Resultant Forces (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What is a resultant force?
What is a resultant force?
A single force with same effect as all forces
A N force acts upwards and a N force acts downwards. What is the resultant force?
A N force acts upwards and a N force acts downwards. What is the resultant force?
N upwards
How do you find the resultant of forces acting in opposite directions?
How do you find the resultant of forces acting in opposite directions?
Subtract the smaller from the larger
Initially, what is the resultant force on a skydiver with N weight and no air resistance?
Initially, what is the resultant force on a skydiver with N weight and no air resistance?
N down
A skydiver has weight N and air resistance N. What is the resultant force?
A skydiver has weight N and air resistance N. What is the resultant force?
N down
What happens to acceleration as air resistance increases during a skydive?
What happens to acceleration as air resistance increases during a skydive?
Acceleration decreases
What is the resultant force when a skydiver's weight and air resistance are equal?
What is the resultant force when a skydiver's weight and air resistance are equal?
N
What is terminal velocity?
What is terminal velocity?
Constant speed when resultant force is
What is the acceleration when the resultant force on an object is zero?
What is the acceleration when the resultant force on an object is zero?
No acceleration
What do free body diagrams show?
What do free body diagrams show?
Forces and their directions on an object
A force at angle to the ground can be resolved in which two directions?
A force at angle to the ground can be resolved in which two directions?
Parallel and perpendicular to ground
Which rule is used to resolve force components at an angle?
Which rule is used to resolve force components at an angle?
Pythagoras' rule