Newton’s 2nd

F=MA
Essential Question

 What factors influence force?

Factors That Influence Force

 Mass- amount of matter in an object

 Unit=kg

 Acceleration- rate of change of velocity

 Unit= m/s/s
Newton’s Second Law

 Force=mass x
acceleration
 Mass= force/acceleration
 Acceleration=force/mass
Calculate force. Mass= 10 kg
Acceleration= 3 m/s/s
Calculate force. Mass= 4 kg
Acceleration= 6 m/s/s
Calculate mass. Force= 30 N and
acceleration= 6 m/s/s
Calculate acceleration. Force= 36 N.
Mass= 6 kg.
 Think-Pair-Share

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 Form a hypothesis: if we drop an elephant and feather
off the top of a building and air resistance is eliminated,
which would hit the ground first? Why?
 Same Acceleration

 All objects will fall with the same rate of acceleration 9.8 m/s/s
Which figure would require more force
to move? Explain.
Which object would accelerate at a
faster rate?
Whiteboard review!
Scenario #1

A person travels down a water slide

with a force of 112 N. The person
accelerates at a rate of 2m/s². What
is the mass of the rider?
Scenario #2

A 12,000 kg blue whale accelerates

through the ocean with a force of
96,000 N. How fast is the whale
accelerating through the water?
Scenario #3

A firework has a mass of 4 kg. It is

fired into the sky with an
acceleration of 20 m/s². What
amount of force was applied by the
cannon to launch the firework?
Scenario #4

A 2,000 kg helicopter leaves the

runway with a force of 60,000 N.
What is the acceleration of the
helicopter?
Scenario #5

 When Tigger bounced into a tree to

get Pooh’s honey, he used a force of
96N. He accelerated at a rate of 3
m/s². What is Tigger’s mass?
Scenario #6

 Tom Brady throws a football with a

force of 36N. The football
accelerates at a rate of 12 m/s².
What is the mass of the football?
Scenario #7

 Women’s New York Marathon winner

Shalane Flanagan has a mass of
52kg. When the gun is fired to begin
the race, she accelerates at a rate
of 4 m/s². How much force is she
applying at the start of the race?
Scenario #8

 Michael Phelps has a mass of 70 kg.

He jumps into the swimming pool
with an acceleration of 5m/s². How
much force is he using to jump into
the pool?
Scenario #9

A crumbled piece of paper has a

mass of 1kg. A student who chooses
to not follow the rules throws the
paper with a force of 6 N. What is the
acceleration of the paper?