Forces Physics
Date: 16/09/2024
- A force is a ‘push or pull’
- An action that changes the size, shape or motion of a body. It is a
vector quantity, it has both magnitude & direction.
- A force can be represented as an arrow which shows the magnitude
of a force ( the tail of the arrow ). The direction of a force ( the
arrowhead ). This arrow represents a force as a vector.
- The S.I of a force is the Newton ( N )
- Kg m/s2 = N
Types of Forces
- Gravitational force
- Frictional force
- Magnetic force
- Reaction ( normal ) force
- Elastic force
- Upthrust force
- Tension force
- Nuclear force
- Electrostatic force
Contact forces – exists when objects are touching each other.
Example: friction, tension, reaction, upthrust, elastic.
Non-Contact forces – exists when objects are far apart
Example: gravitational, electrostatic, magnetic & nuclear.
Mass – it is the amount matter ( particles / atoms ) contained in an object.
It does NOT change at any point in space / universe.
weight – it is a force, and it is derived from the gravitational pull of a large
object, such as a planet, or an object.
- Mass = matter
- Weight = force of
gravity
Mass << Mass <<
Measured in kg Measured in newton ( N )
The amount of matter in an The pull of gravity ( force )
object or an
Scalar quantity object by earth
Does not change anywhere in
Vector quantity
space
Only exist near a very
large
object in space
Weight – Weight = mass × acceleration due to gravity
W = mg
-1
Sometimes, the value of ‘g’ is rounded to 10N kg
Homework – page 30 questions 1-4
(1) Two examples of contact forces are:
(a) Frictional
(b) Tension
(2) Two examples of a non- contact force are:
(a) Gravity (the force pulling objects towards the earth).
(b) Electrostatic force (the force between charged objects, like the
attraction or repulsion between 2 static electricity charged balloons).
(3) Weight = 20N
g = 10N/kg
W = mg
Mass = W/g = 20
= 2 kg
10
(4) Calculate the weight of these mass
(a) 10g (b) m = 3.6 kg
M = 10g = 10 W = mg = 10 × 3.6 = 36 N
= 0.01
100 kg M = 713 g = 713
= 0. 713
W = mg = 10 × 0.01 1000 kg
= 0.1 N
W = mg = 0.713 × 10
= 7.13 N
(c) m = 713 g = 713
= 0. 713
1000 kg
W = mg = 0.713 × 10
= 713 N
Unbalanced Forces
Physics Date:
16/09/2024
- Unequal forces which act on an object which cause the object to
change its motion and speed. These are called unbalanced forces.
- When unbalanced forces are added together a resultant force or net
force is obtained.
- The object moves in the direction of the resultant force.
- Vector rules are applied when adding forces to obtain the resultant
force.