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| linear momentum (and appreciate the vector nature of momentum) |
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| as the product of mass and velocity |
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| as equal to rate of change of its momentum; |
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Area under a force/time graph.
Change in momentum |
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| a perfectly elastic collision |
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| A collision with no change/loss of kinetic energy |
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| Total energy is conserved though some loss of kinetic energy (during collision). The magnitude of the impulse on each object is the same. |
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| The angle where the arc of a circle equals the radius. |
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| gravitational field strength |
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| Force per unit mass (at a point in a gravitational field) |
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| the period of an object describing a circle |
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| The time taken for the object to describe a complete circle/orbit |
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| geostationary orbit of a satellite |
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Equatorial orbit
Same period as Earth (fixed point above the Earth’s equator) |
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| Is the distance of a body from the equilibrium position and is directed in the opposite direction to the displacement (equilibrium when the resultant force is zero) |
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