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- Speed, Velocity and Acceleration247
- Scalars and Vectors72
- Types of Forces255
- Gravity, Mass and Weight106
- Friction and Terminal Velocity149
- Elasticity and Hooke's Law30
- Resultant Forces, Equilibrium and Inertia158
- Newton's Second Law52
- Newton's Third Law15
- Momentum, Impulse and Collisions164
- Stopping Distances and Car Safety61
- Work, Energy and Power37
- Moments, Levers and Centre of Mass141
- Pressure and Buoyancy54
- Circular Motion and Centripetal Force38
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Forces and motion : D-T and V-T graphs Distance time graphs Velocity Time graph Velocity is speed in direction e.g 30 mph north or 20 m/s,060 degreesparticular
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Physics section 1: Forces and motion
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Derive and Apply - Practice Questions and answers for AS Physics A OCR - Mechanics G481
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Physics: Unit 4 - Fields and Further Mechanics (Notes 1 of 2) Momentum ConceptsMomentum (kgm/s) = mass (kg) x velocity (m/s)Assuming that no external forces (eg. friction) act during a collision or explosion, momentum will always be conserved; total momentum before = total momen...
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Section 1: forces and motion c) forces, movement and shape
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GCSE Physics Revision notes IN general... A force is a push or a pull A force can: change the shape of an object or can change its state of rest or motion or change the direction of an object The unit of force is the Newton (N) Balanced forces W...
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Centre of Mass... What is it?The centre of mass of an object is the point at which the mass of the object is thought to be concentrated.The centre of mass of an object is the only place where that object will balance on a point. CENTRE...
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Mathematics: Mechanics 2 (Notes 1 of 2) The weight of an object is considered to act at it's centre of mass (or centre of gravity). So 'the total effect of gravity on each bit of a body is the same as one force at the centre of mass'.The centre of mass will...
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Car Safety Revision Notes: Physics OCR A: Unit 1: Module 2: Car Safety(a) define thinking distance, braking distance and stopping distance Thinking distance is speed multiplied by reaction time. It is the time between seeing the...
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Forces and Motion Notes PHYSICS TOPIC 1 - FORCES AND MOTION This topic was in the first Year 10 and will be in the test on the week starting Monday 25th January 2016 UNITS, MOVEMENT AND POSITION PHYSICS TOPIC 1.1 Know all of the formulas bel...
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Vectors Distance and Displacement Distance and DisplacementDistance is the total path length. It is full described by magnitude (size) alone. Displacement is the direct length from a starting point to a finish point...
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1 - Sketch of the Universe - (Mostly) Classical Mechanics The History and Limitations of Classical Mechanics Galileo introduces the concepts of force and constant acceleration in Mechanics (1623), then Newton introduces his Laws of Motion in Mathematical Principles of Natura...
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Forces and Motion 1.2 plot and interpret distance-time graphs A distance time graph is a graph showing the relationship between distance travelled and time taken.Drawing a distance time graphThe Y axis should be the distance travelled ...
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JC Science: Force, Work and Power Force, Work and Power Force A force is something that causes an object to change velocity or accelerate. The newton (symbol N) is the unit of force.Forces can be measured using a spring-balance (the proper name is a n...
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A-Level Physics: Forces Forces are vectors, so we can find a resultant force on an object, no matter how many forces are acting on it. If the resultant force is zero, the forces must be balanced.Balanced forces cause no a...
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Momentum, Work, Energy Momentum: The product of a particle’s mass and its velocityImpulse: Change in momentum caused by a net force (note must consider sign change in velocity before and after collision). Product of the force and time. Know...
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2- Units, Dimensional Analysis, Estimation - (Mostly) Classical Mechanics Units, Dimensional Analysis and Estimation (MIT) Absolute time is an abstraction, things can only be measured in terms of other things. We are, however, sure of the speed of light, which will give us a way to measure ...
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speed, forces and movement, friction and resistence, force diagrams, movement, forces and elasticity and pressure By CGP Speed is how fast you are going Speed is a measure of how far you travel in a set amount of time The formula is = Speed= distance/ time Use the word SIDBOT to help you remember the formula: SIDBOT- Speed, In, Distance...
