Forces Notes

Terminal Velocity
1

The following diagrams show a car driving along a road. Fill in the missing words:
The driver of the car presses the accelerator, producing a
forward f__________ of 500 N. This makes the car
a __________ .
As the car gets faster, the air r__________
increases.

As the car speeds up, the air resistance gets

b__________ until it e__________ the forward
force of the engine. When the forces are
balanced, the car travels at a steady speed. If
the car is going as fast as it can, this is its
terminal velocity.
A passenger decides to see what
happens if he opens an umbrella out of
the window! Suddenly, the
a__________ r__________ increases
and is bigger than the forward force of
the engine.
This s__________ the car down.

As the car slows down, the air

resistance d__________ until it is
the same size as the forward force
again. Now the forces are
b__________ so the car travels at a
new s__________ speed.
The car has a new t__________ velocity.
The driver stops pressing the accelerator so the
forward force of the car drops to z__________ .
The air resistance makes the car d__________ .
As the car slows down the air resistance
d__________ .
Eventually, the car stops and the air resistance falls to
z_________.

When a person jumps out of an aeroplane:

a
b
c
d
e
f
g

What happens to their velocity as they fall? ___________________________________

What happens to their air resistance as their velocity changes? ____________________
What force is pulling down on the person? ____________________________________
What force is pushing up on the person? _____________________________________
Why will the person reach a steady speed? ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
What is this steady speed called? ___________________________________________
What happens to the air resistance when the parachute is opened? ________________
______________________________________________________________________

Forces Notes

Terminal velocity
1

The following diagrams show a car driving along a road. Fill in the missing words:
The driver of the car presses the accelerator, producing a
forward f__________ of 500 N. This makes the car
a __________ .
As the car gets faster, the air r__________
increases.

As the car speeds up, the air resistance gets

b__________ until it e__________ the forward
force of the engine. When the forces are
balanced, the car travels at a steady speed. If
the car is going as fast as it can, this is its
terminal velocity.
A passenger decides to see what
happens if he opens an umbrella out of
the window! Suddenly, the
a__________ r__________ increases
and is bigger than the forward force of
the engine.
This s__________ the car down.

As the car slows down, the air

resistance d__________ until it is
the same size as the forward force
again. Now the forces are
b__________ so the car travels at a
new s__________ speed.
The car has a new t__________ velocity.
The driver stops pressing the accelerator so the
forward force of the car drops to z__________ .
The air resistance makes the car d__________ .
As the car slows down the air resistance
d__________ .
Eventually, the car stops and the air resistance falls to
z_________.

When a person jumps out of an aeroplane:

a
b
c
d
e
f
g

What happens to their velocity as they fall? ___________________________________

What happens to their air resistance as their velocity changes? ____________________
What force is pulling down on the person? ____________________________________
What force is pushing up on the person? _____________________________________
Why will the person reach a steady speed? ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
What is this steady speed called? ___________________________________________
What happens to the air resistance when the parachute is opened? ________________
______________________________________________________________________