Forces Extra Flashcards
A force is….
An attraction or repulsion between objects
All masses
Attract each other
All forces are
Interactions
The force of friction
Ian electromagnetic interaction between charges in surfaces
Friction is
The push and pull of forces as they slide past each other
A vector is
Any quantity that has a direction
Example of a vector
Force
Vectors in opposite directions
Cancel out
When forces are balanced
There is no acceleration
When forces are balenced
Th re is no change in speed or direction of motion (Newton’s 1st law)
An example of Newton’s first law
Someone standing on the ground, the floor pushes upward, gravity pulls down. Or a skydiver, air resistance up, weight down
If a plane has unbalanced forces
It slows down and accelerates in a negative direction ;;;;
The acceleration of an object
Depends on the force and mass of the object (Newton’s second law)
1000 times the force acting on 1000 times the mass
Results in the same acceleration
If there is no net force on an object, it does not change its velocity
Momentum is conserved