Questions | 5 |
Focus | Principles |
Topics | Boyle's Law, Inertia, Mechanics, Net Force, Universal Gravitation |
Question Type | Questions |
Boyle's law states that "for a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional". Expressed as a formula, that's \(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\)
The more mass a substance has the more force is required to move it or to change its direction. This resistance to changes in direction is known as inertia.
Mechanics deals with motion and the forces that produce motion.
In mechanics, multiple forces are often acting on a particular object and, taken together, produce the net force acting on that object. Like force, net force is a vector quantity in that it has magnitude and direction.
Newton's Law of Univeral Gravitation defines the general formula for the attraction of gravity between two objects: \(\vec{F_{g}} = { Gm_{1}m_{2} \over r^2}\) . In the specific case of an object falling toward Earth, the acceleration due to gravity (g) is approximately 9.8 m/s2.