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What is the relationship between the strength of the gravitational force and the distance between two objects?
What is the relationship between the strength of the gravitational force and the distance between two objects?
Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?
Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between conductors and insulators?
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between conductors and insulators?
Which of the following statements about static electricity is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about static electricity is TRUE?
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Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of an inclined plane?
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of an inclined plane?
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According to Ohm's Law, if the voltage across a resistor is 12 V and the current flowing through it is 2 A, what is the resistance of the resistor?
According to Ohm's Law, if the voltage across a resistor is 12 V and the current flowing through it is 2 A, what is the resistance of the resistor?
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Flashcards
Force
Force
A push or pull that can cause an object to accelerate or change shape.
Gravity
Gravity
The force of attraction between objects with mass, dependent on mass and distance.
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Describes how gravitational force depends on mass and distance between objects.
Weight
Weight
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Electricity
Electricity
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Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law
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Simple Machines
Simple Machines
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Mechanical Advantage
Mechanical Advantage
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Study Notes
Force and Gravity
- Force is a push or pull that can cause an object to accelerate or change its shape.
- Force is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction.
- Gravity is a fundamental force of attraction between objects with mass.
- The strength of the gravitational force depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them.
- Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation describes the relationship between gravitational force, mass, and distance.
- The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 9.8 m/s².
- Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object.
- Weight varies with location due to variations in gravitational field strength.
Electricity
- Electricity is the flow of charged particles.
- Static electricity is the build-up of electric charges on an object.
- Current electricity is the continuous flow of electrons through a conductor.
- Conductors allow the flow of electric current, while insulators resist it.
- Current is the rate of flow of electric charge. Measured in Amperes (A).
- Resistance is the opposition to the flow of electric current. Measured in Ohms (Ω).
- Ohm's Law states that voltage is equal to the product of current and resistance (V = IR).
- Simple circuits consist of a power source (e.g., battery), conductors (e.g., wires), and a load (e.g., light bulb or resistor).
Simple Machines
- Simple machines are mechanical devices that change the direction or magnitude of a force.
- Examples of simple machines include levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, screws, and wheels and axles.
- Levers use a rigid bar to multiply force.
- Pulleys use ropes and wheels to lift or move objects.
- Inclined planes reduce the force needed to lift an object by increasing the distance over which the force is applied.
- Wedges and screws are variations of inclined planes.
- Mechanical advantage is the ratio of output force to input force.
- Efficiency is a measure of how much useful work a machine does compared to how much work is put into it. Measured in percentage.
- Simple machines can make work easier by changing the direction or magnitude of force, but they do not change the amount of work done, which equals force multiplied by distance.
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Explore the fundamental concepts of force and gravity in this quiz. Understand how these forces interact with mass and distance, and learn about the implications of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. Test your knowledge on electricity as a flow of charged particles.
