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What are scaler quantities? + Exmaple

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Scaler quantities, have a size ( or magnitude ) only
Example : speed of the car was 60 km

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What are vector quantities? + example.

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Vector quantities, have both size ( magnitude ) and direction
Example : the boat sailed 30 km north

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Some examples of scalar quantities?

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Speed and distance

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Some examples of vector quantities?

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Velocity, acceleration and displacement

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What is acceleration?

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An object acceleration is the rate at which its velocity is changing

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What unit is acceleration measured in?

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m/s^2

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What is the equation for acceleration?

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A = (v-u) / t

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What is the equation for speed?

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S = d / t

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What does the gradient of a distance time graph tell me? How do I work it out?

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The speed, work it out by diving change in y over change in x

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What does the gradient and area under the line tell me in a velocity time graph? How do I work it out?

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Gradient = acceleration, by dividing change in y over change in x
Area under the line = distance, by timing the two values together ( depends on shape too )

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What is the equation for motion?

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V^2 = u^2 + ( 2 x a x d )

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What is the equation for kinetic energy?

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KE = half ( 1/2 ) x m x v^2

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What is a force?

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A force is a push or pull

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What are forces measured in?

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Newtons

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What are the different types of forces??

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  • Contact forces
  • Non-contact forces
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Name examples of contact forces?

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  • Friction
  • Tension
  • Drag / air resistance
  • Normal contact force
  • Upthrust
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Name examples of non-contact forces?

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  • Magnetism
  • Weight ( gravity )
  • Electrostatic
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Do you know how to draw a free body diagram??

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Yes

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What are the steps injuring a free body diagram?

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  • Draw the object as a dot
  • draw the forces on the object as arrows to scale as the size of the forces in the direction
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How do you calculate the resultant force of two forces at right angles?

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You use Pythagoras theorem

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What are the rules when calculating resultant forces on a free body diagram?

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  • Forces that act in the same direction are added
  • Forces that act in opposite directions are taken away from each other
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What is Newton’s first law?

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An object will stay at rest or move with a steady velocity, unless a resultant force acts on it

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What is inertia?

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Inertia is how hard it is to change the velocity of an object

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What is equilibrium?

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If the forces on an object are balanced, there is no resultant force and we say the object is in equilibrium

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What happens when the forces on an object are unbalanced?
- A stationary object starts to move - A moving object, changes, speed, or direction
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What is the equation for force with other values?
F = m x a Force = newtons Mass = kg Acceleration = m/s^2
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Describe the motions at each stage of a skydivers jump in the house he achieves terminal velocity?
- at the start of his jump in the air , air resistance is zero so, he accelerates downwards - As his speed increases, his air resistance will increase - Eventually the air resistance equals his weight, the forces are balanced, so his speed becomes constant = terminal velocity - When he opens his parachute, the air resistance suddenly increases, causing him to slow down - Because he is slowing down, his air resistance will decrease - Finally, the air resistance balances his weight. The skydiver has now reached a new lower terminal velocity
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What is Newton’s third law?
For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction
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When shaving terminal velocity, what is weight and air resistance affected by?
- Weight is affected by mass - Air resistance is affected by surface area and speed
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What is work?
When you move something against a resistance force you are doing work
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Equation for work done?
W = f x d Work done = Joules ( J) Force = Newtons ( N) Distance = metres (m)
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What is momentum and what is it affected by?
Momentum is movement, it is affected by: - Mass: the larger, the mass of the large is the momentum - Velocity: the faster, the object moves the larger the momentum - Directions: momentum, candy, positive, or negative depending on direction
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What is the equation for momentum?
P = m x v ( P ) Momentum = Kgm/s Mass = Kg Velocity = m/s
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What is the law of conservation of momentum?
Momentum is conserved when no external forces act: Momentum before = momentum after
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What is an elastic collision?
A collision in which no energy is transferred to other stores
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What is a inelastic collision?
A collision in which energy is transferred to other stores
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Explain circular motion?
- an object, moving any circle, changes direction all the time - This means that its velocity is changing ( even if it’s at a steady speed ) - It is also accelerating ( because of the change in direction) - It keeps moving because of the centripetal force acting towards the centre of the circle
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What is Power?
The amount of energy transferred every second
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Equation for power?
P = E / T Power = Watts ( W ) Energy = Joules ( J ) Time = seconds ( s )
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What is hooks law? What does it mean?
The extension of a spring is proportional to the spring up until the limit of proportionality - This means that when you double the force on his bring the extension doubles as well
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What is the equation for force involving spring constant ?
F = K x E Force = Newtons ( N) Spring constant = N/m Extension = m
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Equation for elastic potential energy?
E = half ( 1/2 ) x k x e^2
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What are some materials that do not stretch proportionally to the force applied to them, do not follow hooks law?
- An elastic band - Glass - Copper
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What does a force extension graph look like for an elastic band? Why is it abnormal?
- elastic band stretches a different amount for each newtons of force added it does not follow hooks law
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What does a force extension graph look like for an glass? Why is it abnormal?
- Glass followers hook slow at first, but it is brittle and breaks easily
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What does a force extension graph look like for an Copper? Why is it abnormal?
- at first copper seems to follow hooks law. However, soon it’s start stretching even when there is no more force being added
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What is a gravitational field?
An area where a mask feels an attractive force, it is measured in N/kg
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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational fields?
Everything that has mass has a gravitational field For example, the Earth has a strong gravitational field because it has such a large mass
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What is the gravitational field strength on Earth?
10N/kg
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What is mass?
A measure of how much stuff an object is made of
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What is mass measured in?
Kilograms
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What is weight?
Wait is the name we give the force due to gravity
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What is weight measured in?
Newtons
54
What is the equation for weight?
W = m x g Weight = Newtons ( N ) Mass = kilograms ( kg) Gravitational field strength (p= N/kg
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What is the equation for gravitational potential energy?
E = m x g x h Energy = Joules ( J ) Mass = kilograms ( kg ) Gravitational potential field strength = N/kg Height = metres ( m )
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What is a moment?
A moment is the turning affect of a force
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What are the units of a moment?
Nm ( newton metres )
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What is the equation for moment?
M = f x d Moment = newton metres ( Nm ) Force = newtons ( N ) Distance ( metres )
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Label the distance-time graph ?
Purple = Fast steady speed Red = returning to point zero Green = slowing down / decelerating Orange = speeding up / accelerating
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Label the velocity- time graph?
Red = decelerating Orange = stationary Yellow = steady speed / constant speed Light green = accelerating quickly Dark green = accelerating slowly

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