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What is needed for an object to accelerate

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A resultant force

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Define resultant force

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The resultant force is the vector sum of all the forces

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What does a free body diagram show

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All the forces acting on the object, not the forces the object exhorts onto the world

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What does galileo’s theory state

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All objects fall at the same rate, acceleration is the same and it does not depend on the objects mass

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What is the mass of an object defined as

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The volume of matter the object retains

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Define inertia

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The tendency of an object to move

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What happens to the change in velocity of an object when it mass is increased

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The object will have a greater resistance to the change in velocity

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Define weight

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The force experienced by a mass sue to gravity

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Define the centre of mass

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The single point where the mass appears to act

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How can you find the centre of mass of a regular object

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Use symmetry as the centre of mass will be where the symmetry lines cross

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How would you find the centre of mass of an irregular object

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Hang an object freely from a point
Draw a vertical line downwards from the point of suspension (use plumb line)
Hange object from a ifferent point and repeat.
Where the lines cross is where the objects centre of mass is

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What does the drag force depend on

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The viscosity( thickness) of the fluid

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What does drag force depend on

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The speed of the object
The shape and size of the object

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How does a parachuter prevent themselves from crashing

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When the person has reached terminal velocity they open their prachute. This increases their air resistance so that it is larger than their weight. Therefore they will decelerate until their speed has dropped so that the air resistance is equal to their weight this new terminal velocity will prevent them from crashing

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How can you measure the terminal velocity of a ball bearing

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Place elastic bands around a long tube at fixed distances of 10cm. Fill the tube with a viscous liquid such as water.
Drop a ball bearing into the tube and use a stopwatch to record the time at which it reaches each band and record your results in a table.
Repeat this to reduce random errors.
Then calculate the time taken for the ball bearing to travel between the bands
And then calculate an average for each reading. Use the average times and distance between each band to find the terminal velocity of the ball.

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How can you improve the ball bearing experiment

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Use a more viscous liquid so the ball will drop slower
Change the size of the ball to see how it affects terminal velocity
Change the shape of the ball

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Define density

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The measure of the compactness of a substance, how much space a certain mass takes up

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Define pressure

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The amount of force applied per unit area measured in pascals.

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Define upthrust

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An upwards force that fluids exert on objects that are completely or partially submerged in the fluid.

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Why is there an upthrust force

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Due to the differences in depth of the top and bottom of the object, therefore there is a difference in pressure which causes an overall upwards force known as the upthrust.

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State archimedes principle

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When a body is completely or partially submerged in a fluid, it experiences an upthrust equal to its weight of the fluid has displaced

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What is a moment

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The turning effect of a force
The force x perpendicular distance from the pivot to the line of action of force

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When will an object turn

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When its moments are not balanced

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State the principle of moments

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The sum of the clockwise moments are equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments about the same point

