物理学专业英语

1、Physics Professional English,物理学专业英语,Physics Professional English,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,NEW WORDS Page.6,NEW WORDS Page.7,1,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Scientists make measurements using SI units such as the metre,kilogram,second,and newton.These and their abbreviations are

2、covered in detail in B1.However,you may find it easier to appreciate the links between different units after you have studied the whole of section A. For simplicity,units will be excluded from some stages of the calculations in this book,as in this example: total length = 2+3 = 5m Strictly speaking,

3、this should be written: total length = 2m+3m = 5m,Units of measurement,2,Here comes your footer,Here comes your footer,3,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Displacement is distance moved in a particular direction. The SI unit of displacement is the metre (m) . Quantities, such as displacement, which have bot

4、h magnitude (size) and direction, are called vectors. A B The arrow above represents the displacement of a particle which moves 12m from A to B. However, with horizontal or vertical motion, it is often more convenient to use a + or - to show the vector direction. For example: Movement of 12m to the

5、right: displacement = +12 Movement of 12m to the left: displacement = -12,Displacement,12m,Here comes your footer,4,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Displacement is not necessarily the same as distance travelled. For example, when the ball below has returned to its starting point, its vertical displacement

6、 is zero. However, the distance travelled is 10m.,Displacement,5m,ball thrown up from here,ball returns to starting point,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Average speed is calculated like this: distance travelled average speed = time taken The SI uint of speed is the metre/second, abbreviated as m s-1. For

7、 example, if an object travels 12m in 2s, its average speed is 6m s-1. Average velocity is calculated like this: displacement average speed = time taken The SI unit of velocity is also the m s-1. But unlike speed, velocity is a vector.,Speed and velocity,5,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and f

8、orces,The velocity above is for a particle moving to the right at 6m s-1. However, as with displacement, it is often more convenient to use a + or - for the vector direction. Average velocity is not necessarily the same as average speed. For example, if a ball is thrown upwards and travels a total d

9、istance of 10m before returning to its starting point 2s later, its average speed is 5 m s-1. But its average velocity is zero, because its displacement is zero.,Speed and velocity,6m,6,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Average acceleration is calculated like this: change in velocity

10、average acceleration = time taken The SI unit of acceleration is the m s-2 (sometimes written m/s2). For example, if an object gain 6m s-1 of velocity in 2s, its average acceleration is 3m s-2 . Acceleration is a vector. The acceleration vector above is for a particle with an acceleration of 3m s-2

11、to the right. However, as with velocity, it is often more convenient to use a + or - for the vector direction.,Acceleration,3m s-2,7,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,If velocity increases by 3m s-1 evey second, the acceleration is + 3m s-2 . If it decreases by 3m s-1 evey second, the

12、 acceleration is -3m s-2 . Mathematically, an acceleration of -3m s-2 to the right is the same as an acceleration of +3m s-2 to the left.,Acceleration,8,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,On the velocity-time graph above, you can work out the acceleration over each section by finding t

13、he gradient of the line. The gradient is calculated like this: gain along y-axis gradient = gain along x-axis,Acceleration,time in s,velocity in m s-1,acceleration =gradient =6/2 =3ms-2,acceleration =gradient =0/2 =0ms-2,acceleration =gradient =- 6/2 =- 3ms-2,9,Here comes your footer,Force is a vect

14、or. The SI is the newton(N). If two or more forces act on something, their combined effect is called the resultant force. Two simple examples are shown below. In the right-hand example, the resultant force is zero because the forces are balanced. A resultant force acting on a mass causes an accelera

15、tion. The force, mass, and acceleration are linded like this: resultant force = mass acceleration F = ma For example, a 1N resultant force gives a 1 kg mass an acceleration of 1 ms-2. (The newton is defined in this way.),A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Force,10,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and fo

16、rces,The more mass something has, the more force is needed to produce any given acceleration. When balanced forces act on something, its acceleration is zero. This means that it is either stationary or moving at a steady velocity (steady speed in a straight line).,Force,6N,6N,6N,6N,Resultant force =

17、 12N downwards,Resultant force = 0,11,Here comes your footer,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,On Earth, everything feels the downward force of gravity. This gravitational force is called weight. As for other forces, its SI unit is the newton(N). Near the Earths surface, the gravitational force on each kg i

18、s about 10N: the gravitational field strength is 10 N kg -1. This is represented by the symbol g.,Weight and g,mg,12,Here comes your footer,In the diagram above, all the masses are falling freely(gravity is the only force acting). From F = ma, it follows that all the masses have the same downward ac

19、celeration, g. This is the acceleration of free fall. You can think of g: Tither as a gravitational field strength of 10 N kg-1 Or as an acceleraton of free fall of 10 m s-2 In more accurate calculation,the value of g is normally baken to be 9.81, rather than 10.,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Force,13,H

20、ere comes your footer,The turning effect of force is called a moment: moment of force = force perpendicular distance* about a point from point *measured from the line of action of the force. The dumb-bell below balances at point O because the two moments about O are equal but opposite.,A1 Motion,mas

21、s,and forces,Moments and balance,14,Here comes your footer,The dumb-bell is made up of smaller parts, each with its own weight. Together, these are equivalent to a single force, the total weight, acting through O. 0 is the centre of gravity of the dumb-bell.,A1 Motion,mass,and forces,Moments and balance,15,Here comes your footer,The density of an object is calculated like this: The SI unit of density is t