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physics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| current | flow of charge |
| resistant | how difficult it is for electricity to flow through |
| repel | like charges do this |
| attract | opposites attract |
| insulator | a substance that does not allow electricity to flow through |
| conductor | a substance that lets electricity flow through |
| static electricity | to do with electric charges that are not moving |
| scalar | size or magnitude |
| vector | a quantity which has magnitude such as force |
| magnitude | the size of something |
| force | is a push or a pull measured in newtons |
| what is the 1st newton law? | if the forces are balanced, nothing changes |
| what affects the thinking distance? | tiredness, too much alcohol, too much drugs, poor visibility |
| what affects the braking distance? | icy roads, worn out tyres, wet roads, driving too fast |
| work | is the amount of energy transferred when a force moves |
| what are the three ingredients to work? | force displacement cause |