Year 12 PhysicsMotion Summary

Vectors & Scalars Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration Equations of motion

Relative motion

Kinematics

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Newton’s Laws of Motion

Normal Force and Inclined Planes~ Projectile Motion*

Dynamics

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~assumed knowledge*common exam question

Momentum, Impulse

Conservation of momentum* Work, energy, power* W = Fx cosθ Work done by a force at an angle to

displacement ~

Work & Collisions

~assumed knowledge*common exam question

Conservation of Energy ~◦ Kinetic◦ Gravitational Potential◦ Elastic Potential

Elastic & Inelastic Collisions ~ Hooke’s Law*

Energy

~assumed knowledge*common exam question

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Centripetal acceleration & force Horizontal circular motion*

◦ Ball on a string◦ Banked Corners

Vertical circular motion*◦ Apparent weight

Circular Motion

~assumed knowledge*common exam question

Newton’s law of universal gravitation Gravitational field strength Energy changes in gravitational fields*

◦ Gravitational force – distance graphs◦ Gravitational field strength – distance graphs

Gravity

~assumed knowledge*common exam question

Satellites in circular orbits* Satellites moving through gravitational

fields*

Satellite motion

~assumed knowledge*common exam question