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    FORCE

    An Action exerted on an object which may change the object's state of rest or motion.

    You exert a force when you sit on a chair.

    Force describes the interaction between an object and its environment

    Forces can cause acceleration

    A force exerted on an object can change the object’s velocity ( m/s of an object during transit )
    with respect to time= acceleration ( m/s2).

    As a rocket goes with a stable m/s but engines turn on, velocity changes with respect to time
    causing = acceleration. Forces are like those engines on the imaginary rocket.

    A force can cause a stationary object to stop, as when you catch a ball. A force can also cause
    a moving object to change direction, such as when a baseball collides with a bat and flies off in
    another direction. In each of these cases, force is responsible for a change in velocity with
    respect to time ( acceleration )

    The SI unit for force is the NEWTON

    The Newton was named after Sir Issac Newton ( 1643-1727 ), who contributed the foundations
    to the modern understanding of force and motion.

    The newton is defined as the amount of force that, when acting on a 1kg mass produces an
    acceleration of 1m/s 1N= kg x 1m/s2.

    The weight of an object is a measure of the magnitude of the gravitational force pushed against
    an object. Tia Gloria weighting Bananas on the scale.

    It is the result of the interaction of an object with the gravitational field of another object, such
    as Earth ( interaction between the object and its environment).

    Weight itself is a unit of force : 1 lb = 4.448 N or 1N= 0.225 lb

    Forces can act through contact or at a distance

    Contact Forces: pushing on a crate, means physical contact between two objects.
    Field Forces: Gravity or attraction or repulsion by electric charges, which happen without
    touching.

    Force Diagrams

    When you push on a toy car it accelerates (action that causes an object to change its state of
    rest or motion ) . In other words, the acceleration of the car depends on the force’s magnitude.

    The direction of the car will depend where you push. If you push a toy car from the front, the car
    will move in a different direction than if you push it from behind.

    Force is a vector

    Magnitude, and direction.

    Free body diagrams help analyze a situation

    After a car crash engineers must analyze the problem, they isolate the car from the other
    Objects in this environment. One of their goals is to determine which forces affect the car and its
    passengers.

    A free body diagram only shows other forces action on the object of interest- in this case, the
    car.
    NEWTON’S FIRST LAW

    An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion continues in motion with
    constant velocity unless the object experiences a net external force.

    Remember that forces cause acceleration. can either stop an object, cause it to accelerate,or
    make it change direction. In this case the law is correct an object will remain at rest and with
    constant velocity unless the object experiences a net external force.

    INERTIA

    A hovercraft glides along the surface of water with a cushion of air. A common misconception is
    that an object on which no force is acting will always be at rest. The hovercraft is moving at a
    constant velocity, meaning that there is no external force acting on it. (forces cause
    acceleration).

    Also the cart exercises when you throw it from one end, there is no other force acting on it
    during its journey, causing it to accelerate.

    How a block will slide on different surfaces.

    You push a block with a force on a thick carpet, as soon as you stop pushing it will stop.
    You push a block in a waxed floor and the block will slide much farther before coming to rest, in
    a floor with no resistance, ( no net force acting on this one ).

    It is an object's necessity to maintain its state of motion or rest. Note that an object on which no
    force is acting is not necessarily at rest; the object could also be moving with a constant velocity.

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