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What is the equation for average speed ?

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Distance moved / time taken

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What is the difference between speed and velocity

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  • Speed is how fast your going

* Velocity must also have the direction specified

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What is the equation for acceleration ?

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Change is velocity / time taken

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What is acceleration?

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  • How quickly the velocity is changing

* Change in velocity can be a change in SPEED or DIRECTION or both

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What is the weight equation ?

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Mass x gravitational field strength

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What are the different types of forces ?

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  • Gravity or weight
  • Reaction force
  • Electrostatic force
  • Thrust (e.g. push and pull)
  • Drag or Air resistance or Friction (slowing thing down)
  • Lift (e.g. aeroplane wing)
  • Tension (e.g. rope or cable)
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What is Friction and Why is it there?

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  • Force that opposes motion

* There to slow things down

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How does Friction occur?

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  • Between solid surfaces which are gripping
  • Between solid surfaces which are sliding past each other
  • Resistance/drag from fluids
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How can you Reduce Friction between Solid Surfaces?

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Put lubricant (oil/grease) between surfaces

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How can Investigate the Motion of the Toy Car on a ramp?

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  • Set up ramp with car on top
  • Measure distance between light gate (to find car average speed)
  • When car goes through light gate, light broken, time recorded by data logging
  • Repeat x10, get average time for car to reach light gate
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What is the First Law?

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Balanced forces mean no change in velocity

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What is the Second Law?

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A resultant force means acceleration

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What forms can Acceleration be in?

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  • Starting
  • Stopping
  • Speeding up
  • Slowing down
  • Changing direction
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Force=

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Mass x Acceleration

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What is the Third law?

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If object A exerts a force on object B then object B exerts an equal and opposite force an object A

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What are Examples of Vectors Quantities?

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  • Force
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration
  • Momentum
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What are Examples of Scalar Quantities?

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  • Mass
  • Temperature
  • Time
  • Length
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What are Vector Quantities?

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Have size and direction

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What are Scalar Quantities?

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Have size and no direction

20
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How can Objects reach a Terminal Velocity?

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  • First fall - more force accelerating it than resistance slowing it down
  • Velocity Increases - resistance builds up
  • Resistance reduces acceleration until resistance force equal to acceleration force
  • Reached terminal velocity
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What is Gravity?

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Accelerating force acting on all falling objects

22
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What does the Terminal Velocity of Falling Objects depend on?

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  • Determined by drag compared to weight

* Drag depends on its shape & area

23
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What is an example using a Human Skydiver to explain why Terminal Velocity of Falling Objects is Dependant on their Shape and Area:

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  • No parachute - small area, force equal to weight pulling him down
  • Terminal velocity - 120mph
  • Parachute - more air resistance, same force pulling him down
  • Terminal velocity - 15mph
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What is Hooke’s Law?

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Extension proportional to force

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How can you Investigate Hooke’s Law with a Spring?
* Weighing stand, spring with hanging mass attached * Measure length of spring * Add one mass at a time, measure new length * Extension - change in length from original length * Repeat process x10 * Increase in mass = Increase In extension
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How can Hooke’s Law Stop Working?
* Force great enough * Force past elastic limit, material permanently stretched * Force removed, material longer than at start
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Stopping Distance =
Thinking Distance + Braking Distance
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What Affects Thinking Distance?
* How fast your going | * Reaction time (drugs, tiredness, alcohol, inexperienced)
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What Affects Braking Distance?
* How fast your going * Mass of vehicle (larger mass-longer takes to stop) * Quality of brakes * Quality of grip - depends on road surface, weather, tyres
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Momentum (kgm/s)=
Mass(Kg) x Velocity (m/s)
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Momentum Before =
Momentum After
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What happens when a Force acts on a object?
* Causes change in momentum | * Larger force = faster change
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Force (N) =
Change in momentum (kgm/s) / time(s)
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How do Crumple Zones Reduce an Accident?
* Crumple on impact | * Increasing time taken for car to stop
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How do Seat Belts Reduce an Accident?
* Stretch slightly * Increasing time taken for wearer to stop * Reduces forces acting on chest
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How do Air Bags Reduce an Accident?
Slows you down more gradually
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Moment (Nm) =
Force (N) x perpendicular distance (m) between line of action and pivot
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What is a Moment?
Turning effect of a force
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How to get a Maximum Moment on Spanner?
Push at right angles (perpendicular) to spanner
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How do you get a Larger Moment on a Spanner?
* Larger force | * Longer spanner - distance from pivot is greater
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What is the Centre of Gravity?
* Point through which weight of a body acts | * Object swing until centre of gravity vertically below point of suspension
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How can you find the Centre of Gravity of a Flat Shape?
* Suspend shape & plumb line at same point,wait until not moving * Draw line along plumb line * Do same thing again, but suspend shape from different pivot point * Centre is Gravity = 2 lines cross
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What does the Principle of Moments say?
If an object is balanced then : Total anticlockwise moments = total clockwise moments
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Why are Forces Not always Equal across all supports?
* Light rod - supported at both ends, upwards force by each support won’t always be same * Heavy object - placed on rod, support closest to object will provide larger force
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What does it mean if Moments are Not Equal?
There will be a resultant moment - object turn

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