Physics Mechanics Module

Centripetal Force

• Describe the effect of mass on centripetal force.
• Calculate the velocity of an object in uniform circular motion.
• Calculate centripetal force.

Kinematics

• Explain linear motion for objects traveling with a constant velocity or constant acceleration.
• Use vector quantities such as displacement and acceleration, and scalar quantities such as distance and speed.
• Analyze graphs that depict the motion of objects moving at a constant velocity or constant acceleration.
• Analyze and predict the motion of objects moving at a constant velocity or constant acceleration.

Momentum

• Describe collisions between two dynamic carts of varying mass.
• Determine how differences in cart mass affect the collisions.
• Apply the law of conservation of momentum to collisions.

Newton’s Second Law

• Define force according to Newton’s second law of motion.
• Describe the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration through graphical analysis.
• Measure force, calculate weight, and relate it to the SI unit of force, the Newton (N).

Projectile Motion

• Describe what factors affect the trajectory of a projectile.
• Explain how vectors are used to describe two-dimensional and projectile motion.
• Predict the trajectory of a horizontally launched projectile using vectors and kinematics equations.

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