P2 topic 9

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SPEED AND VELOCITY

what is the formula of working out velocity? what is displacement?

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SPEED AND VELOCITY

average velocity = displacement / t 

displacement: the distance in a particular direction 

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ACCELERATION AND VELOCITY-TIME GRAPHS

what is acceleration? what is the unit used?

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ACCELERATION AND VELOCITY-TIME GRAPHS

- how quickly the velocity is changing

- m/s(squared)

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FORCES

name the six different types of force and what they do
(learn the force diagrams) 

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FORCES

1) gravity/weight - always acts straight downwards
2) reaction force - from a surface. usually acting straight upwards
3) thrust/push/pull - due to an engine/rocket speeding something up
4) drag/air resistance/friction - slowing the thing down
5) lift - due to an aeroplane wing
6) tension - in a rope/cable 

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FRICTION FORCES AND TERMINAL VELOCITY

describe friction and resistance/drag from fluids (air or liquid)

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FRICTION FORCES AND TERMINAL VELOCITY

- if an object has no force propelling it along it will always slow down and stop because of friction (unless your in space) 
- always acts in the opposite direction of the movement
- to travel at a steady speed: driving force needs to be equal to the frictional forces
- you get friction between two surfaces in contact/when an object passes through a fluid (drag)

- most important factor in reducing drag in fluids is keeping the shape streamlined
e.g. a parachute: high drag 
- drag increases as the speed increases (resistance from fluids always increases with speed) therefore a car would use more petrol going at a faster speed than a slower speed.

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FRICTION FORCES AND TERMINAL VELOCITY

what is 'terminal velocity'? what two main factors affect the terminal velocity of a falling object?

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FRICTION FORCES AND TERMINAL VELOCITY

after speed increases and the resistance builds up, the free-falling object gradually reduces the acceleration until eventually the resistance force is equal to the accelerating force and then it won't be able to accelerate anymore - (terminal verlocity)

two main factors:
1) shape
2) area  

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

what does a balanced force mean?

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

steady speed and direction - it'll keep moving at the same speed in the same direction 

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

to keep going at a steady speed, what force must you always have?

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

zero resultant (overall) force

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

what does a resultant force mean?

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

there must be acceleration (unbalanced force) - it will accelerate of produce deceleration in the direction of the force 

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

finish these sentences:
1) the bigger the force....
2) the bigger the mass.... 

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

1) the greater the acceleration or deceleration
2) the smaller the acceleration 

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

explain what a reaction force is and where it pops up (give example of a trolley)

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FORCES AND ACCELERATION

reaction force is - if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B will exert the exact opposite force on object A

e.g. if you push on something like a trolly, the trolley will push back against you just as hard. when you stop pushing, so does the trolley

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STOPPING DISTANCES

what are the two different parts of the overall stopping distance of a car?

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STOPPING DISTANCES

1) thinking distance - the distance the car travels in the time between the driver noticing the hazard and applying the brakes

2) braking distance - the distance the car travels during its deceleration whilst the brakes are being applied 

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STOPPING DISTANCES

list the two or three factors which affect each of the two parts of the stopping distance

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STOPPING DISTANCES

thinking distance: how fast you're going, your reaction time (how dopey you are)

braking distance: how fast you're going, how much mass the car is carrying, how good the brakes are and how good the grip is (road surface, weather and tyres) 

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CAR SAFETY

what effect does an increase in the resultant force have on the momentum of an object?

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CAR SAFETY

a larger force means a faster change of momentum (greater acceleration)

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CAR SAFETY

explain how seatbelts, crumple zones and airbags are useful in a crash

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CAR SAFETY

seatbelts - stretch slightly, increasing the time taken for the wearer to stop which reduces the forces acting on the chest 

crumple zones - crumple on impact which increases the time taken for the car to stop

air bags - slow you down more slowly (safer for the body) 

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TAKING RISKS

give two methods of estimating the risk of something happening 

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TAKING RISKS

1) how many times it's happened in the past - 'statistical risk assessment'. the more data, the more accurate this will be
2) use a scientific theory to model the situation, then calculate the probability 

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