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Describe one 'Newton's third law pair' of forces involved in the following situations. In each case, state the object that each force acts on, the type of force and the direction of the force.You throw a ball upwards into the air.

Important Questions on Dynamics: Explaining Motion

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The pull of the Earth's gravity on an apple (its weight) is about 1 newton. We could devise a new International System of Units by defining our unit of force as the weight of an apple. State as many reasons as you can why this would not be a very useful definition.
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Determine the base units of:

 Pressure = force  area 

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Determine the base units of:

Density = mass  volume 

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Use base units to prove that the following equations are homogeneous.

Pressure = density × acceleration due to gravity × depth

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Use base units to prove that the following equations are homogeneous.

Distance travelled = initial speed × time +12 acceleration ×times2s=ut+12at2.

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 Find the area of one page of the book in cm2 and then convert your value to m2.

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If the uncertainty in measuring one side of the page is 0.1 cm, find the uncertainty in the area. This can be done by either taking the largest value of each side when you multiply them together and then finding the difference or using a combination of the percentage uncertainties.