that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it. This we recognize as essentially Galileo's concept of inertia, and this is often termed simply the "Law of Inertia". Newton's Second Law of Motion: II. The relationship between an object's mass m, its acceleration a, and the applied force F is F = ma. Acceleration and force are vectors (as indicated by their symbols being displayed in slant bold font); in this law the direction of the force vector is the same as the direction of
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Gravity- The force that attracts everything to the center of the earth. 2. Inertia- To remain unchanged 3. Potential Energy- Energy that is stored up 4. Kinetic Energy- Energy being released 5. Friction- The resistance on a surface or object when moving over another 6. Traction- Dragging or pulling something over a surface 7. Centrifugal Force- A force that acts outward on a body moving around a center, arising from the body’s inertia 8. Centripetal Force- A force that acts
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1. How does the organization achieve “compliance” from its members? As our organisation is unionised, it is harder for managers to receive positive compliance from it’s employees as the reward power is minimized. Due to the unionization, decisions about promotions and giving raises are not allowed to be made by supervisors and managers. This restricts the amount of control the managers have over the compliance of its employees. However, I believe that my organization still exploits some power over
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the I-beam are shown in Figured 1. 32 in. 1 in. 5 in. 5 in. Figure 1: Foam Beam Cut Schematic. When deciding how to cut foam board, the thought behind it was to target the areas of the beam that would experience the most applied load force. The final design consisted of five 1-inch units hot glued together at three equally spaced sections between two 32-inch long boards. The top and bottom sections 1 were supposed to keep the board from failing at its ends and splitting apart and the
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Motion The second law states that the net force on an object is equal to the rate of change (that is, the derivative) of its linear momentum pin an inertial reference frame: The second law can also be stated in terms of an object's acceleration. Since the law is valid only for constant-mass systems,[16][17][18] the mass can be taken outside the differentiation operator by the constant factor rule in differentiation. Thus, where F is the net force applied, m is the mass of the body, and a is
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approximate data will be known. 4. Which forces determine the direction and force of wind? Measuring of wind direction by means of wind vane Measuring of wind speed by means of anemometer 5. Explain the gradient force When a horizontal pressure gradient exists, a force, termed pressure gradient force, acts on the air which moves from high to low pressure at right angles to the isobars. 6. Explain the coriolis force. It relates to the rotation of the earth about its
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then the ne t force applied to the car is zero. B) An object cannot remain at rest unless the net fo rce acting on it is zero. C) An object has constant acceleration if the net force acting on it is constant. Understanding Newton’s Laws A) An object cannot remain at rest unle ss the net force acting on it is zero. B) If a block is moving to the left with constant ve locity the net force applied to the block is zero. C) A block of mass 2 kg is acted upon by two forces: 3N (d irected
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Running head: THE HISTORY OF OUR KNOWN UNIVERSE 1 THE HISTORY OF OUR KNOWN UNIVERSE The history of our known universe At one time, it was believed that the earth was the center of the universe and that all 2 celestial bodies revolved around the earth. This belief was so deeply held that complicated orbits of the planets were created in order to ensure that the earth remained at the center. Anyone that dared to challenge the earth center model was immediately considered a heretic and
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Abstract Objective The objective of this experiment was to familiarize ourselves with constant acceleration equations, and to better understand the horizontal and vertical components of a projectile in free fall. Procedure In this experiment we used a PASCO projectile launcher, a photogate and the PASCO equipment to calculate the initial velocity of a ball that we launched off of a table. With this measurement we were able to use constant acceleration equations to calculate the range
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AP Physics – Waves Ain’t Gone, Alas - 4 Thee Hee?________________________________________________________________________Per__ School days, I believe, are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, brutal violations of common sense and common decency. -- H.L. Mencken 1. A 7.50 kg ball is thrown. It has an initial velocity of 8.468 m/s. It travels a horizontal distance of 7.3 m in 1.25 s. Find: (a) The weight
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