Free Body Diagrams (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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In a free-body diagram, how is the object shown?
In a free-body diagram, how is the object shown?
As a point
How are forces represented in a free-body diagram?
How are forces represented in a free-body diagram?
As arrows starting at the point
What does the length of an arrow represent in a free-body diagram?
What does the length of an arrow represent in a free-body diagram?
The size of the force
What does the direction of the arrow represent in a free-body diagram?
What does the direction of the arrow represent in a free-body diagram?
The direction of the force
What does altitude mean?
What does altitude mean?
Height above the ground
For an aeroplane at constant altitude, what must equal the weight?
For an aeroplane at constant altitude, what must equal the weight?
Lift
What is thrust?
What is thrust?
A forward force from the engines
For an aeroplane at constant velocity, what must the forward and backward forces be?
For an aeroplane at constant velocity, what must the forward and backward forces be?
Balanced
What are vector diagrams used to calculate?
What are vector diagrams used to calculate?
Resultant of two forces at an angle
What can vector diagrams resolve a single force into?
What can vector diagrams resolve a single force into?
Two forces