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10
Physics
10th Grade
10/28/2011

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What is the equation to calculate speed?

Definition

 

 

speed (m/s) = distance travelled (m)

                    time taken (s)

Term

 


What is the equation that calculates acceleration?

Definition

 

 

acceleration (m/s ) =  change in velocity (m/s)

                                      time taken for the change (s)                      

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Definition

Distance = Speed x Time

 

Time = Distance

          Speed

 

Speed = Distance

           Time 

 

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What is the unit of force? 

Definition

 

Newtons (N)

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What is a resultant force?

Definition

It is a single force that has the same effect as all of the forces acting on the object.

 

Eg. When the resultant force is 0, the object is either stationary (if it was at rest) or it continues to move at the same speed and in the same direction if it was already moving


Eg. When the resultant force is not 0, the movement of the object depends on the size and direction of the resultant force.

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What is the equation that links the resultant force, mass and acceleration together?

Definition

 

 

resultant force (N) = mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s )

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What is the equation for the stopping distance?

Definition

 

 

stopping distance = thinking distance + braking distance

Term

 

What is the correct equation for momentum?

Definition

 

 

momentum = mass x velocity

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What is terminal velocity?

Definition

 

 

When the object reaches a constant velocity, as the drag force on it is equal and opposite to its weight.

 

Eg. Object falls at a steady pace now, so it has reached its terminal velocity

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