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Title: GCSE Physics Exam 2
Description: These are concise, exam-focused notes made using the WJEC specification and BBC Bitesize. (I achieved an A*.) Topics are also sold separately.

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The same change in momentum happens over a longer time so there is
decreased deceleration so the force decreases
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2: Newton’s laws

Inertia



a resistance to a change in motion
directly proportional to mass and resultant force needed to change the motion

Newton’s first law of motion


An object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external resultant
force
...


Newton’s second law of motion


resultant force = mass × acceleration

Weight (in N)



Mass (in kg)

the force of gravity acting on an object
weight = mass × gravitational field strength



the amount of matter in an object

Gravitational field strength (in N/kg)


10 N/kg on Earth

Terminal (constant) speed



no resultant force
e
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When a skydiver jumps, they fall faster, and air resistance or drag forces increase
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When the drag forces become the same
as the weight or the thrust, then the forces become balanced
...


Newton’s third law of motion


If Body A exerts a force on Body B then Body B exerts an equal and opposite force on Body A
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3: Work and energy

Energy



When a force acts on a moving body, energy is transferred although the total
amount of energy remains constant
...


Work




a measure of energy transfer
work = force × distance
work = energy transfer (in the absence of thermal transfer)

Kinetic energy


kinetic energy =

mass × velocity 2
2

; KE =

𝑚𝑣 2
2

Change in gravitational potential energy


gravitational potential energy = mass × gravitational field strength × change in height
; PE = 𝑚𝑔ℎ

Springs


force = spring constant × extension; 𝐹 = 𝑘𝑥

Force extension (𝐹-𝑥) graphs


area under graph = work done in stretching; 𝑊 =

4

𝐹𝑥
2

(in a linear relationship)

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Title: GCSE Physics Exam 2
Description: These are concise, exam-focused notes made using the WJEC specification and BBC Bitesize. (I achieved an A*.) Topics are also sold separately.