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Momentum and Impulse Momentum and Impulse The momentum of an object is given by: Momentum = mass x velocity of the object ...
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MOTION: Forces, momentum, work and energy Newton’s First Law of Motion: A body will remain in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by a resultant/net force Newton’s Second Law of Motion: The rate of change of momentum of a ...
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3.4.1 Force, energy and momentum Scalars and vectors Scalar forces only have a magnitude. speed mass distance vector forces have magnitude and direction. velocity force displacement Vector quantities can be added by either: Resolving into x and y com...
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Physics Distance time graphs:Speed = distance/timeTo work out speed from a distance time graph you would pick two points and find the distance covered between the points and the time it took. Put them in an equation Velocity&...
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Newton's Three Laws of Motion Newton's Three Laws of MotionNewton's laws of motion are three physical laws that together laid the foundation for classical mechanics. They describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and ...
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Newton's Three Laws of Motion Isaac Newton First law:An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force. An object in motion remains in motion, and at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force. Second law:The acceleration of a ...
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Mathematics: Mechanics 3 (Notes 1 of 2)
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Terminal Velocity Terminal velocity, steady speed achieved by an object freely falling through a gas or liquid. A typical terminal velocity for a parachutist who delays opening the chute is about 150 miles (240 kilometres) per hour. Ra...
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Newton's Three Laws of Motion_1 Newton's Three Laws of MotionNewton's laws of motion are three physical laws that together laid the foundation for classical mechanics. They describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and ...
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What is Momentum? What is Momentum? [2/7/2017] What is Momentum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2htckwDkugIA change in momentum happens when a force is applied to an object that is moving or is able to move. The total momentum in an ...
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Mass and Momentum Mass Conversion - Mass cannot be created or destroyed. The mass of a closed system can be redistributed at will subject to the constraint that the total mass within the system is constant. The Linear Momentum of a par...
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Motion The location of a particle at time t is represented by the position vector x(t), which gives the location of the particle with respect to a fixed origin.The velocity of the particle P is the vector v = dx(t) / dt = x'...
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force, mass and acceleration quiz (by jadebabe2000) +answers 1) What happens to a moving car when there is a resultant force? - it accelerates2) The acceleration of a car depends on.. - size of resultant force and the mass of the car3) When can an object best accelerate?- when ...
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Study Guide Outline Section 3.1 Pg.76 Define force and given an example of it. Pg.76 – 77 Explain gravitational force using both words and an equation. Pg.77 Solve problems involving gravitational force and mass. Pg.78 – 79 Describe Newt...
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4. Momentum and Impulse Change of momentum relates to the forces acting on the vehicle of the driver4.1 - MomentumDefine momentum as: p=mv Momentum is the product of mass and velocity It is a vector quantity with both magnitude and direction...
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Classical Mechanics - Blocks Blocks on Ramps Basic problem type: Block of mass m is angled at theta, find the coefficient mu for the static friction that is keeping the block in place. Method: look at the forces on a...
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Equations of Motion Acceleration Acceleration is defined as the change in velocity per unit time. The unit is metre per second squared. Equations of Motion
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Two Masses Connected Example Problem Two masses, m1 = 2.26 kg and m2 = 6.03 kg are on a horizontal frictionless surface and they are connected together with a rope as shown in the figure. 1. The rope will snap if the tension in it exceeds 75.0 N. What is...
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Buoyancy Force (Upthrust) Buoyancy Force (Upthrust) When a body is immersed in a fluid, it appears to "lose" weight. The body experiences an upwards force due to being immersed in the fluid. This upwards force is called an upthrust.This upthru...
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terminal velocity TERMINAL VELOITY TERMINAL VELOCITY : is when the forces on object are balanced and the speed of the falling object becomes constant. the resultant force is 0 The skydiver reaches terminal velocity when he reaches a st...
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P2.1 This shows a constant speed. The slope on a distance time graph represents the speed. We calculate speed by the equation: speed m/s= distance traveled (m) DIVIDED BY time taken (s) Velocity= speed in a given...
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