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1
Q

what happens when a resultant force acts on an object for certain amount of time

A

it causes a change in momentum

2
Q

what equation from newton displays how a resultant force on an object causes it to accelerate

A

force = mass x acceleration

3
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what equation using force shows that acceleration is just a change in velocity over a certain period of time

A
  • force = mass x change in velocity / time

- f = m(v - u) /t

4
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why does the mass x change in velocity equal a change in momentum

A
  • because a force applied to an object over any time interval will change the objects velocity
  • whether that through be changing the direction of the object
  • or changing its ‘speed’ through acceleration or deceleration
5
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what is the equation which shows that mass x change in velocity equals the change in momentum

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  • force = change in momentum / time

- F = (mv - mu) / t

6
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what are units for force, change in momentum and time

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  • force = N
  • change in momentum = kg m/s
  • time = s
7
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using the equation for change in momentum, what does a faster change in momentum directly imply

A
  • that the force causing the change must be bigger
  • as when t gets smaller (time)
  • the force calculated will be bigger
8
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why is it more dangerous for a car crash to happen with cars going at faster speeds than at slower speeds

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  • at faster speeds, the change in momentum from the cars crashing and the forces acting in opposite direction is much larger
  • considering the cars stop instantly when they crash
  • leading to a much larger force acting on the bodies of the car when using the change in momentum equation
9
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how can you relate the cars crashing at higher and slower speeds to the equation for acceleration

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  • when the fast cars with a higher velocity crash, the change in velocity would be much larger
  • for a given time for the fast and slow cars
  • meaning the acceleration (or accurately deceleration) is much higher
  • and because of f - ma, a larger force is needed to produce a larger acceleration
  • so acceleration and change in momentum are pretty much proportional
10
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what kind of relationship do the equations for acceleration and change in momentum have and what equation ties them together

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  • they have a proportional relationship
  • which is explained through f = ma
  • showing that a lager acceleration, caused by a larger change in velocities, leads to a higher force produced
  • and the change in momentum equation shows that a larger difference in momentum, highly determined by velocity, will also lead to a higher produced force