Intro To Forces Day!

Force Demonstrati

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A force can change the direction of an object.

Scientists express force using a unit called the Newton (N). One Newton of force is the amount needed to accelerate a mass 1kg in size 1.0 m/s/s.

Forces affect how objects move.

Force - a push or pull on an object

The starting point you use to describe the motion of an object is called the reference point.

While using a reference point to describe motion, you will also need to state the direction of the movement. Direction may be up or down, right or left,

north or south, east or west, etc.

Motion is any physical movement or change in position or place.

Describe the force needed to put each object in motion.

PRACTICE

Balanced Forces = NO Motion The net force = Zero

Unbalanced Forces = MOTION The net force = SUM of the two

forces

Net Force is the combination of ALL the forces acting on an object. The Net Force is dependent upon the direction of the forces.

When two unequal forces act in opposite directions on an object, the net force is the difference of the two forces. The final force and its direction are called a resultant.

1. The forces shown above are PUSHING / PULLING forces.

2. The forces shown above are WORKING TOGETHER / OPPOSITE FORCES.

3. The forces are EQUAL / NOT EQUAL. 4. The forces DO / DO NOT balance each other. 5. The resultant force is 1000 N TO THE

RIGHT / 1000 N TO THE LEFT / ZERO. 6. There IS / IS NO motion.

Practice

1. The forces shown above are PUSHING / PULLING forces.

2. The forces shown above are WORKING TOGETHER / OPPOSITE FORCES.

3. The forces are EQUAL / NOT EQUAL.4. The forces DO / DO NOT balance each

other.5. The resultant force is 1000 N TO THE

RIGHT / 1000 N TO THE LEFT /ZERO.6. There IS / IS NO motion.

Answers:

1. The forces shown above are WORKING TOGETHER / OPPOSITE FORCES.

2. The forces are EQUAL / NOT EQUAL. 3. The forces DO / DO NOT balance each

other. 4. The stronger force is pulling to the

RIGHT / LEFT. 5. The weaker force is pulling to the RIGHT

/ LEFT. 6. Motion is to the RIGHT / LEFT.

Practice

1. The forces shown above are WORKING TOGETHER / OPPOSITE FORCES.

2. The forces are EQUAL / NOT EQUAL.3. The forces DO / DO NOT balance each

other.4. The stronger force is pulling to the RIGHT

/ LEFT.5. The weaker force is pulling to the RIGHT /

LEFT.6. Motion is to the RIGHT / LEFT.

Answers:

Depending on the situation, there will be certain forces acting upon an object.

Here are a few forces that we will be using for this unit: Normal Force: The support force applied to an object

that is in contact with another stable object. Gravity Force: The force with which the earth, moon, or

other massively large object attracts another object towards itself. Gravity will always be a force acting on an object.

Air Resistance: A special type of frictional force that acts upon objects as they travel through the air. The force of air resistance is often observed to oppose the motion of an object.

Forces Acting on Objects

Despicable Me Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOIe0DIMbI8

A vector shows the direction and the magnitude (amount) of a force. It is a line with an arrow and begins

with a dot. The length of the arrow shows the

amount of force. The arrow shows the direction of the

force.

Vectors

Each square represents 1 N.

A science book is at rest on a table top. Diagram the forces acting on the science book.

A skydiver is descending with a constant velocity. Consider air resistance. Diagram the forces acting on the skydiver.

Two teams are competing in a tug-of-war contest. Team A is pulling at 4000N and Team B is pulling at 4900N is the opposite direction. Sketch the forces and show the net force exerted. Which team is winning? Is this force balanced or unbalanced?

Tommy and John are trying to move a large table. John pushes with a force of 1150N and Tommy helps him by pushing on the same side of the table with a force of 800N. Sketch the individual forces exerted on the table and then calculate and show the net force exerted on the table.

Force DiagramsPractice

A science book is at rest on a table top. Diagram the forces acting on the science book.

A skydiver is descending with a constant velocity. Consider air

resistance. Diagram the forces acting on the skydiver.

Two teams are competing in a tug-of-war contest. Team A is pulling at 4000N and Team B is pulling at 4900N is the opposite direction. Sketch the forces and show the

net force exerted. Which team is winning? Is this force balanced or

unbalanced?

Tommy and John are trying to move a large table. John pushes with a force of 1150N and Tommy helps him by pushing on the same

side of the table with a force of 800N. Sketch the individual forces

exerted on the table and then calculate and show the net force

exerted on the table.

An object has 2 forces pushing on the left. One force is 30 N and the other force is 15 N. What is the net force? Is it balanced or unbalanced? What direction is the object moving?

An object has a force of 10 N pushing from the left and 2 forces (15 N and 5 N) pushing from the right. What is the net force? Is it balanced or unbalanced? What direction is the object moving?

Calculating Net Force Examples

What do you think the activity in the beginning of class was demonstrating?

Mini Discussion