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Physics GCSE
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Topic 5 - Forces
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What two properties does a vector have?
Magnitude
and
direction
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What property does a scalar have?
Magnitude
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Can scalars be negative?
Generally,
no
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Why can vectors be negative?
A
direction
is positive
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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Speed
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Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Velocity
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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Distance
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Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Displacement
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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Time
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Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Acceleration
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Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Force
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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Mass
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Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Momentum
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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Energy
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When a ball is thrown off a cliff, when is displacement zero?
At the
height
of the cliff
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For a ball thrown off a cliff, when does it have positive displacement?
Above
the
cliff
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For a ball thrown off a cliff, when does it have negative displacement?
Below
the
clifftop
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In long answer questions about vectors, what decision might you make?
Where the
“0”
point lies
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If an object is thrown at 10 m/s, what is its speed?
10
m/s
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If an object is thrown at 10 m/s at 30° above the horizontal, what is it's velocity?
10
m/s at
30°
above
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If a car is travelling round a roundabout at constant speed, is it accelerating?
Yes
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When is speed the same as velocity?
When given a
direction
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Why is a car accelerating when travelling at constant speed round a roundabout?
Direction
is constantly changing
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What is a force?
A
push
or
pull
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How are vectors represented by arrows?
Size represents
magnitude
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What causes a force?
Interaction
with another object
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What are the two types of forces between objects?
Non-contact
Contact
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What causes electrostatic force?
Charges
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What does electrostatic force cause?
Attraction/repulsion
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What are the non-contact forces?
Electrostatic
Gravitational
attraction
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What causes gravitational attraction?
Mass
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What does mass create?
Force of attraction
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What are the contact forces?
Normal contact force
Friction
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What direction is normal contact force felt?
Opposite
to
contact
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How does the force of normal contact relate to the plane of contact?
Normal
to the planes
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What causes friction?
Surfaces
and roughness
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When does friction occur?
When moved in
contact
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What property does all matter have?
Gravitational field
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What does all matter do to other matter?
Attracts
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How does mass relate to gravitational field?
Larger mass,
stronger
field
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