Required Practical: Investigating Force & Acceleration (AQA GCSE Physics): Flashcards

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Required Practical: Investigating Force & Acceleration
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Purpose of this practical

Investigating force & acceleration

Lines drawn on bench

Straight lines at equal intervals perpendicular to bench edge

Toy car attached to

String over a pulley

Attached to loose end of string

Weight stack

First investigation varies

Force (constant mass)

Mass added each time (first investigation)

10g weights

Second investigation varies

Mass of car (constant force)

Where mass added (second investigation)

On top of toy car

Formula for aa using velocities

a=vfvita = \frac{v_f - v_i}{t}

Value of viv_i when starting from rest

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Law reinforced by this practical

Newton's Second Law of Motion

Alternative formula for acceleration

distancetime2\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}^2}

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