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When will a body move in a circular path

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If it’s motion is at right angles to a force that acts inwards along the radius of path

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A body moving in a circular part with constant speed still has a?…

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Changing velocity

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What’s the force acting in words along the radius of the circle called

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Centripetal force

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What are the four main centripetal forces

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Gravitational
Frictional
Tension
Electrostatic

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Example of gravitational force

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Orbiting satellite

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Example of frictional force

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Car on a roundabout

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Example of tension force

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Hammer thrower

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Example of electrostatic force

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Electron orbiting the nucleus

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Equation for momentum

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Momentum = mass x velocity

Kg m/s. Kg. M/s

P = m x v

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Equation for force not needed to remember

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Change in momentum / time taken for the change

F = mv - mu/ t

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When the mass or the deceleration of a vehicle are large, the Forbes exerted on the passengers…

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Are also large this can be v dangerous

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Car safety features such as seat belts and crumple zones do what?

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Revise the size of the forces on the driver and pssengers by increasing the time over which the vehicle comes to rest

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Changing the time changes the force needed to change the momentum. By increasing the time over which the change in momentum takes place… the force…

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Needed is reduced

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What does Newton’s third law relate to

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Bodies in equilibrium and can be applied to collisions when considering the conservation of momentum

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What does Newton’s third law state

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That for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

The action force and the reaction force act on different bodies

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In Newton’s third law the reactants have to be

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Reacting on different bodies

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When a truck and car collide, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other are in contact for same amount of time. Newton’s 3rd law is obeyed.

Momentum…

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Is conserved : the total momentum before the collisions equals the total momentum afterwards

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What is human reaction time

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The time between a stimulus occurring and a response.

Related to how quickly the human brain can process information and react to it

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What’s a typical human reaction time

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Between 0.2 s and 0.25 s

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What can affect reaction time of humans

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Tiredness
Alcoholic and drugs
Distractions
Age

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How can you determine human reaction time

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Using the ruler drop test

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Equation for reaction time

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= √ 2 x distance ruler falls/gravity

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Explain why the reaction time doubled when the distance that a ruler falls increases by a factor or 4

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Reaction time Is proportional to the square root of the distance an object falls. The square foot of 4 is 2 so four times the distance means twice the reaction time

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What is stopping distance

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The total distance over which a vehicle comes to rest

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Equation for stopping distance
= thinking distance + braking distance
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What’s thinking distance
The distance the car travels while the driver reacts to the danger and applies the brakes
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What’s braking distance
The distance the car travels while it is slowing down
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What happens to thinking and braking distance when the cars speed increases?
They increase
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When you double the speed of the car what happens to the thinking distance ?
It doubles
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What factor does the breaking distance increase by?
4
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Thinking distance increases when:
The driver is tired The driver is distracted The driver has taken alcohol or drugs
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Braking distance increases when
The amount of friction between the tyre and road decreases To road is icy or wet The brakes or tyres are worn The mass of the car is bigger
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Thinking distance is what to the speed?
Directly proportional
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Braking distance is proportional to
(Speed)^2
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What’s the equation that governs a force applied to the brakes, the kinetic energy is transferred to thermal energy and the vehicle comes to rest over a certain distance
F x d = 1/2 x m x v^2
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What are the eight main energy stores
``` Chemical Kinetic Gravitational potential Elastic Thermal Magnetic Electrostatic Nuclear ```
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Example of chemical energy store
Fuel Food Battery
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Example of kinetic energy store
Moving objects
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Example of gravitational potential energy store
Raised mass
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Example of elastic energy store
Stretched spring
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Example of thermal snergy store
Hot object
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Example of magnetic energy store
Two magnets
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Example of electrostatic energy store
Two charges
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Example of nuclear energy store
Radioactive decay
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What’s a closed system
One where energy can flow in or out of the system but there is no transfer of mass Eg pan with lid on
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What happens to the net change in an a nervy transfer in a closed system
There is no net change
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What are the four ways that energy can be transferred
Mechanically Electrically Thermally Radiation
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How is energy transferred mechanically
By a force moving through a distance
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How is energy transferred electrically
By the use of electric current
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How is energy transferred thermally
Because of a difference in temperature
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How is energy transferred by radiation
By waves such as electromagnetic or sound
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The rate at which thermal energy is transferred through a wall of a house depends on :
The difference in temperature between the warmer interior and the colder exterior Thickness of walls Material walls are made from
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How can unwanted energy transfers be reduced
By thermal insulation and lubrication
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A material with high thermal conductivity is a better conductor of energy than
One with a lower thermal conductivity
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Different material have different
Relative thermal conductivities
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A verycefficient machine has an efficiency that is nearly
100%
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Equation for efficiency
Useful energy/total energy x 100
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Main energy resources include both
Renewable and non renewable resources
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What are renewable energy resources
They will not run out | Most do not cause pollution or emit carbon dioxide
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Examples of renewable energy resources
``` Bio-fuels Hydroelectricity Wind turbines Tidal power Solar cells ```
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What are bio-fuels
Animal or plant matter used to produce thermal energy, electrical energy or used to power cars
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What’s hydroelectricity
Generated electricity from water behind a dam flowing down a pipe and turning a turbine to generate electricity
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What are wind turbines
Use kinetic energy from the wind to generate electricity
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What’s tidal power
Used the rise and fall of the tide or tidal currents to generate electricity
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What’s solar cells
Convert solar energy, or energy from the sun, directly to electricity. Solar energy can also be used directly to cook food or heat water
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What are non renewable resources
Are resources that will run out eventually
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Examples of non renewable resources
Fossil fuels Nuclear fuels They are available all the time unlike some renewable resources
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Fossil fuels...
``` Are coal, oil and natural gas They are used: To generate electricity To power transport To hear homes and for cooking ```
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Nuclear fuels...
Such as uranium are used: To generate electricity As energy sources in spacecraft
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Describe how different renewable and non-renewable resources are used for transport
Renewable and non-renewable energy resources can both be used in power stations, leading to the production of electricity which is used to power trains. Electrical energy can also be supplied from other renewable sources such as solar, hydroelectric and wind Biofuel in the form of methanol is an example of how renewable fuel can be used to power cars and solar power is also being developed to do more of this. Petrol and diesel, from oil, are examples of non- renewable fuels that are used to power cars
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What’s inertial mass
A measure of how difficult it is to change the velocity of an object (including from at rest) and know that it is defined as the ratio of force over acceleration
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What are the factors which have caused the use of energy resources changing over the years
•The worlds population -in the last 200 years pop went from 1 bill to 7 bill- •the development of technically -cars trains and planes and other devices have increased in number and all require energy- • electrical energy -power stations require fuels in order to generate electricity-
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What is most of the worlds energy
Fossil fuels
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Fossil fuels are a finite reserve so will run out and not be replaced. Greater use of fossil fuels will lead too...?
More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere There will be greater global warming leading to severe weather flooding and threats to food supplies
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Main issues with using the earths energy supplies
Threats to food supplies to those who need them Global warming and floods due to using fossil fuels Running out of non renewable resources
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Wood is a biofuel. Suggest why wood had been used constantly for many years whereas other fuels have only been used much more recently
Wood has been readily available for thousands of years and has not had to be discovered, minds or have any extra technology developed in order for it to be used to produce thermal energy
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Explain how force is related to momentum
Force is the rate of change of momentum It’s the change in momentum divided by time taken
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KE is proportional to
V^2

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