TYPE OF FORCES

GRADE 8 SCIENCE ACTIVITY

SVP2017

BASIC
A force is a push or pull acting upon an object as a result of its
interaction with another object. There are a variety of types of
forces. Previously in this lesson, a variety of force types were
placed into two broad category headings on the basis of
whether the force resulted from the contact or non-contact of
the two interacting objects. Some of its example are:

Contact Forces non-contact

Frictional Force Magnetic Force
Normal Force Electrical Force
Applied Force Gravitational Force
Spring Force

GRAVITATIONAL FORCES
The force of gravity is the force with which the earth, moon, or
other massively large object attracts another object towards
itself. By definition, this is the weight of the object. All objects
upon earth experience a force of gravity that is directed
"downward" towards the center of the earth. The force of
gravity on earth is always equal to the weight of the object as
found by the equation:

F GRAVITY= WEIGHT (W) Picture 1

W=M*G
WHERE G IS GRAVITATIONAL FIELD STRENGTH OR
SOMETIME CALLED GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION=9,8
M/S2
AND M = MASS (IN KG)

What is the similarity between picture 1 and picture 2?

Picture 2
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 GRAVITATIONAL
ACCELERATION
DEFINITION
"in the previous page, it is explained that gravitational field
strength value is 9,8 m/s2. This gravity field around earth is
actually vary. Some places might have lower gravity attraction
than other. To investigate gravitational strength, go to this url:

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Less
on-2/Types-of-Forces

"Please find gravity strength of places below using url above :

TREND ON DATA
Based on the data, what
does affect the value of
gravity strength ?

Weight is different than mass. Mass will never change where ever place you are, but weight depends on
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 OTHER TYPE OF FORCES
FRICTIONAL FORCE
The friction force is the force exerted by a surface as an object
moves across it or makes an effort to move across it.The
friction force often opposes the motion of an object. For
example, if a book slides across the surface of a desk, then the
desk exerts a friction force in the opposite direction of its
motion

NORMAL FORCES
The normal force is the support force exerted upon an object
that is in contact with another stable object. For example, if a
box is resting upon a surface, then the surface is exerting an
upward force upon the book in order to support the weight of
the book. On occasions, a normal force is exerted horizontally
between two objects that are in contact with each other. For
instance, if a person leans against a wall, the wall pushes
horizontally on the person

TRY YOUR SELF

look at the picture and
write the forces and
direction that are applied
to the Box?

Weight is different than mass. Mass will never change where ever place you are, but weight depends on
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 Teacher's
demonstration
1. Draw a picture of initial
demonstration?

2. What are type forces applied?

3. What does teacher change and

what doesn't teacher change
during demonstration ?
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 Teacher's
demonstration...

4.Which demonstration will be

the fastest one?

5.Explain you answer in no 4?

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