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THE CAPE ACADEMY OF MATHEMATICS,

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


PHYSICS DEFINITIONS
GRADE 11

Below is a comprehensive list of all the definitions which every grade 11 learner
must master for the final November Examinations.

TOPIC: VECTORS IN TWO DIMENTION

RESULTANT OF VECTORS
It is the vector sum of two or more vectors (a single vector) having the same effect as two or
more vectors together.

TOPIC: NEWTON’S LAWS AND ITS APPLICATION

NORMAL FORCE
The force or the component of a force which a surface exerts on an object in contact with it,
and which is perpendicular to the surface.

FRICTIONAL FORCE
The force that opposes the motion of an object and which acts parallel to the surface.

STATIC FRICTIONAL FORCE

The force that opposes the tendency of motion of a stationary object relative to a surface.

KINETIC FRICTIONAL FORCE

The force that opposes the motion of a moving object relative to a surface.

NEWTON’S FIRST LAW OF MOTION

A body will remain in its state of rest or motion at constant velocity unless a non-zero
resultant/net force acts on it.

INERTIA

It’s the resistance of an object to any change in its state of motion. The mass of an object is
a quantitative measure of its inertia.

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NEWTON’S SECOND LAW OF MOTION

When a net (or resultant) force acts on an object it causes the object to accelerate in the
direction of the net force. This acceleration is directly proportional to the net force and
inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF MOTION


When object A exerts a force on object B, object B SIMULTANEOUSLY exerts an oppositely
directed force of equal magnitude on object A.

NEWTON'S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION


Each particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a gravitational force that is directly
proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between their centres.

TOPIC: ELECTROSTATICS

COULOMB’S LAW OF ELECTROSTATIC FORCE

The magnitude of the electrostatic force exerted by two point charges (Q 1 and Q2) on each
other is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance (r) between them.

ELECTRIC FIELD

It’s a region in space in which an electric charge experiences a force.

ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH

The electric field strength at a point is the electrostatic force experienced per unit positive
charge placed at that point.

TOPIC: ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

OHM’S LAW

The potential difference across a conductor is directly proportional to the current in the
conductor at constant temperature.

ELECTRIC CURRENT

Amount of charge that passes a cross-section of a conductor per unit time.


Or
Rate of flow of charge.

POWER

Power is the rate at which work is done. Or The rate at which energy is transferred.

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