Forces Flashcards
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called _______?
Velocity
If someone is walking 3m/s to the north and another 3m/s to the west what is the answer ?
Same speed but different velocities
On a distance vs time graph the steeper the slope ____?
The faster the speed
What is the SI unit for speed
m/s
A car goes from 0m/s to 60m/s in a period of 5 seconds find its acceleration
60 divided 5 = 12m/s2
In a distance to time graph what does a straight line mean
Not moving
Examples of scalers
Distance
Time
Displacement
Examples of vectors
Velocity
Acceleration
Speed
Examples of contact
Friction
Push and pull
Air resistence
Examples of non contact
Gravitational pull
Magnetic
Electrostatic
Define what a vector is
a quantity having direction as well as magnitude
Define what a scalar is
having only magnitude, not direction
Name the 9 types of energy
Thermal energy Sound energy Light energy Kinetic Energy Elastic Potential Energy Gravitational Potential energy Nuclear Energy Chemical Energy