47 Unit 5 Review
Key Terms and Conepts
Learner Objectives
- Define center of gravity, support base, normal force, static friction and kinetic friction.[2]
- Compare the relative torque applied to objects by various forces.[2]
- Identify the type of equilibrium exhibited by various structures and rank their relative stability.[2]
- Apply static equilibrium concepts to determine forces in physical situations, including normal force and friction.[3]
a point at which the force of gravity on body or system (weight) may be considered to act. In uniform gravity it is the same as the center of mass.
the outward force supplied by an object in response to being compressed from opposite directions, typically in reference to solid objects.
a force that acts on surfaces in opposition to sliding motion between the surfaces
a type of force supplied by an object in response to application of a different force on the object. Friction is a reactive force
the result of a force applied to an object in such a way that the object would change its rotational speed, except when the torque is balanced by other torques
a state of having not net torque and no change in rotational motion
a state in which a body tends to return to its original position after being disturbed
a state of equilibrium such that when the body is slightly displaced it departs further from the original position
a state in which a slight disturbance results in a restoring force that maintains stability, but a sufficiently large disturbance moves the system into an unstable region (or different metastable region)
a measure of the displacement from equilibrium an object can experience and still move back toward equilibrium
