Kinematics & Dynamics

Paper 2 mark scheme definitions from 2002-2010

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A Scalar is
A quantity with a magnitude only
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A Vector is
A quantity with both magnitude and direction
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Acceleration is
change in velocity per unit time
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Displacement is
distance from a fixed point in a specified direction
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The torque of a couple
is the product of the magnitude of one of the forces and the perpendicular distance between the two forces
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The law of conservation of linear momentum states that
the total momentum of a system is constant provided no external forces act on the system
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A body is in equilbtrium when
the sum of the forces in any direction is zero and the sum of the moments about any point is zero
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The center if gravity of an object
the point at which the whole weight of the body id considered to act
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The moment of a force is
the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance from the pivot to the line of action of the force
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Mass is
a measure of
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A Vector is

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A quantity with both magnitude and direction

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Acceleration is

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Displacement is

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The torque of a couple

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