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1
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Define Newton’s First law of motion : INERTIA

A

a body continues in a STATE OF REST or UNIFORM VELOCITY unless acted upon by an EXTERNAL or UNBALANCED FORCE

2
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Define Newton’s Second law of motion : ACCELERATION

A

a body’s RATE OF CHANGE in MOMENTUM is PROPORTIONAL to the SIZE of the FORCE applied and acts in the SAME DIRECTION as the force applied

3
Q

Define Newton’s Third law of motion : REACTION

A

for every ACTION FORCE applied to a body there is an EQUAL and OPPOSITE reaction force

4
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What is the equation for VELOCITY ?

A

velocity = displacement / time taken

5
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What is the equation for MOMENTUM ?

A

momentum = mass x velocity

6
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What is the equation for ACCELERATION ?

A

acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time taken

7
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What is the equation for FORCE ?

A

force = mass x acceleration

8
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Define FORCE

A

a PUSH or PULL that ALTERS that state of motion of a body

9
Q

Define INTERTIA

A

the RESISTANCE of a body to CHANGE its state of motion, whether at rest or while moving

10
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Define VELOCITY

A

the RATE OF CHANGE in DISPLACEMENT

11
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Define MOMENTUM

A

the QUANTITY of MOTION possessed by a body

12
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Define ACCELERATION

A

the RATE OF CHANGE in VELOCITY

13
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Define WEIGHT

A

GRAVITATIONAL PULL that the earth exerts on the body - (N)

14
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Define REACTION

A

EQUAL AND OPPOSITE FORCE in response to the action force placed upon it

15
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Define FRICTION

A

the force that OPPOSES the motion of TWO SURFACES in contact

16
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Define AIR RESISTANCE

A

a force that OPPOSES the MOTION of a body TRAVELLING through the air

17
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What are LIMB KINETICS ?

A
  • study movement in relation to TIME AND SPACE

- white dots

18
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What are FORCE PLATES ?

A
  • measure ground reaction forces
19
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What are WIND TUNNELS ?

A
  • test aerodynamic efficiency

- measure air resistance

20
Q

Define CENTRE OF MASS

A

the point at which a body is BALANCED in ALL DIRECTIONS

21
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How do you increase stability ?

A
  • increase mass = increase inertia
  • decrease CoM
  • increase BoS
  • more central LoG
22
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Define LINE OF GRAVITY

A

imaginary line that extends from the COM downwards to the FLOOR

23
Q

What is a FIRST CLASS lever ?

A

effort - fulcrum - load

24
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What is a SECOND CLASS lever ?

A

effort - load - fulcrum

25
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What is a THIRD CLASS lever ?

A

load - effort - fulcrum

26
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What is the EFFORT ARM ?

A

distance from the FULCRUM to the EFFORT

27
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What is the LOAD ARM ?

A

distance from the LOAD to the FULCRUM

28
Q

What is MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE ?

A

SECOND CLASS

  • effort arm is greater than the load arm
  • large load / small effort
  • slower
29
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What is MECHANICAL DISADVANTAGE ?

A

THIRD CLASS

  • load arm is greater than effort arm
  • small load / large effort
  • faster