The document discusses forces and their effects. It notes that forces can make objects start or stop moving, move faster or slower, or change direction or shape. Forces are usually measured in Newtons and act in pairs. The document also discusses how forces affect the motion of objects, either by changing their speed, direction, or both. It provides examples of contact and non-contact forces like gravity, electricity, and magnetism. Finally, it introduces the concepts of net force and Newton's First Law of Motion.

1. Forces Notes #1

2. • Force = a push or pull in a particular
direction.
• Forces can affect motion in several ways:
–They can make objects:
•start moving
•stop moving
•move faster
•move slower
•change direction
•change shape

3. • Forces are measured in Newtons
–You need about 1 N to lift a burger
–You need about 20 N to lift a 2 liter bottle
• Forces usually act in pairs

5. • Forces are measured in Newtons
• Forces usually act in pairs
• Forces act in a particular direction
• Forces usually cannot be seen, but their
EFFECTS can be seen.

6. Which forces are pushing, which are
pulling? AND... Do they change the
speed or direction of the object or
both speed and direction?

7. Which forces are pushing, which are
pulling? AND... Do they change the
speed or direction of the object or
both speed and direction?

8. Which forces are pushing, which are
pulling? AND... Do they change the
speed or direction of the object or
both speed and direction?

9. Which forces are pushing, which are
pulling? AND... Do they change the
speed or direction of the object or
both speed and direction?

10. Which forces are pushing, which are
pulling? AND... Do they change the
speed or direction of the object or
both speed and direction?

11. • Contact forces – forces exerted by two
objects touching each other.
• Noncontact forces – forces exerted
without objects touching. Examples:
•Gravity
•Electricity
•Magnetism

12. VECTORS
• All forces can be expressed in vectors.
• A vector is the direction and power of a force.
• Vectors are expressed with arrows.
• The arrow points in the direction of the force.
• The longer the arrow – the greater the force.

13. Quickystarty! 9/30
• Each solid rocket booster on the space shuttle
has about 14 kilonewtons of thrust. How
much combined force do they have together?

14. Forces Notes #2
• Net force = all the forces acting on an object at
once.
– Go to page 90 and 91 in your textbook.
– Write what “unbalanced forces” and “balanced
forces” mean.
• When the forces acting on a soccer ball are
unbalanced, the ball will move.
• When they’re balanced – the ball won’t move.

15. Newton’s First Law of Motion
• “Objects at rest tend to stay at rest – objects
in motion tend to stay in motion.”
• Inertia: the tendancy of an object to resist a
change of motion.
• A car and a paper airplane are both going the
same speed – but the car is much harder to
stop. It has more inertia because it has more
mass.

17. Standards check
• Answer questions 1 through 8 on page 94 –
skip number 5.
• Bridge Design Videos:
• https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/mit-k12/mit-k12-
physics/v/bridge-design--and-destruction---part-1
• https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/mit-k12/mit-k12-
physics/v/bridge-design--and-destruction---part-2

18. Popsicle Stick Bridge Budget
• http://www.syp.mtu.edu/docs/Lesson_Plans/
Building%20a%20Bridge%20on%20a%20Budg
et.pdf