DEFINING FORCE Flashcards
Forms of motion (3)
1) Linear: movement in a line same direction same speed
2) angular: rotation around central point
3) general: mix of linear and angular
Define Force
Push or a pull to produce, change or prevent movement
Compression, tensile and bending
Compression- squishing in
Tensile- pulling apart
Bending- combination of both
Internal force VS external force
Internal- study if excercise when we study nature of injury
External- forces that act on an object as a result of an interaction
Contact VS non contact forces
Contact -air resistance, water
Non contact- non touching forces such as gravity magnetic forces and electrical
Define friction
Result of interaction between molecules of surfaces in contact
Static friction VS Kinetic friction
Static- 2 object in contact motionless
Kinetic-2 objects moving on top of another
Dynamography
Measurement of forces and pressure
Stain gauge- wire attached to 2 pads
Load cell- transducer converts force into electrical. You step on it
Describe the equation F=ma
Force =mass * acceleration
newton’s 2nd Law
The greater the force the greater the acceleration
The more mass of an object the more acceleration needed to move it
What is acceleration
- rate of CHANGE of velocity (change in speed, direction, or both)
- object acceleration =net force of all forces acting on an object (NEWTONS 2nd Law )
- any motion CHANGE is acceleration
Quantitative analysis
Breaks it down into individual component
Theory formed by Russian ergonomists
Define kinesiology
Study of human movement
Define biomechanics
Study of the forces that produce human movement
Trying to improve performance and technique
Define kinematics
Study of describing motion Displacement Velocity Acceleration Position of object
Don’t look at forces
Describe kinetics
Study of FORCES causing motion
Torque
Gravity
Friction