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A Level Physics - Notes

The document covers fundamental concepts in physics, including definitions of key terms such as displacement, velocity, and acceleration, as well as the laws of motion described by Newton. It explains the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, along with concepts like inertia, drag, and terminal velocity. The document also distinguishes between vector and scalar quantities, and discusses the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on motion.

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A Level Physics - Notes

The document covers fundamental concepts in physics, including definitions of key terms such as displacement, velocity, and acceleration, as well as the laws of motion described by Newton. It explains the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, along with concepts like inertia, drag, and terminal velocity. The document also distinguishes between vector and scalar quantities, and discusses the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on motion.

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Chapter 1-2: Basics and motions

negligible small enough it can be ignored

SI units units that a quantity is measured in

displacement (vector quantity) the object’s overall


change in position
accurate close to the true value

magnitude numerical value shows size


velocity (rather than speed) speed with a direction
acceleration the rate of velocity change of an object
vector quantity that has both magnitude and
direction
precise small range of result(s)
base units kg, m, s, mass, A, mole
parabola trajectory a curve-flighted path of a projectile
before it hits the ground
prefix the abbreviation for standard forms
scalar a quantity only having magnitude and no
direction

Chapter 3: Forces with motion

inertia the resistance of an object to


change its motion
newton 3rd law when body A exerts a force on body
B, body B will exert an equal and
opposite force on body A
1 newton the force needed to accelerate 1 kg
of mass by 1 ms-2
terminal velocity maximum speed
newton 2nd law the acceleration of object is
proportional to the force and
inversely proportional to the mass
of the object (a = F/m)
force rate of change of momentum
st
newton 1 law an object at rest will remain at
rest/constant motion until acted
upon by a resultant external force
drag force against motion
upthrust the upward force that a liquid exerts
on a submerged object (F = density
liquid * g * volume of object)
reaction force contact force always at right angles
to the surface
tension the force in a string, rope, cable or
wire when it is pulled tight by forces
friction contact force, opposite to the
direction the object is moving
mass measure of inertia, the amount of
matter contained in a body
unbalanced forces net force in a direction is not zero,
causes acceleration on an object
balanced forces resultant forces in a direction equal
zero, the object will remain at rest
or at constant speed

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