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What is the definition of force?
What type of force acts through direct contact between objects?
What is the resultant force acting on an object?
What is the force that resists motion?
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What is the force that acts between charged particles?
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What is the relationship between force and acceleration?
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What is the first law of motion?
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What is the formula for the second law of motion?
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What is the result of two forces acting on an object, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction?
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Study Notes
Definition of Force
- A force is a push or pull that causes an object to change its motion or shape.
- It is a vector quantity, having both magnitude (amount of force) and direction.
Types of Forces
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Contact Forces: Forces that act through direct contact between objects, such as:
- Frictional force (resists motion)
- Normal force (perpendicular to the surface)
- Tension force (in a stretched string or wire)
- Air resistance force (opposes motion through air)
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Non-Contact Forces: Forces that act without direct contact between objects, such as:
- Gravity (attractive force between objects with mass)
- Electromagnetic force (acts between charged particles)
- Magnetic force (acts between magnets or magnetic fields)
Characteristics of Forces
- Net Force: The resultant force acting on an object, equal to the sum of all forces acting on it.
- Force Pairs: Two forces that act on an object, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, resulting in no net force.
- Force and Acceleration: Forces cause objects to accelerate (change velocity), with the magnitude of the force directly proportional to the acceleration produced.
Newton's Laws of Motion
- First Law (Law of Inertia): An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion, unless acted upon by an external force.
- Second Law (F=ma): The force applied to an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration.
- Third Law (Action and Reaction): For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Understand the concept of force, types of forces, and Newton's laws of motion. Learn about contact and non-contact forces, net force, force pairs, and the relationship between force and acceleration.
