Forces

Force
Push and pull upon an object?
Forces acting on an object does not imply
that the object is in motion

NORMAL FORCE
Stationary

NET FORCE = 0 BALANCED FORCES

GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
friction
FORCE
A force is a push and pull upon an object resulting from its
interaction with another object.

CONTACT
FORCES
NON –
CONTACT
 CONTACT FORCES

Forces that result from the interaction of 2

objects in CONTACT with each other ; requires
physical contact between objects.
 Non- CONTACT FORCES

Also called action at a distance which arises even

without physical contact between objects and even if
the objects are distant from each other
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FORCES
Frictional Force
A force that resists motion; caused
by the interaction between the surfaces in
contact, resulting in a resistance to the
object’s motion.

Tension Force
A force associated with objects
pulled in opposite directions; usually
linked with strings, ropes, or wires
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FORCES
Spring Force
Experienced by an object linked with
the restoring force that aims to return the
object to equilibrium; usually associated with
compressed or stretched spring or an elastic
material

Applied Force
a force exerted by a person or
another object
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FORCES
Air resistance Force
Air resistance, which is also known as
drag, is a kind of friction (a force that opposes
motion) which occurs between air and another
object. It is the force that the object experiences
as it passes through the air.
Normal Force
A force experienced by an object lying on a
surface ; also described as a support force
that is always perpendicular to a surface.
 NON – CONTACT
FORCES

Magnetic Force Electrostatic Gravitational

Force Force
 NON – CONTACT
FORCES
Magnetic Force
Magnetic Force can be
defined as the attractive or repulsive
force that is exerted between the
poles of a magnet and electrically
charged moving particles. Hence, it
is a consequence of the
electromagnetic forces.
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FORCES
Electrostatic Force
they pull or push on objects without
touching them. Rubbing some
materials together can result in
something called 'charge' being
moved from one surface to the other.
Charged objects pull on other
uncharged objects and may either
push or pull on other charged objects.
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FORCES
Electrostatic Force
Here are some facts and characteristics of the electrostatic force.
 Like charges repel, and opposite charges attract
 Directly proportional to the product of two point-charges
 Inversely proportional to the distance of separation between the
charges
 Acts along the line joining the two charges
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FORCES
Gravitational Force
The force of gravity, or gravitational
force, pulls objects with mass toward
each other. We often think about the
force of gravity from Earth. This force
is what keeps your body on the
ground. But any object with mass
exerts a gravitational force on all other
objects with mass.
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FORCES
Gravitational Force
The theory that covers the
study of this force is the general Where :
mg
theory of relativity. This gravitational = weight or the gravitational force
force also helps mark the distinction m = mass of the object
between mass and weight. g = acceleration due to gravity ( -9.8
The SI unit of mass is the gram (g). m/)
Weight, on the other hand, is the The unit of weight is Newton or kg
measure of the gravitational pull of
Earth on a given object.
 Free Body Diagram
Is an illustration that helps make the concept of
understanding forces easier. It is simply an illustration
that shows the different forces acting on an object.

1. A dot/box that represents the object.

2. The forces represented by straight arrows signifying the
direction of the force.
3. A coordinate system ( cartesian coordinate for the moment.
1. A book on a table.
2. A wrecking ball
3. An egg is free-falling from a nest in a tree. Neglect
air resistance.
4. A toy car located on top of a table and pushed to the
left
5. An apple is hanging from a tree.
6. A monkey sitting in a tree.
 Draw a free body diagram for each
situations.
1. Your classmate doesn’t want to leave the physics class. You apply a
force to drag him to launch to the right
2. A monkey is pulling herself, with both arms onto a tree branch.
3. You see a famous person at the mall. You raise your cellphone to
take a picture.
4. The monkey finds a crate of bananas and drags them to the right all
the way to her friends house.