physical science test 2 Flashcards

(53 cards)

1
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proportion

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an equation equivalent to a ratio

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directly proportional

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2 values related, multiplying one number requires that the other be multiplied by the same #

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3
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inversely proportional

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2 values related, multiplying one # requires that the other # be divided

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4
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resultant

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2 or more vectors

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5
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colenear

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vectors same direction or opposite directions

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6
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second law of motion

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F=MA

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7
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third law

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for every action there is a reaction

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8
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free body diagram

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represents objects and forces

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9
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net force

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indivail forces on an object through vector addition

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10
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gravity

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force on an object near the surface of the earth

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11
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weight

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the amount of gravity

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12
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law of university gravitation

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2 objects attract each other through gravitational force

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13
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G

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G=9.81 m/s2

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14
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terminal velosity

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an object will speed up

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15
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centripetal force

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curved path rather than straight line

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16
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dynamics

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the study of motion of forces and motion

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17
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motion

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state of change in position

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18
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acceleration

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any change in velocity

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19
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deceleration

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opposite direction in motion

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20
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wheel and axle

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a simple machine that is similar to circular lever

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21
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screw

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resembling an incline plain wrapping around a rod

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22
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pitch

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a distance from one of the ridges or threads to the next

23
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wedges

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special form of an incline plan

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lever

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a simple machine consisting of a ridged bar or beam resisting a pool and rivit

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incline plane
sloping surface that allows an object to be raised without lifting it straight up
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pulley
simple machine that has a wheel and a rope or cable can pass
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fixed pulley
reverses the input force without multiplying it
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block and tackle
1 or more fixed pulleys
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movable pulley
input force applies only half of output force
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input
any force applied to a machine
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output
force that machine applies after multiplication
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class 1 lever
(scissors) input and output opposite sides and fulcrum in middle
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class 2 lever
(wheelbarrow) fulcrum and input on opposite sides and output in middle
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class 3 lever
(weights or fly swatter) fulcrum and output on opposite sides and input in the middle
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fulcrum
the pivot upon which the beam of a lever rests
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efficiency
the ratio of work output to work input in a machine
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MA
the number of times a machine multiplies the input
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AMA
the actual multiplication of force a machine
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IMA
the multiplication of force provided by a machine under ideal conditions
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machine
any device that can do work
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simple machine
any of the 6 basic force multiplying machines
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momentum
the quantity of motion
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law of conservation of momentum
the law station the overall momentum of a system remains constant an external force is applied to it
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power
the rate of doing work or using energy work done or energy used per unit of time
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watt
unit of power, one joule of work done in one second
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work
the transfer of energy from one object to another force
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friction
the resistance arising to a objects motion through liquid or across a surface
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joule
SI unit of work and energy equal to the work done in moving an object a distance of 1 M by pushing it with a force of 1M
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centrifugal force
straight line
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velocity formula
V=^X/T
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Acceleration formula
A=VF-VI/T
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Newton formula
N=kg. M/s2
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second law formula
F=MA