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What is a force?
A
push or a pull
May be unbalanced or balanced
energy to
an object
Can set an
object in
motion, make it
stop, or change
its motion
Friction
A
Inertia
Inertia
The
tendency
of an object to
stay at rest or
in motion.
Objects with
greater mass
have greater
inertia
Gravity
Gravity
The attractive
force between
all objects in the
universe
F = M1 M2
d2
More
My gravitational
attraction is small
no matter what the
distance!
Newtons Laws of
Motion
1. Inertia
2. F=ma
3. Action-reaction
law of
inertia:
An object at
rest stays at
rest
an object in
motion stays
in motion
unless acted
upon by an
outside force.
= Mass x acceleration
If
Newtons 2
nd
Law
F_____
M
A
Force is measured in newtons. A newton
is a
kg m
s2
Example:
Answer:
F_____
M A
1000kg * 50m/s/s =
50,000 kgm or 50,000N
s2
F = ma
A
More 2
nd
1.
Law Problems:
Answers:
_F_
M A
1. _10N_
0.2 n/kg= 0.2 kg m = 0.2
m/s2
50kg A
s2/kg
2.
F______
15kg 10m/s2
150 kgm/s2 or 150N
Newtons 2
nd
Law
F__
m a
3.
Answer:
F_______
3kg 9.8 m/s2
29.4N
rocketry
The gases
being expelled
is the action.
The rocket
propelling
forward is the
reaction.
Projectile motion
Projectile motion
An
The motion
of the truck
causes the
ball to project
forward.
What would
happen if
the truck
stopped?
Satellites