PHYSICS

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Year 7 Physics Mind Map on PHYSICS, created by Abigail Manning on 08/05/2017.
Abigail Manning
Mind Map by Abigail Manning, updated more than 1 year ago
Abigail Manning
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PHYSICS
  1. Energy
    1. 'A measure of what an object can do'
      1. Jules (J)
        1. 10 types
          1. Law of Conservation of Energy: Cannot be made, created or destroyed - only transferred on type to another
            1. Work done
              1. work done= force x distance
                1. J
              2. Power
                1. power = energy/time
                  1. W
                2. Efficency
                  1. efficiency = useful energy/total energy
                    1. %
                  2. Renewable/Non-renewable
                    1. Renewable
                      1. Used at same speed/slower than can be created
                      2. Non-renewable
                        1. Used faster than can be created
                          1. 4 main types:
                            1. Gas
                              1. Oil
                                1. Uranium (nuclear)
                                  1. Coal
                            2. Motion & Forces
                              1. Speed
                                1. speed = distance/time
                                  1. m/s
                                  2. Velocity
                                    1. Speed + DIRECTION
                                      1. Acceleration - rate of change of velocity
                                        1. acceleration = change in velocity/time
                                          1. m/s²
                                          2. Deceleration is negative
                                        2. How fast it's going.
                                        3. 10 forces
                                          1. Gravitational: between 2/more objects with mass
                                            1. nc
                                            2. Weight: btwn objects with mass, specifically the smaller one
                                              1. nc
                                              2. Friction: btwn surfaces trying to slide/sliding past each other
                                                1. c
                                                2. Air resis.: air particles colliding with an object as it moves though air.
                                                  1. c
                                                  2. Water resis.: Water particles colliding with an object as it moves through water.
                                                    1. c
                                                    2. Upthrust; Pressure in fluid pushing objects upward
                                                      1. c
                                                      2. Electric: btwn 2/more objects with net charge (+/-)
                                                        1. nc
                                                        2. Magnetic: btwn magnets/a magnetic field and a magnetic material
                                                          1. nc
                                                          2. Tension: caused on the other end of a pulled objected
                                                            1. c
                                                            2. Reaction: the push from any object/surface when a force is applied
                                                              1. c
                                                            3. Contact (c) /Non-contact (nc)
                                                              1. Freebody diagrams
                                                                1. Length of the arrow shows size of force and direction shows which way the force is acting on the object
                                                                2. Weight/mass
                                                                  1. Weight - the force on an object due to mass and gravity.
                                                                    1. Measured in N using a Newtonmeter
                                                                    2. Mass - the amount of matter an object has.
                                                                      1. Measured in kg/g with a balance
                                                                      2. weight = mass x gravitational field strength
                                                                        1. N
                                                                          1. Gravity on earth is 9.8N/kg
                                                                            1. The moon's gravity is 1.6N/kg
                                                                        2. Newton's Laws of Motion
                                                                          1. 3. There are no isolated forces, for every force acting on an object there is one of equal size but opposite direction which acts back on the object. All forces have an equal but opposite reaction force.
                                                                            1. 1. An object will remain at rest or move at a constant speed in a straight line unless acted upon by unbalanced forces. This means that an object with balanced forces will stay still or continue to move at the constant speed.
                                                                              1. 2. If unbalanced forces act upon an object then the object will change speed or direction. This is called acceleration. The amount an object accelerates is determined by the mass of the object and the net force acting on it.
                                                                                1. acceleration = force/mass
                                                                                  1. m/s²
                                                                              2. Hooke's Law
                                                                                1. Hooke's Law is summarised by a formula. This is used to work out how much a spring will stretch when a given force is applied.
                                                                                  1. force = spring constant x change in length
                                                                                    1. N
                                                                              3. Electricity
                                                                                1. Electricity is the movement of charged particles, generally electrons.
                                                                                  1. Conductors/Insulators
                                                                                    1. A conductor allows electricity to flow through because it has many free electrons.
                                                                                      1. Examples: metals, especially gold, silver and copper
                                                                                      2. Insulators have very high resistance - they do not have many free electrons, making it hard for electricity to flow through.
                                                                                        1. Examples: non-metals, glass most plastics
                                                                                      3. Drawing circuits
                                                                                        1. Cell - converts chemical energy to electrical.
                                                                                          1. Battery - multiple cells
                                                                                            1. Bulb - converts electrical energy into light and wasted heat energy.
                                                                                              1. Switch - used to control a circuit.
                                                                                                1. Resistor - decreases the current in part of a circuit.
                                                                                                  1. Ammeter - measures the current in a circuit. Connected in series.
                                                                                                    1. Voltmeter - measures the voltage in a circuit. Connected in parallel.
                                                                                                      1. Buzzer - converts electrical energy to sound.
                                                                                                        1. Motor - converts electrical energy to kinetic.
                                                                                                          1. LED - converts electrical energy to light energy.
                                                                                                            1. Diode - only allows current to flow in one direction.
                                                                                                              1. Variable resistor - used to vary the amount of current flowing through a circuit.
                                                                                                                1. Fuse - if the current is too high, the fuse melts and breaks the circuit to protect the item being powered.
                                                                                                                  1. LDR - changes resistance in light intensity.
                                                                                                                    1. Thermistor - changes resistance in light intensity.
                                                                                                                    2. Current
                                                                                                                      1. Current is the rate of flow of charge.
                                                                                                                        1. The charge in a circuit is generally electrons.
                                                                                                                        2. The unit is amps (A).
                                                                                                                          1. Measured with an ammeter.
                                                                                                                            1. 1000 mA in 1A
                                                                                                                          2. Voltage
                                                                                                                            1. Voltage is the energy per unit charge.
                                                                                                                              1. The unit is volts (V)
                                                                                                                                1. Measured with a voltmeter.
                                                                                                                                2. Parallel/Series Circuits
                                                                                                                                  1. Series
                                                                                                                                    1. In series, everything is connected in one loop.
                                                                                                                                      1. The voltage is split between components, meaning bulbs are dimmer.
                                                                                                                                        1. The current stays the same everywhere in a circuit.
                                                                                                                                          1. Pros/Cons
                                                                                                                                            1. Pros: cheaper & easier to make, uses less wires than parallel.
                                                                                                                                              1. Cons: unable to turn components on/off independently, if part of the circuit is broken/damaged none of it works & bulbs are dimmer.
                                                                                                                                            2. Parallel
                                                                                                                                              1. In parallel, there are lots of loops connected.
                                                                                                                                                1. Current is split at junctions, so is different all around the circuit.
                                                                                                                                                  1. Voltage is not split, same everywhere.
                                                                                                                                                    1. Pros/Cons
                                                                                                                                                      1. Pros: components can turn on/off independently, brighter bulbs & if part breaks the rest works.
                                                                                                                                                        1. Cons: more expensive and harder to make & uses more wires.
                                                                                                                                                    2. Power
                                                                                                                                                      1. Power has two formulae
                                                                                                                                                        1. power = energy/time
                                                                                                                                                          1. W
                                                                                                                                                          2. power = current x voltage
                                                                                                                                                            1. W
                                                                                                                                                            2. Unit is watts (W)
                                                                                                                                                            3. Power is the rate at which energy is transferred.
                                                                                                                                                            4. Resistance
                                                                                                                                                              1. Resistance is how hard it is for a current to flow in a circuit.
                                                                                                                                                                1. Measured in ohms (Ω) with an ohmmeter
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Caused by free electrons colliding with ions.
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Resistance is increased the longer a wire is or the more components there are in a circuit.
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