Resultant Forces (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What is a resultant force?
What is a resultant force?
Single force with same effect as all forces
A N force acts right and a N force acts left. What is the resultant force?
A N force acts right and a N force acts left. What is the resultant force?
N right
Two forces of N and N act in the same direction. What is the resultant?
Two forces of N and N act in the same direction. What is the resultant?
N
At the start of a skydive with no air resistance, what is the resultant force?
At the start of a skydive with no air resistance, what is the resultant force?
N down
A skydiver has N weight and N air resistance. What is the resultant force?
A skydiver has N weight and N air resistance. What is the resultant force?
N down
If a skydiver has a resultant force of N down, what happens to acceleration?
If a skydiver has a resultant force of N down, what happens to acceleration?
Acceleration decreases
What is the resultant force when a skydiver reaches terminal velocity?
What is the resultant force when a skydiver reaches terminal velocity?
N
What happens to acceleration when the resultant force is zero?
What happens to acceleration when the resultant force is zero?
No acceleration occurs
What do free body diagrams show?
What do free body diagrams show?
Forces and their directions on an object
How can a force at angle to the ground be resolved?
How can a force at angle to the ground be resolved?
Parallel & perpendicular to the ground
What rule is used to resolve force components?
What rule is used to resolve force components?
Pythagoras' rule
What are the components of force at angle ?
What are the components of force at angle ?
and