What does the gradient on a distance-time graph represent?
Speed
Acceleration
Distance travelled
Velocity of an object the speed of an object in a given direction
What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
Distance
Distance travelled by an object can be calculated from a distance-time graph
What is newtons third law?
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
An object will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force
The combined effect of all forces acting upon an object is called the...
Resultant force
Drag force
Newton
If the resultant force on an object is zero it will...
remain stationary
accelerate in the direction of the resultant force
If the resultant force on an object is not zero it will...
When a vehicle is driving at a steady speed the resistive forces balance the driving force
What are 3 things that could effect the drivers reaction time?
Drugs
Tiredness
Alcohol
Shoe colour
Diet
Exercise
What happens when brakes are applied on a car...
there is friction between the brakes and the wheel reducing the kinetic energy of the vehicle
the car speeds up
the friction between the brakes and wheels increase the kinetic energy of the car
The __________ an object moves through a fluid the __________ the frictional force that acts on it
Faster, slower
Faster, greater
Slower, greater
when the resultant force of an object is zero it will move at its terminal velocity
What might a force being applied to an object cause?
stretching or squashing
Changing its shape
Changing its volume
Changing its colour
An elastic object can't recover its original shape when stretched
The extension of an elastic object is directly proportional to...
The force applied
The mass of the object
The length of spring
When a force causes an object to move through a distance work is done
In a closed system the total momentum before an event is _______ to the total momentum after an event, what is this called?
Equal, Conservation of momentum
More, conservation of momentum
Equal, conservation of minstrels