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• Force
• Motion
• Effects of forces on the object’s motion
• Forces on objects at rest
• Normal force
• Friction
• Gravitational force
• Scalar quantity
• Vector quantity
True or False
If an object is at rest,
no forces are acting upon it
Answer: False
Learning Objective
Aim high - Be able to represent forces using a force diagram
Aim higher - Describe the effect that balanced and unbalanced forces
have on an object
Aim even higher - Be able to calculate the size of the resultant force
Key Words:
Balanced force
Unbalanced force
Resultant or Net Force
What is a force?
Magnitude: 5N
5N, north (up)
Direction: north (up)
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
• Direction
– Direction of the largest force
Unbalanced Forces
40N 40N
Balanced forces
Balanced forces
Unbalanced Forces
100N 20N
Thrust
100N 20N
5N 5N
1.A. What is the
resultant force on
the satellite?
B. To which
direction will the
satellite move? 20 N
Resultant forces – question 2
2.
a. What is the
horizontal resultant
force on the bird?
b. What is the
5N 5N
vertical resultant
force?
5N
c. To which direction
will the bird move?
Resultant forces – question 3
10 N
10 N
13 N 20 N
10 N
3.
a. What is the horizontal resultant force on the
yacht?
b. What is the vertical resultant force?
c. To which direction will the yacht move?
Resultant forces – question 1
1. What is the resultant force on the satellite?
5N 5N
Resultant force = 20 N – 10 N
= 10 N down
20 N
Resultant forces – question 2
2. What is the resultant force on the bird?
The forces acting in each
direction horizontally are equal
in size, so there is no resultant
force in this direction.
Resultant force = 5 N – 5 N = 0 N
5N Resultant force = 5N – 0N
= 5 N down
Resultant forces – question 3
3. What is the resultant force on the yacht?
10 N
10 N
13 N 20 N
10 N
The vertical forces are equal in size and opposite in direction
so there is no resultant force in the vertical direction.
The horizontal forces are not balanced, so the yacht will
accelerate to the right.
Resultant force = (20 N +10 N) – 13 N
= 17 N right