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WorksheetsBiomechanics (Year 10)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why use biomechanics in sport?
to improve technique and performance
to increase injuries
to obtain data
to score more goals
50m swim involves _____ motion
circular
angular
linear
rotational
a sporting example of when angular motion is displayed
a cyclist going up a hill
a gymnast spinning around a bar
a soccer player running towards the goal
a gymnast walking down a beam
DISTANCE definition
How much ground an object covers/how far it travels
Refers to an object’s overall change of position - how far it is from initial position to the final position
How fast an object travels
If you walked from this classroom, to the canteen and back to this classroom, your displacement would be (a) metres
Speed formula
s=p/o
s=d/t
s=t/d
s=v/t
Velocity is an objects speed with ______
time
distance
direction
wearing running spikes (shoes) aim to
increase friction
decrease friction
increase drag
an increase in speed = an increase in
(a)
momentum definition
to move the object, the force applied needs to be greater than the inertia
amount of motion an object has and its resistance to changing motion
the speed it an object is travelling
