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The force exerted on an object due to gravity is called:
weight |
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potential energy |
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mass |
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density |
Mass is an intrinsic property of matter and does not vary. Weight is the force exerted on the mass of an object due to gravity and a specific case of Newton's Second Law of Motion. Replace force with weight and acceleration with acceleration due to gravity on Earth (g) and the result is the formula for weight: W = mg or, substituting for g, weight equals mass multiplied by 9.8 m/s2.
Which of the following represents the force a surface exerts when an object presses against it?
normal force |
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mass |
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counter force |
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friction |
Normal force (FN) represents the force a surface exerts when an object presses against it.
What is work?
Force per unit time |
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Force per unit distance |
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The potential for exertion |
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The movement of an object by a force |
Work is accomplished when force is applied to an object: W = Fd where F is force in newtons (N) and d is distance in meters (m). Thus, the more force that must be applied to move an object, the more work is done and the farther an object is moved by exerting force, the more work is done. By definition, work is the displacement of an object resulting from applied force.
The mass of an object correlates to the size of the object but ultimately depends on:
the object's weight |
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the object's density |
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gravity |
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the object's potential energy |
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. In general, larger objects have larger mass than smaller objects but mass ultimately depends on how compact (dense) a substance is.
The measure of how much of the power put into a machine is turned into movement or force is called:
efficiency |
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force multiplication |
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power |
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mechanical advantage |
The efficiency of a machine describes how much of the power put into the machine is turned into movement or force. A 100% efficient machine would turn all of the input power into output movement or force. However, no machine is 100% efficient due to friction, heat, wear and other imperfections that consume input power without delivering any output.