The document discusses the concept of force. Some key points: 1) A force is any push or pull on an object and can cause acceleration, slowing down, or a change in direction. Forces do not need to come from living or moving things. 2) Balanced forces occur when forces cancel each other out, resulting in no acceleration. Unbalanced forces add together to cause acceleration. 3) Forces are measured in Newtons in the metric system. Weight is also a force, equal to an object's mass multiplied by the acceleration of gravity.

1. May the Force be with you
This is funny

2. Definition
 Force: any push or pull on an object
(it's that simple)
 ….But be careful!
 Commonly students will think forces
have to come from living or moving
things. Not true. Gravity pulls a chair to
the floor and the floor pushes back.

3. Forces can cause:
1) speeding up
2) slowing down
3) change in direction
IN OTHER WORDS FORCES CAN*
CAUSE: ACCELERATION
*(but they don’t always cause
acceleration!)

4. Balanced forces:
 When all the
forces cancel
each other out=
no net change in
motion (no
acceleration!)

5. Unbalanced forces:
 Two or more forces that work and
add together to change motion
(cause acceleration)
 Example of a canoe being rowed on a
river on a windy day
 http://rt210.sl.psu.edu/simulations/physlets/force_table.html

6. Vectors
 Forces are vectors
 Vectors are ____________with
______________
 Which one is a vector: Speed or
Velocity?

7. Newtons
 In the metric system, the unit of force is
the Newton.
 It can be used to quantify the pull or
push of ANYTHING!
 What is correct: To weigh something in
pounds, Newtons, or Kilograms?

9. balanced forces
example:
 You on a chair
 you are pulled down by gravity and the
chair pushes back on your butt. Think
about it....If you sat on the hard chair for
three hours without moving, wouldn't
you feel the chair's push?

10. unbalanced forces
example:
 a rocket taking off
 the force of the
engines is
enough to
overcome gravity
and the rocket
accelerates off
the launch pad

11. Questions
 Is it possible to have one balanced
force? If so, draw as a vector diagram.
 Is it possible to have 2 balanced
forces? If so, draw as a vector diagram.
 Is it possible to have 3 balanced
forces? If so, draw as a vector diagram.

12. More questions
 Can an object be in motion with
balanced forces acting on it? Defend
your answer.
 Can an object be stationary with
unbalanced forces acting on it? Defend
your answer.

13. More….
 Can you predict the motion of this box?
Force: 5 N

14. Friction:
 a force; it causes negative acceleration
(slows things down and makes them
stop) (Can it also aid positive
acceleration?)
 it's mostly caused by: interaction of the
matter that is in contact
 Also caused by differences in materials
that are in contact.

15. The Three Types of Friction
and Each One’s Properties
3 types Typical Examples
Relative
strength
Sliding Strongest Book pushed
on table
Rolling Medium Car wheels
Fluid Lowest Swimming or
flying

16. From mass to Force (Part II)
 Mass:
 Amount of Matter in an object
 Something is hard to move if it
has more mass
 Basically the “amount of stuff”
found in something

17. Inertia
 Objects with
mass don’t like to
move
 This property is
inertia
 How is it
measured?

18. Weight
 Weight is a ___________
 Caused by ___________
 All atoms are pulled by gravity, so
things with atoms have weight

19. Speed and Velocity
 Rate of motion
 Velocity includes direction
 V= D/T (with direction)
 Units: Meters per second

20. Momentum
 When things move faster, they become
harder to stop
 And when they are more massive they are
also harder to stop
 Momentum is like “inertia in motion”
 ρ=Mass times velocity
 Momentum is not a force, but it takes a force
to stop momentum………
 Units: Kilogram Meters per second

21. Acceleration
 When speed or direction changes
 Only a force can cause acceleration
 Change in speed divided by time
 Or Ending speed – Starting speed
Time
Units: Meters per second squared

22. Acceleration when falling
 On earth this is at a rate of 9.8
m/s/s
 This is a fast rate of acceleration
 What affects this acceleration
during the fall?

23. Finally………Force
 Any push or pull
 Forces can accelerate a mass
 Force equals mass times acceleration
 F= MA
 Units: Kilogram meters per second
squared (or Newtons)

24. Weight is a Force
 On earth you calculate weight by
Multiplying mass (in Kg) times
acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s/s)
 This will give you weight in Newtons
 Weight= mg
 If you wanna turn your mass into
weight….don’t forget to multiply by 9.8
(m/s/s)