Motion Cheat Sheet - VCE Physics and Maths!

Constant Acceleration
formulas
Forces
Projectile motion
Newton’s First Law
Horizontal component
Linear horizontal and
vertical motion, vertical
component of projectile
motion
An object will continue at a
constant velocity unless acted
upon by an unbalanced (net) force
An object at a constant velocity
Vertical component
Newton’s Third Law
Additional Formula for
Exceptionally Tricky Projectiles
Constants
Energy
Circular Motion
Energy is always conserved: Can be
transformed into different forms
Banked Corners
Vertical Circles
Collisions
Elastic collision: Both Momentum and Kinetic Energy are conserved.
Inelastic collision: Momentum is conserved but Kinetic Energy is lost.
Weight
Weight: Any mass in a gravitational field has weight
Weightless: The absence of a gravitational field
Apparent Weightlessness: When there is no reaction force (in a state of free fall) (Normal force = 0 N)
Impulse: The change of an objects momentum
Force(N)
Graphs
g (N/kg)
Minimum Speed or Apparently
Weightless (Normal Force= 0N):
Force(N)
Area = ∆E/kg
Area = ∆E
Area = ∆E/kg
Area = ∆p
x (m)
Gravity
x (m)
Pulley
Incline Planes
t (s)
Normal Reaction Force
Driving Force
Driving Force
Resistive Forces
Frictional Force
Weight Force
Power
Frictional Force