Newtons Second Law (Edexcel GCSE Physics): Flashcards
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Newton's Second Law statement
Newton's Second Law statement
Acceleration is directly proportional to resultant force and inversely proportional to mass
Formula for Newton's Second Law
Formula for Newton's Second Law
(Force = mass × acceleration)
Acceleration relationship to resultant force
Acceleration relationship to resultant force
Directly proportional
Acceleration relationship to mass
Acceleration relationship to mass
Inversely proportional
Effect of zero resultant force
Effect of zero resultant force
Constant speed, no acceleration
Effect of larger resultant force (same mass)
Effect of larger resultant force (same mass)
Larger acceleration
Same mass, higher resultant force
Same mass, higher resultant force
Greater acceleration
Same force, higher mass
Same force, higher mass
Lower acceleration
Definition of inertial mass
Definition of inertial mass
Measure of difficulty to change velocity of object
Formula for inertial mass
Formula for inertial mass
rac{F}{a} (force ÷ acceleration)