Physics – Force and Movement

1. What does a steep line correspond to in a distance-time graph?

2. What is the gravitational field strength of the Moon?

3. What is friction?

4. What is a force?

5. What is the vertical axis in a speed-time graph?

6. How is velocity different from speed?

7. Newton’s Second Law of Motion can be summarized by which equation?

8. Which force did Charles-Augustin de Coulomb first describe?

9. What does a downwards line correspond to in a speed-time graph?

10. If a person has a weight of 600 N, how much will they weigh on the Moon?

11. What are the units of force?

12. What is the formula for average speed?

13. What is the formula for acceleration?

14. What does the area beneath a velocity-time graph represent?

15. What does Newton’s First Law of Motion state?

16. If a car increases in velocity from +5 m/s to +15 m/s in three seconds, what is its acceleration?

17. How do you calculate resultant force?

18. What is the vertical axis in a distance-time graph?

19. What happens if the resultant force on a car is in the direction in which it is travelling?

20. What are the units for mass?