GCSE Physics - Forces

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All 15 questions in this deck

  • State the difference between scalar and vector quantities, giving one example of each.
  • Define weight and state the equation used to calculate it.
  • State Newton's First Law of motion.
  • Describe Newton's Second Law in terms of force, mass and acceleration.
  • Explain Newton's Third Law of motion using the concept of interacting objects.
  • Explain why a falling skydiver eventually reaches terminal velocity.
  • Define stopping distance in the context of a moving vehicle.
  • State three factors that can increase a driver's thinking distance.
  • State three physical factors that can increase the braking distance of a car.
  • Define momentum and state its standard unit.
  • State the principle of conservation of momentum.
  • How is force related to the change in momentum?
  • What is meant by the moment of a force and how is it calculated?
  • State the principle of moments for an object in equilibrium.
  • Define the term 'centre of gravity'.

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