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Topic 1 & 2 Forces & Motion Flashcards

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1
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Runner A finishes a race in less time than runner B. Who is faster?

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Runner A

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What two measurements are needed to calculate speed?

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distance and time

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What is the SI unit for speed?

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m/s

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What does acceleration mean?

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speeding up or slowing down

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What is a force?

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push or pull

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How do we represent forces on diagrams?

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arrows, with length depending on size of force

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What does mass mean?

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amount of substance

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What is the unit for mass?

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kilogram

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What does a vector have that a scalar does not?

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direction

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Name a scalar and a vector measured in metres.

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distance, displacement

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Name a scalar and a vector measured in metres/second.

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speed, velocity

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Name a vector with units of newtons.

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force or weight

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Is mass a vector or scalar?

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scalar

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Is energy a vector or scalar?

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scalar

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What is acceleration?

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a change in velocity

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Why is acceleration a vector?

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it is measuring a change in another vector

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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velocity has a direction/is a vector

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What is the equation for calculating speed?

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speed = distance / time

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What is the SI unit for speed?

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metres per second

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What is the equation for average speed?

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total distance / time for whole journey

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What is the equation for calculating distance?

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distance = speed x time

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How is a constant speed shown on a distance/time graph?

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straight, sloping line

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What does a horizontal line on a distance/time graph show?

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stationary object

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What is the speed of sound in air?

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approximately 330m/s

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How is a stationary object shown on a distance/time graph?
horizontal line
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How can you tell which part of a journey shown on a distance/time graph has the highest speed?
steepest line
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How can you calculate velocity from a distance/time graph?
gradient of line
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What does acceleration mean?
change in velocity in time
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What are the units for acceleration?
metres per second squared
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In the acceleration equation, what does u stand for?
initial velocity
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In the acceleration equation, what does v stand for?
final velocity
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What is the equation for calculating acceleration?
change in velocity/time
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What is the acceleration due to gravity?
10m/s2 to 1 sig. fig or 9.8m/s2 to 2 sig. fig.
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What is the force that pulls us towards the Earth?
gravity
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What is 'drag' another name for?
air resistance or water resistance
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What are balanced forces?
forces of the same size in opposite directions
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What do we call the forwards force produced by an aeroplane's engine or propeller?
thrust
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What word describes both the speed and direction of movement of an object?
velocity
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What is the name for a single force on an object with the same effect as all the forces combined?
resultant
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How do we describe the forces on an object when the force in one direction is bigger than the force in the other?
unbalanced
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Two forces on an object are in the same direction. How do we calculate the resultant force?
add
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Two forces on an object are in opposite directions. How do we calculate the resultant force?
find the difference between them
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What does the length of a force arrow on a diagram represent?
size of force
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An aeroplane has thrust of 2000N and drag of 1800N. What is the resultant?
200N forwards
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Air resistance on a cyclist is 20N and friction is 5N. What is the total force trying to slow the cyclist down?
25N backwards
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Name a vector quantity that changes as a car drives at constant speed around a roundabout.
velocity
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What are unbalanced forces?
forces of different sizes in opposite directions
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What is the direction of the resultant force on a car that is speeding up?
forwards
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What is the direction of the resultant force on a bicycle that is slowing down?
backwards
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How does a sideways resultant force affect the velocity of a moving object?
changes its direction
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How can the pilot of an aeroplane make the plane gain speed upwards?
increase the lift/upwards force
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How do balanced forces affect the velocity of a moving car?
The car continues with the same velocity.
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You pedal harder on a bicycle. What happens?
you accelerate/get faster
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What is the name of the force that makes objects move in a circular path?
centripetal
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What provides the centripetal force for a car going around a roundabout?
friction
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What are the forces on a moon orbiting around a planet?
gravity acting towards the planet
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In which direction does centripetal force act?
towards the centre of the circle .
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Why is the force of gravity greater on a lorry than on a car?
larger mass
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Why is the resultant force accelerating a car usually less than the force provided by its engine?
air resistance and/or friction
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Name one force that usually has to be taken into account when working out the resultant force on a moving object
drag or friction
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When will a resultant force act to slow a car down?
when backwards forces are greater than forwards ones
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How can friction act to make a car speed up?
between tyres and road
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How can friction act to make a car slow down?
in brakes
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What is the formula linking force, mass and acceleration?
F = m x a
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An object is moving at a constant velocity. What can you say about the forces on it?
balanced
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What is the equation relating to constant velocity?
speed = distance / time
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What type of force is used to slow down a moving vehicle?
friction
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Where is this force applied?
brakes, tyres
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Why is a wet road more slippery than a dry one?
water acts as lubricant
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An object has a negative acceleration. What does this mean?
it is slowing down
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What effect does drinking alcohol have on human reaction times?
slows them down/makes them longer
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How will being tired affect reaction time?
make it longer
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What does braking distance mean?
the distance a car travels while slowing down
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What does thinking distance mean?
the distance a car travels while the driver is reacting to a danger and deciding to apply the brakes
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How does speed affect the thinking distance?
higher speed, longer thinking distance/thinking distance directly proportional to speed
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How does speed affect the braking distance?
higher speed, longer braking distance/braking distance proportional to speed squared
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How does the force needed for an acceleration depend on the size of the acceleration?
larger acceleration, larger force needed
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What does deceleration mean?
slowing down/a negative acceleration
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What factors affect the momentum of a moving object?
mass, velocity
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How does the mass affect momentum?
higher mass, higher momentum
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How does the velocity affect momentum?
higher velocity, higher momentum
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What does momentum is conserved mean?
total momentum is the same before and after a collision

Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Physics (3 decks)

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