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Define a couple
A pair of forces equal in size which act parallel to; to each other but in opposite directions
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What does the size of the torque depend on
The size of the forces and the distance between them
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Define 1 newton
The force which gives a mass of 1 kg an acceleration of 1ms^-2
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What is meant by tension
A force carried through a wire or string
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What is normal contact force
The force at right angles to the surface
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How many kg are in a tonne
1000
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Define drag
A resistive force which opposes the motion of a body moving through a fluid
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Describe and explain the motion of a ball falling through oil
Initially the weight f the ball would be equal to its acceleration therefore acceleration=9.81, this is because weight is the only force acting on the ball initially. The drag will then begin to increase as the speed increases, this will cause acceleration to decrease as the resultant force decreases. The eight and drag will eventually become equal therefore the resultant force=0 as the ball has reached terminal velocity
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What are the factors effecting the drag of an object moving through a fluid
Shape, texture, speed, cross sectional area of object The viscosity of the medium
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Define terminal velocity
The constant velocity which is reached when the net force acting on the body is 0
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Explain how the velocity time graph of a ball moving through a vacuum would differ if the ball was moving in air
The velocity time graph in a vacuum would remain constant at 9.81 ms^-2
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Define torque
One of the forces in a couple of x perp. Distance between the forces
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Describe what conditions must be met for an object to float
The object average density must be less than the fluids density
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When will an object topple
When its centre of mass is not acting through the base of the object
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Describe an example of how pivots are used in the human body
Joints are pivots allowing us to carry weights
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Why would a long handled tool spanner be better than a short handed one
The large handed one requires less force to lift the weight as it has a larger distance from the pivot
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Equation for pressure
Force perpendicular to the cross sectional area / cross sectional area
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Describe an experiment to calculate the density of air
Weigh a contain of air Remove the ir using a vacuum pump Re weight the container Calc th meads of the air by substracting the mas before and after the air as removed Calc density using equation
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Write an equation used to find pressure in liquids
P=pgh P- pressure Density of liquid= p Depth-h Gravity-g
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A metal sphere is falling at a steady speed in a tube containing oil. Describe the forces acting on the sphere and explain if it is accelerating
Vertically down weight is acting on the spher and vertically up: up thrust. The net force = 0 therefore the s[here is to accelerating
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Describe an experiment to determine the centre of mass of a lamina on earth
From a point on the lamina suspend a plumb line and mark a vertical line Repeat this from another point Where these two lines intersect, that is the centre of mass
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Describe a source of experimental error when determining the centre of mass of an irregular shaped lamina. How can it be minimised
When marking the vertical line , the plumb line may move We can minimise by drawing vertical line from several points and multiple times
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Why do tidal streams produce more power than wind turbines when they are identical in size and have the same water or wind speed
Water has a greater density
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Define work done by a force
W= force X distance moved in direction of force
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A rider on a sledge is sliding down a slope which is 30 degrees to the ground. Explain why the normal contact force does not work on the sledge
It is at right angles to motion
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A metal cylinder of diameter of about 5 cm placed on a horizontal table. How can you measure the pressure exerted by the cylinder on the table.
Use a newton meter to find the weight of the cylinder. Measure the diameter using a ruler then use the formula of a circle to find area. Then use pressure formula Use a micrometer to reduce the uncertainty
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When will an object float in a fluid
When it has a lower density than the fluid
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How do you find the area of contact between a cylinder and an object
Circumference X thickness
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An object is completely submerged in water. And it is floating. What can be said about the upthrust acting on the object
Upthrust is equal to the weight of the object
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What physical quantity has the same base units as energy
Moment
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A small block of wood is placed in deep water. The block is at rest with 80% of its volume under the surface of water. The wight of the block is 6N. What is the upthrust
Upthrust= weight, it is ate rest therefore upthrust = 6N
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Why is using a psi (pounds per square inch) better than using a pressure gauge when measuring pressure
The psi has a greater resolution as it has smaller increments
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A sealed hollow tube is partially submerged in water. A string is attached to the bottom of the tube and to the bottom of the beaker of water. The string exerts a downwards force. The container is slowly filled with more water until the container is completely full. What are the forces on the tube and how do they change as more water is poured in
The weight of the tube and upthrust are the forces acting on the tube. And as the water increases upthrust increases because the weight of water displaced increases
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How can a student precisely measure the diameter of a sphere
Use a micrometer and repeat readings and find mean
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A cylinder is completely submerged under water, and the cylinder is moving vertically down. What are the forces acting on the cylinder and explain how the resultant force on the cylinder varies from the moment the cylinder is completely submerged until it reaches the deepest point.
