Test One Chapter four Flashcards
what is force
something with the capability to cause a change in motion of a system
what are the properties of force
direction, orientation, magnitude, point of application, line of action
what is the law of inertia
a body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion, unless acted upon by a net force
law of inertia explains the motion of a system in the absence of
net externally applied force
what is the law of acceleration
acceleration is proportional to the net force applied and inversely proportional to the mass of the object
equation for acceleration
force/mass
force equation
force= mass x acceleration
equation for momentum
mass x velocity
change in motion is directly proportional to the
magnitude of the net applied force
what is the law of action-reaction
to every action there is always an opposite and equal reaction
what are the four types of forces
non contact (field) forces, contact forces, external and internal forces, action and reaction forces
what is a field
any object possessing mass creates an invisible field of influence stretching throughout space
what is field force
non contact force
what is non contact force
newton’s law of universal gravitation explains the interaction of objects even when they are not in contact
what is strong nuclear force
occurs between subatomic particles; prevent the nucleus of an atom from exploding because of the repulsive electric force produced by its protons
what is electromagnetic force
between electric charges
what is gravitational force
exists between bodies of mass
what is contact force
the result of physical contact between two bodies
what is external forces
those that interact with the system from the outside
example of external forces
i hit ground, ground hits me
what are internal forces
act within the defined system
example of internal forces
muscles we use to apply the force, what muscles are engaged
what forces can change the motion of the system
external
what forces can change the shape of the system
internal
what is action force
“the force”, the initially applied force
what is the reaction force
the simultaneous equal counterforce acting in the opposite direction to the action force
what is the most pervasive external forces in everyday life
gravity
where is gravitational pull concentrated at
center of mass
what is weight
measure of the force with which gravity pulls upon an object’s mass
what happens to weight when you move closer to the center of the earth’s mass
weight decreases
what happens to weight when you move farther from the center of earth’s mass
weight increases
what is friction
force that resists the sliding of two objects in contact
friction exists when
two objects are in contact and have the potential to slide across each other
how do you represent the friction force in a vector
direction opposite of the potential sliding direction and parallel to the two surfaces in contact
what is normal force
force that acts downward on one surface and upward on another
examples of normal force
weight or gravity acting towards the center of the earth, force that presses two surfaces together
what is ground reaction force
oppositely directed normal force
what is static friction
exists when two contacting surfaces are not currently sliding relative to each other but do possess the potential for movement
in order for object to move what must happen
applied force must be greater than the static friction
what factors affect static friction
normal force, coefficient of static friction, static friction force
what is static friction force
force that must be exceeded to start the slide of the object