiffness hasn't changed so forces between atoms are the same
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Why isn't all work done stored as elastic strain energy when a stretch is plastic?
-Work is done to move atoms apart so energy gets dissipated as heat
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How is dissipation of energy in plastic deformation used to design safer vehicles?
-Crumple zones deform plastically so increase impact time which decrease the force felt as the impulse is the same -Seat belts stretch to convert passenger's kinetic energy into elastic strain energy
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What energy changes occur when pulling a fixed string?
-Work done to pull the string is converted into elastic strain energy -When the spring is released energy is converted from elastic potential to kinetic -The kinetic energy is eventually converted into elastic potential
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How do you calculate Young's Modulus?
E= Tensile Stress/ Tensile Strain Stress=Force/Area Strain=Extension/Original Length E=(Force*Original Length)/(Area*Extension) Where E is the Young's Modulus
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Describe an experiment to calculate the Young's modulus of a material
-Use a micrometer to measure the diameter in several places to find a mean diameter -Calculate the cross-sectional area by π*(diameter^2)/4 -Clamp the wire down and attach weights until the wire is taut -Measure the distance of the wire up until the marker with a ruler-this is the original length -Increase weights in 50g intervals and measure the extension with a ruler -Record the extension as well as the force applied -Get a minimum of 8 results for different weights and remove weights -Wait until wire is slack and repeat experiment twice more to calculate mean extensions -Plot a graph of stress on y-axis against strain on x-axis -The gradient of this graph is the Young's Modulus

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