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The document explains the fundamental concepts of forces and Newton's three laws of motion. It defines a force as a push, pull, or twist that can change an object's speed, direction, or shape, and introduces key terms such as inertia, net force, mass, and weight. The document also includes formulas for calculating force, mass, and acceleration, emphasizing the relationship between these concepts.

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Forces Summary Notes

The document explains the fundamental concepts of forces and Newton's three laws of motion. It defines a force as a push, pull, or twist that can change an object's speed, direction, or shape, and introduces key terms such as inertia, net force, mass, and weight. The document also includes formulas for calculating force, mass, and acceleration, emphasizing the relationship between these concepts.

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FORCES in General Newton’s FIRST LAW Newton’s SECOND LAW Newton’s THIRD LAW

Now we need to learn about why things move... Definition: An object at rest will stay at Definition: The acceleration is directly Definition: Action and reaction forces are
objects move because of forces acting on them. rest and an object in motion will stay in proportional to the force acting on the equal and opposite
constant motion, unless acted upon by an object and inversely proportional to the
A force in basic terms is a push, pull or twist. mass of the object
unbalanced force
Forces can: 𝑭
𝒂=𝒎 or 𝑭 = 𝒎𝒂
• Change the speed of an object Also called the Law of Inertia
• Change the direction of a moving object • Inertia = the tendency of an object to
Where a= acceleration (ms-2)
• Change the size or shape of an object remain in its current state of motion F = force (N)
• Stop or resist an object moving • Inertia increase as mass increases m = mass (kg)

Forces are measured in units called Newtons (N) Therefore, a larger force is needed to
• A spring balance is used to measure forces accelerate a heavy load

Forces are vectors they have magnitude (an Calculate the F:


amount) and direction (arrow).
1.1 ms-2
Net Force: A net force is the resultant (total)
force acting on an object. (All forces added
together) and opposing forces cancelled out

Calculate the m:
0.4 ms-2

Mass vs Weight

Mass = the amount of matter an object contains


Weight = a force due to gravity acting on an objects
mass

Weight (N) = mass (kg) x acceleration due to gravity (ms-2)

Calculate the a:

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