Force Review Notes

A push or pull acting on an object

A type of energy

A form of matter

A source of light

stay at rest

Can cause a resting object to move

Can change a moving object's speed

Can change an object's direction

Can change an object's shape

Force = mass x acceleration

Force = mass / acceleration

Force = acceleration / mass

Force = mass + acceleration

color

width

smell

With circles, indicating direction

With arrows, indicating strength (magnitude)

With squares, indicating mass

With arrows, indicating speed

Force is measured in newtons (N).

Force is measured in joules (J).

Sir Isaac Newton created laws describing force and motion.

Force is measured in kilograms (kg).

A force that a person or thing applies to an object

A force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces

A force that acts at a distance without contact

It opposes motion between two surfaces in contact

It pulls objects toward the Earth

It pushes objects away from each other

It causes objects to float

A person sliding on the ground

An apple falling from a tree

A car stopping when brakes are applied

A magnet attracting a nail

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

A force that attracts objects with mass

A force caused by negative and positive charges

A force that a person or thing applies to an object

friction

electromagnetism

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Applied force

Gravity

Friction

Electric & Magnetic