biomechanics

?
what is newtons first law
law of inertia - a body continues in a state of rest or uniform velocity unless acted upon by an external force
1 of 28
what is an example of newtons first law
a golf ball will stay on the tee unless its hit
2 of 28
what is newtons 2nd law
law of acceleration - a body's rate of change in momentum is proportial to the size of the force applied in the same direction
3 of 28
what is an example of newtons second law
a football moves in the direction the force is applied onto it and moves with the same force applied
4 of 28
what is newtons third law
law of reaction - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
5 of 28
what is an example of newtons third law
when a tennis player hits the ball a force is applied from the racket to the ball but the ball also applies an equal force back onto the racket
6 of 28
what is biomechanics
the study of human movement and the effect of force and motion in sport
7 of 28
what is force
push or pull that alters the state of motion of the body
8 of 28
how do you calculate force
mass x acceleration (measured in newtons)
9 of 28
what is inertia
resistance of a body to change its state of motion
10 of 28
whaat is velocity
the rate of change in displacement
11 of 28
how do you calculate velocity
displacement / time (measured in metres per second)
12 of 28
what is momentum
the quality of motion possessed by a moving body
13 of 28
how do you calculate momentum
mass x velocity (measured in kilograms per second)
14 of 28
what is acceleration
rate of change in velocity
15 of 28
how do you calculate acceleration
(final velocity - initial velocity) / time ( measured in metres per second squared)
16 of 28
what is an external force
orginate from outside the boday
17 of 28
what are the 2 verticle forces
weight - acts downwards from the centre of mass reaction - acts upwards from the part of contract with the ground
18 of 28
what are the horizontal forces
friction - force that opposes the motion of 2 surfaces in contacts air resistance - force that opposes the motion through the air
19 of 28
what is air resistance
force that opposes the motion through the air
20 of 28
what sports a hugely affected by air resisitance
F1, cycling, sprinting
21 of 28
how do you decrease air resstance
decrease cross sectional area, create arofoil shape, improve surface smoothness, reduce velocity
22 of 28
what is friction
force that opposes the motion of 2 surfaces in contacts
23 of 28
whta re the factors affecting friction
roughness of ground surface, roughness of contact surface, temperature, size of normal reaction
24 of 28
what is limb kinematics
the study of the movement of limbs in space and time taken to carry out movement
25 of 28
how is limb kinematics carried out
1) reflection markers placed on performer 2) then filmed using mulitiple cmaeras 3) data is turned into digital fromat for analysis
26 of 28
what are the positives of limb kinematics
data can be used be immeditaly analysised / coaches can improve techniques / exame causes of injury / investigate impact of equipment
27 of 28
what are the negatives of limmbs kinematics
expensive / lab makes some techiques difficult to perform / results dont take into account individual differneces
28 of 28

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

what is an example of newtons first law

Back

a golf ball will stay on the tee unless its hit

Card 3

Front

what is newtons 2nd law

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

what is an example of newtons second law

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

what is newtons third law

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Physical Education resources:

See all Physical Education resources »See all Biomechanics resources »