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1If an object is speeding up (or slowing down) then you might need to find the average of its speed over the journey. The equation for this is:
- AAverage speed = (u + v) / 2
- BAverage speed = (u + v) x 2
- CAverage speed = (u - v) / 2
2What is the symbol equation for distance = average speed x time?
- A(u + v) / 2 x t
- Bv / 2 x t
- C(u - v) / 2 x t
3Distance-time graphs:
- AGradient = speed
- BCurves represent acceleration or deceleration. A steepening curve means it's speeding up (increasing gradient). A levelling off curve means it's slowing down (decreasing gradient)
- CFlat sections are where it's stopped
- D"Downhill" sections (negative gradient) mean it's changed direction and is coming back toward its starting point
- EGradient = acceleration
- FFlat sections represent steady speed
4To calculate the speed from a distance-time graph you just have to calculate the gradient i.e. speed = gradient = vertical / horizontal (y / x).
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Acceleration:
- AHow quickly the speed is changing and measured in m/s^2
- BYou also accelerate when you change direction, with or without changing speed (velocity has speed and direction)
- CA decrease in speed is a deceleration - a negative acceleration
- DAcceleration = change in speed / time taken
- EAcceleration = change in speed x time taken
- FYou also accelerate when you change direction if you change speed too (velocity has speed and direction)
6Speed-time graphs:
- AGradient = acceleration. Uphill sections (positive gradient) are acceleration and downhill sections (negative gradient) are deceleration
- BFlat sections represent steady speed
- CThe area under any section of the graph is the distance travelled in that time interval
- DA curve means non-uniform (changing) acceleration or deceleration
- EFlat sections are where it's stopped
- FThe area under any section of the graph is the speed in that time interval
7To calculate the acceleration on a speed-time graph you just work out the gradient i.e. acceleration = gradient = vertical / horizontal (y / x).
- ATrue
- BFalse
8The speed on a speed-time graph can be found by reading the value off the speed axis.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9Speed is just a number, but velocity has direction too:
- AThe speed of an object is just how fast it's going - the direction isn't important
- BVelocity describes both the speed and direction of an object. E.g. velocity = 30 mph due north
- CYou can have negative velocities. If a car travelling at 20 m/s then turns around and goes in the opposite direction, the speed is still 20 m/s but the velocity becomes -20 m/s
- DIf two objects are moving parallel to each other, their relative velocity is the difference in their velocities. E.g. two cars with speeds of 30 m/s going in the same direction would have a relative velocity of 30 - 30 = 0 m/s but going in opposite directions it would be 30 - -30 = 60 m/s
- EThe speed of an object is just how fast it's going - the direction is important
- FIf two objects are moving parallel to each other, their relative velocity is the sum of their velocities. E.g. two cars with speeds of 30 m/s going in the same direction would have a relative velocity of 30 - 30 = 0 m/s but going in opposite directions it would be 30 - -30 = 60 m/s
10The weight of something depends on its mass and how much gravity there is pulling it down. What is the formula for weight?
- Aweight = mass x gravitational field strength
- Bweight = mass / gravitational field strength
- Cweight = mass + gravitational field strength
11Gravity is the force of attraction between all masses. You only notice it when one of the masses is really really big, like a planet:
- AOn the surface of a planet, gravity makes all things accelerate towards the ground, all with the same acceleration, g. So g is the acceleration due to gravity and it's also known as the gravitational field strength
- BThe value of g is about 10 m/s^2 (or 10 N/kg) on Earth. It's different on other planets though, and can even vary slightly in different places on Earth (e.g. between a mineshaft and a mountain). It's not affected by atmosphere though
- CGravity gives an object its weight - which is different from its mass.
- DOn the surface of a planet, gravity makes all things accelerate towards the ground, all with different accelerations, g. So g is the acceleration due to gravity and it's also known as the gravitational field strength
- EGravity gives an object its weight - which is the same as its mass.
- FThe value of g is about 10 m/s^2 (or 10 N/kg) on Earth. It's different on other planets though, and can even vary slightly in different places on Earth (e.g. between a mineshaft and a mountain). It's affected by atmosphere as well
12Mass and weight:
- AMass is just the amount of "stuff" in an object. For any given object this will have the same value anywhere in the Universe. It is not a force so it is measured in kilograms (kg)
- BWeight is caused by the pull of gravity. It is a force so it is measured in newtons (N)
- CAn object has the same mass whether it's on Earth or on the Moon - but it's weight will be different. A 1 kg mass will weigh less on the Moon (about 1.6 N) than it does on Earth (about 10 N), simply because the force of gravity pulling on it is less
- DMass is just the amount of "stuff" in an object. For any given object this will have the same value anywhere in the Universe. It is a force so it is measured in kilograms (kg)
- EAn object has the same weight whether it's on Earth or on the Moon - but it's mass will be different. A 1 kg mass will weigh less on the Moon (about 1.6 N) than it does on Earth (about 10 N), simply because the force of gravity pulling on it is less
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