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Physics (0625)

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1st edition, for examination until 2025

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Chapter 1 : Motion, Forces And Energy

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physical quantities and motion
measurement techniques speed is distance travelled per
&

W/O air resistance

Falling object
Rulers and measuring cylinders are for length and unit time object falls with same acceleration
,

volume Velocity is speed in a given direction speed of falling object increases at a steady
rate
total distance travelled
variety of clocks
measuring a time intervals
using Average speed =
total time taken

and timer Falling object with air resistance

digital Acceleration is change in velocity In uniform
gravitational field objects
sum of all values ,

Average Value :

number of values
per unit time a =A experience weight and friction
.

line= n The force of air resistance increases with

Period of oscillation- time taken/number of
↑

swings
steeper
speed.
higher speed of falling object .

decrease
decelerating
SCALAR increasing speed constan
speed
e -

initially the upward air resistance isn't high

·
quantities that
only have magnitude af rest
>
↳ accelerating
meaning there is unbalanced forces
time as air resistance increases
·
distance is also scalar as it has no direction time
,

·
Eg Speed time mass energy
:
and temperature
, , ,
,

· speed-gradient of distance-time Itenoughtobalancedownwardright

VECTORS accelerationgradient of speed-time of object forces are balanced
. · =
.

* distance travelled= area under the the

object now falls at constant
·

quantities that have both magnitude and direction speed-time graph speed
.
called Terminal Velocity
.
·

Velocity is also vector because it is ~

necessary to mention A deceleration is negative acceleration

and use this in calculations
both its speed and the direction .

Eg force weight
:
acceleration momentum electric field strength
Acceleration of free fall for
, , , ,

g
and gravitational field strength. near to the surface of
force of
an object
the resultant two vectors at right angles the earth is approximately constant
Calculation graphically draw and is approx constant and is
N N T on graph
find angle draw resultant
9 8 m/52
.

Pythagoras
using 5m/s2 Vector , measure length
4 resultant
52 + 52
SOH CAH TOA forces for force and use a
50 N
, ,

~= > protracter for

5 M/52
> angle

*-
density
&

mass and
weight S

volume
Mass :
a measure of the quantity of matter in an Density is mass per unit

object at rest relative to the observer

. = Where
p p
=
density
Weight a
gravitational force on an object that
:
m = mass

has mass . V-volume

weight is the effect of a gravitational field How to determine density in solids.

strength on mass .

Regular solid irregular solid

Gravitational field
*
Weight =
Mass x
strength.
. 9 Wm
W
W M
MG
= =
=
-
g width ,
· measure length ,
·

place object into a

measuring
Gravitational field strength is force per unit height 3 multiply to find Cup till it is submerged in
mass This is equivalent to acceleration of free
:

volgume water, the increase in water

fall
.

Place object on balance

·
volume is the volume.
(and mass) can be
Weights compared using to find its mass
. Place
·

object on a balance
balance
.
a * p =

M to find mass ·

p =

m
Which object floats ?
with density lower than that of liquid
any object a

will float above the liquid.

If liquid doesn't mix, does it float ?
lower density liquids float on denser liquids if not mixed .

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Chapter 1 : Motion, Forces And Energy
Chapter 1 : Motion, Forces And Energy

useful
total energy
energy
in
out

wasted energy wasted energy

Chapter 2 : Thermal Physics
Chapter 2 : Thermal Physics
Chapter 3 : Waves
Chapter 3 : Waves
Chapter 3 : Waves
Chapter 4 : Electricity & Magnetism
Chapter 4 : Electricity & Magnetism
Chapter 4 : Electricity & Magnetism
Chapter 4 : Electricity & Magnetism
Chapter 5 : Nuclear Physics
Chapter 5 : Nuclear Physics
Chapter 6 : Space Physics
Chapter 6 : Space Physics
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