Weight and circular motion (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What type of quantity is mass?
What type of quantity is mass?
Scalar quantity
What is the unit of measurement for mass?
What is the unit of measurement for mass?
Kilograms (kg)
How does mass change when you move from Earth to the Moon?
How does mass change when you move from Earth to the Moon?
It stays the same
What type of quantity is weight?
What type of quantity is weight?
A force
What is the unit of measurement for weight?
What is the unit of measurement for weight?
Newtons (N)
Which instrument is used to measure weight?
Which instrument is used to measure weight?
Newton meter
What does weight depend on?
What does weight depend on?
Gravitational field strength
What changes when an object moves in a circle at constant speed?
What changes when an object moves in a circle at constant speed?
Direction and velocity
Why does velocity change in circular motion even if speed is constant?
Why does velocity change in circular motion even if speed is constant?
Direction changes
What is the force called that keeps an object moving in a circular path?
What is the force called that keeps an object moving in a circular path?
Centripetal force
In which direction does centripetal force act?
In which direction does centripetal force act?
Towards the centre of the circle
What provides centripetal force for a car going around a bend?
What provides centripetal force for a car going around a bend?
Friction between tyres and road