Force: by Sandeep Verma
Force: by Sandeep Verma
Force: by Sandeep Verma
BY SANDEEP VERMA
What is a Force?
• A push or a pull on an object in a
particular direction.
Forces
• The measure of interaction
between two objects (pull or
push)
• Vector quantity: has magnitude
and direction
• May be a contact force or a field
force
• Contact forces result from physical
contact between two objects
• Field forces act between
disconnected objects
• Also called “action at a distance”
Forces
• Gravitational Force
• Archimedes Force
• Friction Force
• Tension Force
• Spring Force
CONTACT FORCES
Force through CONTACT:
*Virtually all actions require a…
NON-CONTACT FORCES
• Does not require contact:
Magnetic:
Static:
Gravity:
*Sliding
*Fluid…air or water
• Without friction, an object would continue to move at
constant speed forever.
The net force is defined as the vector sum of all the external forces
exerted on the object. If the net force is zero, forces are balanced.
When forces are balances, the object can be stationary, or move
with constant velocity.
Mass and Inertia
Every object continues in its state of rest, or uniform
motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change
that state by unbalanced forces impressed upon it
Inertia is a property of objects
to resist changes is motion!
Mass is a measure of the
amount of inertia.
Mass is a measure of the resistance of an object to
changes in its velocity
Mass is an inherent property of an object
Scalar quantity and SI unit: kg
Units of Force
• Newton’s second law:
Fnet F ma
• SI unit of force is a Newton (N)`
kg m
1 N 1 2
s
• US Customary unit of force is a pound (lb)
• 1 N = 0.225 lb
• Weight, also measured in lbs.
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