Required Practical: Investigating Force & Acceleration (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

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Required Practical: Investigating Force & Acceleration
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Purpose of chalk lines in setup

Measure car's movement at equal intervals

What varies in 1st investigation (constant mass)

Force (add 10g weights to stack each time)

What stays constant in 1st investigation

Mass of the car

Starting mass for weight stack in 1st investigation

10g

What varies in 2nd investigation (constant force)

Mass of the car

What stays constant in 2nd investigation

Force (weight stack)

How to attach mass to car in 2nd investigation

Rubber bands or adhesive putty

Formula for acceleration using velocities

a=vfvita = \frac{v_f - v_i}{t}

Value of viv_i when starting from rest

0

Alternative acceleration formula using distance

a=distancetime2a = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}^2}

Law demonstrated by this practical

Newton's Second Law of Motion

What to record in both investigations

Time for car to travel across bench

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