Forces are pushes or pulls that cause changes in motion or acceleration. There are four main types of friction: static, sliding, rolling, and fluid friction. Gravity acts everywhere, pulling objects toward the center of masses like the Earth. Gravity affects falling objects, along with air resistance from the atmosphere. Balanced forces cause no changes in motion, while unbalanced forces result in movement.

1. Warm-UpWhich encounters a greater force of air resistance? A feather or an elephant. Explain.There is greater force of air on the elephant because its surface area is large. But the force of air on it is very small compared to its weight.

2. 7-1 - ForcesDescribe examples of force and Identify appropriate SI units used to measure force.Explain how motion of an object is affected when balanced and unbalanced forces act on object.Compare and Contrast the four kinds of friction.Describe how Earth’s gravity and air resistance affect falling objects.

4. ForceA push or a pull that causes a change in motion.Measured inNewtonswith a spring scale.1 kg accelerated at 1 m/s2 would require 1 N of force.A small apple weighs about 1Newton.

5. Forces that affect motionFa- Applied Force a force exerted on an object by other objects in it’s environment.Ff - Frictional Forcea force that opposes motion between the object and the surface it rests upon.Fg- Gravitational Forcethe force of attraction between two objects with mass. (ex. Between an object and the Earth)Fn - Normal Force the supportive force of the surface an object rests upon. Normal means “perpendicular”Fnet –Net Force Sum of all forces

6. Understanding Check-upAre forces scalar or vectors?Thumbs up – ScalarThumbs down – vector.Does the direction of the push matter?

7. Combining forces acting on an object

8. Force DiagramsArrows drawn to represent the size and direction of force. All arrows are drawn from center of object.

9. If forces are balanced…No Change MotionNo net (unbalance) forces.Fn50N, upFgFnFg50N, down

10. Direction of motionIf forces are unbalanced…Motion Net (unbalanced) force.Net forceFgFnFnFg

11. If forces are balanced…No Change in MotionNo net (unbalance) forces.FfFnFfFnFgFg

12. FrictionFriction force is a force that resists or opposes motion.Friction force is present when other forces are present.Types of FrictionStatic FrictionActs on objects that are not moving but other forces are trying to move the object . Sliding FrictionActs on object that is moving.Rolling FrictionActs on objects that roll.Fluid FrictionActs on objects that are in fluids.A fluid is matter that can flow and has no shape.

13. GravityGravity is an attractive force that acts between two masses.Gravity acts towards the center of the earth or any other object.Gravity’s affects are everywhere.There is gravity in space. Its just very small.