Intro To Forces Flashcards
(36 cards)
4 words to describe force
Contact
Body
Concentrated
Distributed
Contact? To
Direct physical force
Body?
Applied by remote action
Eg: Gravity
All contact forces are?
Distributed force
Unless?
Area is small in comparison to other dimensions
Then it is?
Concentrated force
Distance v Displacement?
Ground covered
How far away B is from A
Newtons 1st law?
Remains at rest unless acted upon by unbalanced force
Equation for body in equilibrium?
Sum of vector F = 0
Newtons 2nd law?
Acceleration of a particle is proportional to resultant F
Equation
Vector F =
ma
Equation
Vector W =
mg
Newtons 3rd Law?
For every action , there is an equal and opposite reaction
Equal magnitude
Opp in direction
Collinear
Equation
F(bar) B on A =
- F(bar) A on B
Compression?
Pushing on body
Tension?
Pulling on body
F = ma
Units?
Kg x ms^-2
= Newtons
Gravity?
Mutual attraction of 2 bodies to each other
From the?
Centre of the body
Force equation for Attraction of 2 bodies?
F=Gm1m2
———-
r^2
Gravitational constant?
6.673 x 10^-11 m3 kg-1 s-2
Force(gravity) on earth?
F= m x GM
—-
r2
Simplified to?
F= m x 9.81
= mg
Vector Addition is?
Commutative