Circular Motion (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Type of quantity that velocity is
Type of quantity that velocity is
Vector (has magnitude and direction)
Why circular motion causes acceleration
Why circular motion causes acceleration
Direction continuously changes, changing velocity
Force causing circular motion
Force causing circular motion
Centripetal force
Direction of centripetal force
Direction of centripetal force
Towards the centre of the circle
What happens without centripetal force
What happens without centripetal force
Object moves in straight line due to inertia
Centripetal force for conker on string
Centripetal force for conker on string
Tension in the string
Centripetal force for car on roundabout
Centripetal force for car on roundabout
Friction between road and car's tyres
Centripetal force for satellite in orbit
Centripetal force for satellite in orbit
Gravitational pull of the Earth
Altitude of polar orbit satellites
Altitude of polar orbit satellites
About km above sea level
Speed of polar orbit satellites
Speed of polar orbit satellites
Nearly m/s
Orbital period of geostationary satellites
Orbital period of geostationary satellites
24 hours
Altitude of geostationary satellites
Altitude of geostationary satellites
Around km above Earth's surface
Speed of geostationary satellites
Speed of geostationary satellites
About m/s