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The Law of Inertia

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The Law of Inertia

•Objects at rest remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

•Objects in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

What causes the tire to stop rolling?

Inertia is dependent on mass.

The larger the mass, the more inertia it has.

I’m not moving till you explain this report

card!

A force is a push or pull.

Forces can change the motion of an object.

Force is measured in Newtons. (appropriately named!)

One Newton = the amount of force needed to accelerate 1 kilogram by 1 meter per second squared.

1 kg a = 1 m/s2

Weight – is a force.

It is the force of gravity acting on an object’s mass.

Weight (in newtons) = mass x acceleration due to gravity.

example: 1 kg x 9.8 m/s2= 9.8 Newtons

Calculate your weight in Newtons!

Friction – is a force caused by objects touching that opposes motion, but is necessary.

Friction helps go forward and stop

Friction helps us stand

Friction helpsus walk and run

Force is a vector quantity.

100 Newtons

The length of the arrow shows the strength of the force.The direction shows the direction that the force is applied.

Force vectors are added and subtracted just as velocity vectors are…

The sum of the force vectors (the resultant) is calledthe net force.

If the net force is zero, there is no movement. The system is at equilibrium. = The forces are balanced.

An unbalanced force results in movement in the direction of the larger force.

Consider the forces on this box:

Fw = weight of the box

Fn = Normal force (always acts perpendicular to the surface)

If the box has a force applied to it, there are two additional forces.

Fw = weight of the box

Fn = Normal force (always acts perpendicular to the surface)

Fa = Applied force

Ff = Friction force

Coefficient of Friction Each combination of surfaces that come in contact with

each other have their own value for friction. This is called the coefficient of friction.

The coefficient of friction () can be calculated by:

= Ff Fn

Example problem involving friction:

The box is placed on a smooth wooden table. A force of 14 Nis necessary to to keep the box moving at a constant velocity. If the box has a weight of 40 N…

1. Draw the forces effecting the box. 2. What is the coefficient of friction?

This 52 N saucer sled is pulled across a cement sidewalk with a force of 18 N.

What is the coefficient of friction betweenthe sled and the sidewalk?

The 52 N saucer sled is now placed on snow and a 450 N boy sits on it. The coefficient of friction for the snow and

metal sled is 0.012.

What force is necessary to pull the sled at constant speed?(Hint: the applied force is equal, but opposite direction to the

force of friction.)

Newton’s second law explains the relationshipbetween the net force on an object, it’s massand the acceleration that results from the force:

Let’s look at the relationships:

If mass is constant, the larger the force on an object, the faster the objects accelerates.

Large force = mass x large acceleration

Small force = mass x small acceleration

This is a direct proportion.

force = small mass x large acceleration

force = large mass x small acceleration

Let’s look at the relationships:

If the force is constant, the larger the mass of an object, the

slower the object accelerates.

This is an indirect or inverse proportion.

Let’s look at the relationships:

If the acceleration is constant, the larger the mass of an object,

the stronger the force must be to change the motion.

small force = small mass x acceleration

large force = large mass x acceleration

This is a direct proportion.

Solving problems related to Newton’s second law:

The basic equation is:

Force = mass x acceleration

or F = ma

a = f / m m = f / a

Try this:

Rearrange the variables so that you can solve for

acceleration or mass.

For Practice:

Example 1

How much force must a 30,000 kg jet plane develop in orderto achieve an acceleration of 1.5 m/s/s?

Example 2

What acceleration is produced by a force of 500 N appliedto a 1000 kg car?

Example 3

If a grocery cart is pushed with a force of 75 N, and the cart accelerates from rest at a rate of 1.5 m/s/s, what is the mass of the cart?

What is the weight of the cart?