‫ فيزياء‬:‫المادة‬ 2022/2021 ‫ العام الدراسي‬/ ‫الخامس‬:‫الثامن األساسي األسبوع‬ :‫الصف‬

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Dear grade 8 learners,

In this material, we are going to discuss: ( Mechanical Actions ) as follows:

 Measure the magnitude of a force using the spring balance

 Represent the force by a vector using a convenient scale

Day 1/Monday Day 2/ Tuesday Day 3/Wednesday

. Mechanical Action
- Read the review of the
worksheet
-Solve the exercises of
the worksheet

Day 4/ Thursday Day 5/Saturday

SLP/SY 2021/2022: Week 5 Physics

Characteristics
Revisionof a Force
 A force is characterized by its:
1- Point of application: Center of a body, point of contact.
2- Line of action: vertical, horizontal, oblique.
3- Direction: to the left, right, upward, downward, upward to the left…..
4- Magnitude: amount of the force expressed in Newton (N) in S.I

Magnitude of a Force

 To measure the magnitude of a force, a spring balance is used.

Magnitude of a Force
To measure the magnitude of a force, a spring balance is used.
Spring Balance
 The spring balance consists of a spring
with a hook at the bottom that can be
pulled down slowly.
 Spring balance has a scale

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 Without applying any force the pointer

of the spring balance remains at zero.

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  The hook is pulled down.
- The pointer of the spring balance moves
from zero to a value.
- The reading of the spring balance
multiplied by the scale ,is the magnitude of
the force.

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Example
The magnitude of the force F is measured by means of the spring balance
as shown in the figure . Find the magnitude of the force F

Answer :

F = 40 x 0.1 = 4 N

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 Representation of a Force
 A force is represented by a force vector
To represent a force we have to
1- Indicate its point 2-Using a 3- The ruler to 4-The force now can
of application , line convenient scale, represent the be represented by a
of action , direction we can represent magnitude in cm. vector.
the magnitude by
and its magnitude
cm .
Example 1
A force of magnitude 40 N is applied on a point A , horizontal to right .
Represent the force using the scale 1cm  10 N
Answer :

Example 2
A force of magnitude 9N is applied on a point B vertically downward .
Represent the force using the scale 1cm  3 N

Downward
 Exercises

Exercise 1 : Observe figure 1

1- Give the name of the instrument used in figure 1?
2- Find the magnitude of the force F

Figure 1

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Exercise 2 : A force F is exerted on the hook of the spring balance as shown in figure 2

Give the characteristics of the force F

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Exercise 3 :
Sami applies a force on the ball which is directed toward his
head using his hand. The applied force of magnitude 60 N and
is applied up to right at point E .
Represent the force applied by Sami using the
scale : 1cm  30 N
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Exercise 4 :
The magnet attracts the iron ball by a force of magnitude 10 N horizontal to left.The
point of application of this force is the center of gravity of the ball.

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Represent this force using the scale : 1cm  5N

Exercise 5 :
Sam exerts a force on the box to move it. The force is
represented by 3 cm using the scale : 1cm  10 N
1- Find the magnitude of the force F
2- Give the characteristics of the force F
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Exercise 6:
The spring in the adjacent figure exerts a force on the body
S.The exerted force by the spring at point B is vertically
upward of magnitude 30 N.
Represent the force exerted by the spring on the body S using
the scale : 1cm  6N

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