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FORCE
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Force A push or pull one thing exerts on another
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What do you know? ( Examples, pictures, definitions, experiences ) Normal Force Weight Applied Force TensionFriction Air resistance
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Which of the following would be a unit that measures force? 1.kilograms 2.ounces 3.pounds 4.meters per second
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Units of force English system –Pounds (lbs.) Metric system –Newtons (N) Quarter pounder 0.22 pounds = 1 Newton
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What force is acting up on the skydivers? 1.Normal force 2.Weight 3.Tension 4.Air resistance
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What force is acting down on the skydivers? 1.Normal force 2.Weight 3.Tension 4.Friction
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What are the two forces acting on these skydivers? Weight (force because of gravity) Air resistance
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What is the name of the upward force that the table is supplying to the cell phone pictured below? 1.Weight 2.Friction 3.Tension 4.Normal 5.Air resistance
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What are the two forces acting on this cell phone? Weight (force because of gravity) Normal Force
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What are the other two forces acting on the truck? FrictionApplied Force
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What is the name of the force drawn in the picture? 1.Air resistance 2.Weight 3.Tension 4.Friction 5.Normal Force 6.Applied Force
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When I hit the brakes in a car, the car comes to a stop because _______ acts between the tires and the road. 1.Air resistance 2.Weight 3.Tension 4.Friction 5.Normal Force 6.Applied Force
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Balanced Forces When forces are equal in size and opposite in direction. 5 N
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Unbalanced Forces Forces that are not equal in size OR 45 N 15 N
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Unbalanced Forces Forces that are not opposite in direction.
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Net Force The overall force acting on an object. Who’s winning and by how much?
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Net Force Net force = 12 N 4 N 12 N 20 N 16 N
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What is the magnitude of the net force acting on the object? 20 N 10 N 12 N 10 N
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What is the direction of the net force acting on the object? 20 N 10 N 12 N 10 N 1.up 2.down 3.left 4.right
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Force vectors When adding vectors, you can move them, but you can’t change the size or direction 4 N 3 N
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Given the following picture, how would you describe the weight and normal force? 1.Balanced 2.Unbalanced
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