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Forces: Miss Ramdehal Integrated Science Form 1.4 &1.6

Forces can be pushes or pulls that cause changes in an object. There are contact forces like friction that require touching, and non-contact forces like gravity, magnetism, and static electricity that act over a distance. Gravity is the force of attraction between masses like the Earth and the Sun. Magnetic forces involve attraction or repulsion between magnets or magnetic materials. Electrostatic forces occur between charged objects, causing attraction or repulsion. Forces are measured in Newtons and can be determined using a force meter. The resultant force is the single force equal to multiple forces acting on an object.

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Forces: Miss Ramdehal Integrated Science Form 1.4 &1.6

Forces can be pushes or pulls that cause changes in an object. There are contact forces like friction that require touching, and non-contact forces like gravity, magnetism, and static electricity that act over a distance. Gravity is the force of attraction between masses like the Earth and the Sun. Magnetic forces involve attraction or repulsion between magnets or magnetic materials. Electrostatic forces occur between charged objects, causing attraction or repulsion. Forces are measured in Newtons and can be determined using a force meter. The resultant force is the single force equal to multiple forces acting on an object.

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FORCES

Miss Ramdehal
Integrated Science
Form 1.4 &1.6
What is a Force?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWEtCRWGvI

 Forces are all around us and we use them so much in our everyday lives-
to open doors, walk, eat, lift weights at the gym and the list can go on and
on. 

 A force is a push or pull in a particular direction.

 Whenever you push or pull something, you are exerting a force on it.
The forces that you exert can cause three things:
1. They can change the shape of an object.
2. They can change the speed of an object and
3. A force can change the direction in which something is travelling
Types of Forces
 Forces can be contact forces where objects must touch each other to
exert a force.
 An example of a contact force is friction.
Friction is the force that slows down moving objects. Friction can have
positive effects for example, it helps us to walk, write on paper with a pen
and slows down a parachute to prevent the parachutist from falling too
fast. There can be negative effects too, for example it causes wear and
tear on the moving parts of machines. 
Non- Contact Forces
 Forces can also be non-contact forces where objects do not have to touch
each other. Some examples of non-contact forces are

1. Gravitational force or gravity


2. Magnetic force
3. Electrostatic force
 
Gravitational Force
 Gravitational force or gravity is the force of attraction between masses.
 For small masses, the effect of gravity cannot be felt but for larger masses
such as the Earth and Sun, gravitational forces can be easily observed.
 For example, the Earth's gravity is what keeps you on the ground and
makes things fall. 
Magnetic Force
 Magnetic force is the force of attraction or repulsion produced by
magnets. Like poles of a magnet repel each other and unlike poles attract.
The magnetic force produced by a magnet acts in a space surrounding the
magnet called the magnetic field. Magnetic materials include iron, steel,
cobalt and nickel.
Electrostatic Force
 An electrostatic force is the electrical force between electrically charged
objects. Similar to magnetic forces, an electrostatic force can be
attractive due to unlike charges or repulsive due to like charges.
 An example of the effects of such a force can be seen by the way dust
sticks on to the television screen or if you rub a balloon on your hair,
when you pull the balloon away from your hair, the hair is pulled up along
with the balloon.
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SI Unit of Force
 The SI unit for force is the newton (N), named after the great English
Scientist, Sir Isaac Newton. 
Instrument used to measure Force
 Forces are measured using an instrument called a force meter, which is
also called a newton meter or spring meter. 
Resultant Forces
Resultant Force
 Forces are vector quantities because they have both magnitude and
direction, and so can be represented by an arrow.
When several forces act on an object they can be replaced by a single
force that has the same effect. This single force is called the resultant
force.
 Please note that the length of the arrow is representative of the
magnitude (size) of the force so it is best that you use a ruler to draw the
lines. 
Resultant Force
Resultant Force
Resultant Force- Example Calculation
Working for question
Assessment #1
Practice lab- Worth 20% of Final exam!
 Activity- Investigating Electrostatic forces
Assessment #2

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