English National Curriculum - Science Science

8. Explore forces and elasticity

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State the difference between elastic and inelastic deformation

Calculate the force needed to stretch or compress an object

Describe the energy transfers taking place when an elastic object undergoes stretching, compression or bending

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moments

How forces can cause a turning effect.

levers

A machine which uses effort and load to pull it up and down.

pivot

The part within the middle of an object.

balance

Two equal forces acting upon each other.

rotation

The rate which something revolves around an axis.

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