The forces acting on it are drag and upthrust and weight. The resultant force decreases as the cylinder moves downwards as drag increases however the upthrust remains constant. At the lowest point upthrust> weight therefore there is an upwards resultant force
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The frictional force acting on an object falling vertically through water is directly proportional to its speed squared. What is the relationship between p, the rate of work done against the frictional force and the speed V of the object
P= Fv F is proportional to V^2 therefore p will be proportional to v^3
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A paper cone is held above ground and dropped. It falls vertically and reaches terminal velocity before it hits the ground. How do you describe the resultant force on the falling cone before it reaches terminal velocity.
It is decreasing downwards
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A golfer hit 2 balls with the same speed but ball A is hit 60 degrees to the horizontal and ball B is hit 30 degrees to the horizontal. Compare the magnitude and direction of the two balls and which trajectory will have a longer distance
Ball A and B both have the same speed but at diff angles to the horizontal. Ball B will have a larger horizontal velocity therefore it will travel further.
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A student investigated how a tennis ball falls vertically from rest. They plotted a velocity time graph and it had constant acceleration. How would the graph be different if the tennis ball was affected by air resistance
The line will curve and the ball will have a lower maximum velocity
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A student investigates the motion of a hollow ball falling through air. The ball reaches terminal velocity before reaching the ground. The ball is now filled with a small amount of sand. How will the forces acting on the sand filled ball compare, if it was also dropped from rest and also reaches terminal velocity before hitting the ground.
The drag will be the same however the weight will be greater therefore the downwards resultant for will also be larger.
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A student investigates the motion of a hollow ball falling through air. The ball reaches terminal velocity before reaching the ground. The ball is now filled with a small amount of sand. Explain why the terminal velocity of the sand filled ball will have a greater terminal velocity
At terminal velocity weight= drag And the weight of the sand ball is greater therefore drag will also be greater, and greater speed = greater drag
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An oscillator decays by the same fraction every half oscilation. Explain which time the oscillator will dissipate maximum energy
When t=0 as it is at max speed therefore it will have the greatest friction
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A student investigates terminal velocity of a metal sphere that varies with the radius of r. It is suggested that v=Kr^2 How can the student plot a graph to find t
Plot. Graph of v against r^2 so that the gradient of the graph will be K
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How can a student use laboratory equipment to measure distance and time to find the acceleration of freefall of a steel ball.
Measure s with a ruler Measure t with a timer Measure the distance from the bottom of the ball to the ground Take repeat readings and find the mean of t
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How does the acceleration and velocity change of a cyclist as he travel along a horizontal road. The mass of the rider and bicycle is given, the resistive forces= R and acceleration is given
The resultant force = ma- R Acceleration decreases to 0 when F=R Overall velocity rises from 0 to a terminal velocity when F=R
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A block moves at constant speed up a ramp. Which force acting on the block does no work on or against the block.
The normal contact force
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Why do astronauts feel weightless in space stations
No contact force between the astronaut and the floor of space station
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A car is travelling at constant speed along a straight road. The driver sees a hazard and applies brakes causing the car to stop. The displacement time graph shows a decrease in gradient at time t=0.75 seconds. How can you tell the brakes were applied
The gradient decreases with time indicating velocity is also decreasing
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A ball is at rest on a horizontal table. The ball has a weight W. What object experiences the equal and opposite force of W
Earth
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A cyclist is moving up a slope and comes accross a gap in the ground. How does drag and the frontt wheel losing contact with the slope affect the motion of the cyclist and how it may affect the size of the gap which can be crossed
Drag causes velocity to decrease, therefore there will be a longer crossing time across the gap. This results in the cyclist being at a lower point on the other side of the gap. The rotation of the front wheel also lowers the height of the wheels. Therefore the max gap which can be crossed will be smaller with drag.
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A driver is driving at constant speed of 20 metres per second. He then sees a hazard and applies the breaks. How would thinking time and breaking time change if the driver was travelling at 10 metres per second
Thinking time would be the same However the breaking time will be halved
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A swimmer of weight 640 N is being lifted vertically upwards from the sea by a cable of negiligable mass. The tension T in the cable from the time she leaves the water t=0 to t=1.5 is 670N, then from t=1.5 the tension T reduces to 640N. Describe the motion for the first 4 seconds of her ascent
T=0-1.5, there is a constant force of 30N, so therefore constant acceleration From t=1.5-4 there is 0 resultant force therefore constant velocity
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A student wishes to find the efficiency of a small low voltage DC motor. The motor is used to lift loads. Describe an experiment to determine the efficiency
Set up a circuit diagram of a cell connected to an ammeter and motor. Then add a voltmeter in parallel to the motor. Then set up the motor on top of 2 planks attached to a load and a meter ruler next to it. Switc on the circuit and start a stopwatch. Stop the stopwatch and read the ammeter and voltmeter to find p.d and current when the load is lifted 20 m. Then use p=IV to find the total input energy. Then use gpe equation and sub into p=W/t to find useful power output. Then use efficiency formula
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What is momentum measured in
N
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How can you improve the efficiency of a crane with a cable
Use oil to reduce friction and energy dissipated through heat Use a stiffer cable to reduce enrgy lost through stretching
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How can you find the breaking distance
U^2/2a
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How do you convert from kmh^-1 to ms^-1
Kmh^-1 X 1000/3600

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