Free Body Diagrams (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
11 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
11 cards from this deck
How is an object represented in a free-body diagram?
How is an object represented in a free-body diagram?
As a point
How are forces drawn in free-body diagrams?
How are forces drawn in free-body diagrams?
As arrows starting at the point
What does arrow length represent in a free-body diagram?
What does arrow length represent in a free-body diagram?
Size of the force
What does arrow direction show in a free-body diagram?
What does arrow direction show in a free-body diagram?
Direction of the force
What is altitude?
What is altitude?
Height above the ground
What force is needed for constant altitude?
What force is needed for constant altitude?
Lift (equal in magnitude to weight, acting upward)
What is thrust?
What is thrust?
Forward force provided by the engines
Which direction does air resistance (drag) act?
Which direction does air resistance (drag) act?
Opposite to the direction of motion
What is the force condition for constant velocity?
What is the force condition for constant velocity?
Forward and backward forces are balanced
What is the purpose of vector diagrams?
What is the purpose of vector diagrams?
To calculate the resultant of two forces acting at an angle
What does resolving forces mean?
What does resolving forces mean?
Splitting a single force into two component forces