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The document provides a comprehensive overview of forces, defining them as pushes or pulls that can start, stop, or change the movement of objects. It covers various types of forces including gravity, friction, air resistance, water resistance, magnetic force, thrust, and buoyancy, along with examples and key concepts related to balanced and unbalanced forces. Additionally, it explains the difference between mass and weight, and includes practical applications of these forces in everyday scenarios like rockets, boats, parachutes, and vehicles.

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Forces

The document provides a comprehensive overview of forces, defining them as pushes or pulls that can start, stop, or change the movement of objects. It covers various types of forces including gravity, friction, air resistance, water resistance, magnetic force, thrust, and buoyancy, along with examples and key concepts related to balanced and unbalanced forces. Additionally, it explains the difference between mass and weight, and includes practical applications of these forces in everyday scenarios like rockets, boats, parachutes, and vehicles.

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⚙️FORCES – COMPLETE CHEAT SHEET

(GRADE 6)

🌍 WHAT IS A FORCE?
 A force is a push or pull
 Forces can:
o start or stop movement
o change speed or direction
o change shape

🌐 TYPES OF FORCES

🌍 GRAVITY
 A force that pulls objects towards the Earth
 Always acts downwards
 Gives objects weight

👉 Example: falling object 🍎

✋ FRICTION
 A force that slows movement between surfaces
 Acts in the opposite direction of motion

👉 Example: bike brakes 🚲

💨 AIR RESISTANCE (DRAG)


 Friction in air
 Slows moving objects in air

👉 Example: parachute 🪂

💧 WATER RESISTANCE
 Friction in water
 Slows objects moving through water

🧲 MAGNETIC FORCE
 Force that can attract or repel
 Works without touching

🚀 THRUST
 A force that pushes objects forward
 Produced by engines, propellers, or movement

👉 Example:

 rocket launching 🚀
 airplane engines ✈️

🌊 BUOYANCY (UPTHRUST)
🌊 WHAT IS BUOYANCY?
 A force that makes objects float in water or air
 It is also called upthrust

⬆️UPTHRUST
 The upward force exerted by a liquid or gas
 Acts opposite to gravity

⚖️HOW FLOATING WORKS


 If upthrust > weight → object floats
 If weight > upthrust → object sinks

👉 Example:

 ship floating 🚢
 stone sinking 🪨

⚖️BALANCED & UNBALANCED FORCES


⚖️Balanced forces
 Forces are equal
 No change in motion

🚀 Unbalanced forces
 Forces are not equal
 Causes movement or change

📏 MASS vs WEIGHT
⚖️Mass
 Amount of matter
 Measured in kg or g

🌍 Weight
 Force caused by gravity
 Measured in Newtons (N)

⭐ KEY EXAM POINTS


✔ Force = push or pull
✔ Gravity pulls down
✔ Friction slows movement
✔ Thrust pushes objects forward
✔ Buoyancy (upthrust) makes objects float
✔ Floating depends on upthrust vs weight
✔ Balanced = no change
✔ Unbalanced = change in motion
🚀 1. ROCKET (THRUST + GRAVITY + AIR RESISTANCE)
↑ Air resistance (small)
|
🚀 ROCKET
|
↓ Gravity (weight)

↑↑↑↑↑
Thrust (large force pushing up)

⭐ Key idea:

 Thrust > Gravity → rocket goes up


 Air resistance slows it slightly

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🚢 2. BOAT (BUOYANCY / UPTHRUST)
↑ Upthrust (buoyancy)
↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
┌─────────────┐
│ 🚢 │
└─────────────┘
↓ Weight (gravity)
⭐ Key idea:

Boat floats when upthrust = weight or upthrust > weight

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🪂 3. PARACHUTE (AIR RESISTANCE)

↑ Air resistance (large)


↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
🪂 Parachute
|
↓ Gravity (weight)
⭐ Key idea:

 Large surface area = more air resistance


 This makes it fall slowly

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🍎 4. FALLING OBJECT

↓ Gravity (weight)
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
🍎 Apple
↑ Air resistance (small)
⭐ Key idea:

 Gravity pulls object down


 Air resistance is usually small (unless shape is large)

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🚗 1. CAR (MOVING FORWARD)

↑ Normal reaction (road support)


|
Friction ← 🚗 → Driving force (engine)
|
↓ Gravity (weight)

Air resistance acts backwards ←


⭐ Key idea:

 Car moves forward when driving force > friction + air resistance

🚲 2. BICYCLE
↑ Normal reaction
|
Friction ← 🚲 → Pedalling force
|
↓ Gravity

Air resistance ←
⭐ Key idea:

 Pedalling creates thrust (forward force)


 Friction slows the wheels and road contact

🪂 3. SKYDIVER

↑ Air resistance (increases as speed increases)


↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
🪂
|
↓ Gravity (weight)
⭐ Key idea:

 At first: gravity > air resistance → speeds up


 Then: forces balance → terminal velocity

🚤 4. FLOATING SUBMARINE

↑ Upthrust (buoyancy)
↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
┌──────────────┐
│ 🚤 Submarine │
└──────────────┘
↓ Weight (gravity)
⭐ Key idea:

 Submarine floats when upthrust = weight


 Sinks when weight > upthrust
 Rises when upthrust > weight

🧠 SUPER MEMORY SUMMARY


 🚗 Car = engine vs friction
 🚲 Bike = pedalling vs resistance
 🪂 Skydiver = gravity vs air resistance
 🚤 Submarine = upthrust vs weight

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