FORCES
What do we mean when we say force? A force = a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object’s interaction with another object. All forces between objects can be placed into two catergories Contact forces Forces resulting from action “at a distance”
Kinds of forces Contact forces Action at a distance forces Applied force (push) Gravitational force Frictional force Electrical force Tension force (pull) Magnetic force Normal force (push) Air resistance Elastic force
Drawing Free Body Diagrams -Represent the object with a dot: -Arrows represent forces acting on the object. -The length of the arrow represents the amount of force: - The direction of the arrow shows the direction that the force is acting.
Drawing Free Body Diagrams Each force arrow in the diagram is labeled to indicate the exact type of force: Fpush ffriction FGravitational FNormal, FTension FElectrostatic Fmagnetic -Label each Force acts On object and By object
Sky Diver in free fall Ff Friction force on Diver by Air Fg Gravitational force on diver by earth
Sky Diver in parachute Ft tension force on diver by parachute harness Fg gravitational force on Diver by earth
Bull Dog pushing a skate board Bull Dog pushing a skate board. Diagram the forces acting on the skateboard.
Skateboard pushed by dog FN Normal force on skateboard by street Ff friction force on skateboard by street Fp Pushing force on skateboard by dog Fg Dog + Fg skateboard gravitational force on skate board by earth
Dog on Ramp At rest
FN Normal force on dog by ramp Dog on ramp FN Normal force on dog by ramp friction force on dog by ramp Ff Fg gravitational force on dog by earth
FT Tension force on climber by rope FN Normal force on climber by rock Forces on Rock Climber FT Tension force on climber by rope FN Normal force on climber by rock Fg Gravitational force on Climber by earth
FP Pushing force on ball by Michael Jordan Forces on Basket Ball FP Pushing force on ball by Michael Jordan Ff friction force on ball by hand Fg Gravitational force on Ball by earth
Ff friction force on ball by Forces on Foot Ball Ff friction force on ball by air resistance f Fg Gravitational force on Ball by earth
Graham needs to redo the image Graham needs to redo the image. A force diagram for a crate being dragged across the floor is shown. The sizes of each of the horizontal forces are shown in the diagram. 1. What is the size and direction of the NET force on the crate? 2. If the acceleration of the crate is 2.5 m/s/s, what is the mass of the crate?