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How are forces and motion
related? Chapter 11: Lesson 1:
Motion
Change in position
Types of motion
1) Up and
down motion
2) Straight
line motion
3) Round and
round motion
4) Zigzag
motion
5) Back and
forth motion
1) Up and down motion
2) Straight line motion
3) Round and round motion
4) Zigzag motion
5) Back and forth motion
Motion can be:
Fast
and
Slow
motion
motion
Same direction
Or
Change direction
Draw arrows on the following
pictures showing the type of
motion.
Activity
Distance
How far it is from one
position to another position
Measure the distance of the arrows
shown using a ruler or a
measuring tape.
Activity
Direction
An object can move north,
south, east or west.
Forces
A push or a pull.
Example:
- When you open a door (pull)
- When you close a drawer (push)
- When you are kicking the ball (push)
A force can:
1) Make
something move
2) Change the
direction of a
moving object
3) Change the
speed of a moving
object
4) Change and
objects shape
Types of forces:
1) Balanced
forces
2) Unbalanced
forces
1) Balanced Forces
Forces that cancel each other when acting
together on a single object.
Example:
Both forces are
equal so the
object does not
move
Balanced forces do not change motion.
- If an object is not moving it will not move.
- If an object is moving it will continue to
move in the same direction without
changing speed.
2) Unbalanced Forces
Forces that are not equal to each other .
- It causes a change in motion.
- The greater force determines the direction of
motion.
- Unbalanced forces can make and object start to
move, speed up, slow down or change directions.
Gravity
The force that makes things
fall to the ground on earth.
Mass vs. Weight
- How much matter
in an object.
- Measured by g or
kg (not a force)
- Force caused by
gravity pulling down on
the mass of an object.
- Measured in Newton
(N)
How can we measure weight?
Weight is measure using a force meter.
• Friction is a force between two surfaces
that are sliding, or trying to slide across one
another, for example when you try to push a
toy car along the floor.
• Friction always works in the direction
opposite from the direction the object is
moving, or trying to move. It always slows
a moving object down.
Moving
Friction
• Friction also produces heat. For
example, if you rub your hands together
quickly, they get warmer.
• The amount of friction depends on the materials from
which the two surfaces are made. The rougher the surface,
the more friction is produced. For example, you would have
to push a book harder to get it moving on a carpet than you
would on a wooden floor. This is because there is more
friction between the carpet and the book than there is
between the wood and the book.
• Friction can be a useful force because it
prevents our shoes slipping on the pavement
when we walk and stops car tyres skidding on
the road.
• Ice causes very little friction, which is why it
is easy to slip over on an icy day. But this is a
good thing for ice skating and sledging.
• Sometimes we want to reduce friction. For
example, moving parts inside a car engine are
lubricated with oil, to reduce friction between
them. The oil holds the surfaces apart, and can
flow between them. The reduced friction means
there is less wear on the metal, and less heat
produced.
• Air resistance is a type of friction between
air and another material. When an aeroplane
flies through the air, for example, air
particles hit the aeroplane, making it more
difficult for the aeroplane to move through
the air.
• Some shapes, known as streamlined
shapes, cause less air resistance than
others. Aeroplanes and cars are
streamlined, so that they move through
the air as easily as possible.

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Forces and Motion: Types of Motion and Forces Explained

  • 1. How are forces and motion related? Chapter 11: Lesson 1:
  • 3. Types of motion 1) Up and down motion 2) Straight line motion 3) Round and round motion 4) Zigzag motion 5) Back and forth motion
  • 4. 1) Up and down motion
  • 6. 3) Round and round motion
  • 8. 5) Back and forth motion
  • 12. Draw arrows on the following pictures showing the type of motion. Activity
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15. Distance How far it is from one position to another position
  • 16. Measure the distance of the arrows shown using a ruler or a measuring tape. Activity
  • 17.
  • 18. Direction An object can move north, south, east or west.
  • 19. Forces A push or a pull. Example: - When you open a door (pull) - When you close a drawer (push) - When you are kicking the ball (push)
  • 20. A force can: 1) Make something move 2) Change the direction of a moving object 3) Change the speed of a moving object 4) Change and objects shape
  • 21. Types of forces: 1) Balanced forces 2) Unbalanced forces
  • 22. 1) Balanced Forces Forces that cancel each other when acting together on a single object. Example: Both forces are equal so the object does not move
  • 23. Balanced forces do not change motion. - If an object is not moving it will not move. - If an object is moving it will continue to move in the same direction without changing speed.
  • 24. 2) Unbalanced Forces Forces that are not equal to each other . - It causes a change in motion. - The greater force determines the direction of motion. - Unbalanced forces can make and object start to move, speed up, slow down or change directions.
  • 25.
  • 26. Gravity The force that makes things fall to the ground on earth.
  • 27. Mass vs. Weight - How much matter in an object. - Measured by g or kg (not a force) - Force caused by gravity pulling down on the mass of an object. - Measured in Newton (N)
  • 28. How can we measure weight? Weight is measure using a force meter.
  • 29. • Friction is a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or trying to slide across one another, for example when you try to push a toy car along the floor. • Friction always works in the direction opposite from the direction the object is moving, or trying to move. It always slows a moving object down. Moving Friction
  • 30. • Friction also produces heat. For example, if you rub your hands together quickly, they get warmer.
  • 31. • The amount of friction depends on the materials from which the two surfaces are made. The rougher the surface, the more friction is produced. For example, you would have to push a book harder to get it moving on a carpet than you would on a wooden floor. This is because there is more friction between the carpet and the book than there is between the wood and the book.
  • 32. • Friction can be a useful force because it prevents our shoes slipping on the pavement when we walk and stops car tyres skidding on the road.
  • 33. • Ice causes very little friction, which is why it is easy to slip over on an icy day. But this is a good thing for ice skating and sledging.
  • 34. • Sometimes we want to reduce friction. For example, moving parts inside a car engine are lubricated with oil, to reduce friction between them. The oil holds the surfaces apart, and can flow between them. The reduced friction means there is less wear on the metal, and less heat produced.
  • 35. • Air resistance is a type of friction between air and another material. When an aeroplane flies through the air, for example, air particles hit the aeroplane, making it more difficult for the aeroplane to move through the air.
  • 36. • Some shapes, known as streamlined shapes, cause less air resistance than others. Aeroplanes and cars are streamlined, so that they move through the air as easily as possible.