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Forces and their effects
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Distance and Displacement Speed, Velocity, Acceleration Distance Time Graph Velocity Time Graph
Newtons First Law
Newtons Second Law
Newtons Third Law
Forces and Breaking
Breaking Distance
Thinking Distance
Reaction Time
Momentum
Conservation of Momentum
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Force is push or pull on an object that causes an object due to
interaction with another object that causes an object to:-
a) change speed
b) Change direction
c) change shape
It is a necessary evil
Friction is a contact force that opposed motion between the
two surfaces that are in physical contact.
a) It helps to light a matchstick.
b) The friction between the tyres and the
roads prevent the vehicle to slide.
a) It can cause wear and tear of machines
b) It can cause wear and tear of tyres
THE SKATERS MOVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER
AS THEY PULL ON EACH OTHER WITH EQUAL
AND OPPOSITE FORCE
Net force = 0 N ( forces are balanced)
The body will stay at rest
It is the total force that acts on the body. It is the sum
of all the forces that acts on the body .
The resultant force decides the speed and the direction
of the body.
If the resultant force is zero
If the resultant force is
non zero
The body will
move in the direction
of resultant force.
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If an object is at rest it will remain at rest
If an object is in motion it will continue to move with the same
speed and direction unless no resultant force acts on it.
If the resultant force is non zero or unbalance the object will
move or change speed or direction.
It is the turning effect of force.
MOMENT =. Force. X Perpendicular distance
from the pivot
Nm = Nxm
Greater distance from the pivot increases
the moment or the turning effort
so a small effor can lift a heavy load.
Moment = Force X distance
= 30 X 10
= 300 Nm
Q2 The moment of a spanner is 50 Nm.
Calculate the force acting at a distance of
10m from the pivot.
Simple Lever and Force Multipliers
In all these levers, the turning effect of force is greater by increasing the distance of effort
further away from the pivot. It increases the turning effect and multiply the force with a
small effort.
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GEARS TRANSMIT TURNING EFFECT OF
FORCE
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At the Point of Contact they exert equal and opposite force.
Turning effect is greater due to greater radius .
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The sum of clockwise moments=
The sum of anticlockwise moments
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It is the point at which the entire mass of the object
can be thought as being concentrated.
CENTRE OF MASS FOR SYMMETRIC OBJECTS
SUSPENDED OBJECT
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Q1 A car is travelling at the speed of 20 m/s.
Calculate the distance covered in 10 minutes
AREA UNDER THE GRAPH = DISTANCE
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The acceleration of a body is
a) directly proportional to the resultant force
b) inversely proportional to the mass of an object
F = Mass x acceleration
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Weight (N) = Mass (Kg) x GRAVITATIONAL FIELD
STRENGTH (N/Kg)
g on earth = 9.8 N/Kg
or 10 N/Kg
Q1 Calculate the work done when the force of 100 N moves the object
to a distance of 2m ?
W =F x S
= 100 x 2
= 200J
Q2 Calculate the force applied when 100 J of work is done to move
an object to a distance of 5 m ?
It is the constant velocity of an object when
the resultant force is zero and the weight
of the body is balanced by the drag and
body has zero acceleration.
Terminal Velocity
The distance travelled by the body
during its reaction time.
= Speed x reaction time
Affected by tiredness, drug, alcohols
as all these affects the reaction time.
Principle of conservation of momentum
Relationship between force and momentum
If we increase the time and the momentum is conserved,
the impact force can be decreased.
So greater impact time = reduced impact force
All these features increases the impact time, decreasing the momentum and thus
reduced the impact force.
Effect of force on elastic objects:-
Change shape or deformation by
Object regains its original shape when
the force is removed like stretched rubber
band.
Object that does not gain its original shape
and changes shape permanently.
Example: overly stretched rubber.
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Force on a spring is directly proportional
to the extension until it reaches its
limit of proportionality.
SPRING CONTSTANT
It is the measure of the stiffness of the spring.
Greater the spring constant stiffer is the object.
LIMIT OF PROPORTIONALITY
It is the point upto which the springs obeys
Hooke’s law. Beyond this point, the object
comes in the plastic region and no longer
obeys the Hooke’s law.
Q1 Calculate the force applied on the spring when
it is extended by 2m. The spring constant is 5N/m
F = k e
=5 x 2
=10 N
Q2 Calculate the spring constant of a spring when a force
of 50N extends the spring by 5 m.
K F/e
=50/2
=10 N/m
ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
E =1/2 k e 2
E = Elastic potential energy (J)
K = spring constant (N/m)
e= extention in the spring (m)
Elastic potential energy is the
energy stored in the spring when
it is stretched or compressed.
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a) Forces :-Force is push or pull on an object that causes an
object due to
interaction with another object that causes an
object to:-
a) change speed
b) Change direction
c) change shape
b) Scalar :-Quantity that has magnitude only.
eg Length, Area, Volume etc .
c) Vector : Quantity that has magnitude
as well as direction. eg Displacement,
velocity, acceleration, momentum.
d) Friction :Friction is a contact force that opposed motion
between the
two surfaces that are in physical contact.
e) Newton First Law of Motion :-If an object is at rest it will remain at rest
If an object is in motion it will continue to
move with the same
speed and direction unless no resultant force
acts on it.
f) Newton Second Law of Motion:- The acceleration of a body is
a) directly proportional to the resultant force
b) inversely proportional to the mass of an object.
g) Newton Third Law of Motion:-For an every action force, there is an
equal and opposite reaction force.
h) Resultant Force It is the total force that
acts on the body. It is the sum
of all the forces that acts on the body .The
resultant force decides the speed and the
direction
of the body.
i) Free Body digrams are the graphical
illustration to represent all the forces
acting on a body.
j) Moments: It is the turning effect of force. It
is calculated by force multiplied by the
perpendicular distance from the pivot.
k) Levers : In all these levers, the turning
effect of force is greater by increasing the
distance of effort
further away from the pivot. It increases the
turning effect and multiply the force with a
small effort.
l) Gears : GEARS TRANSMIT TURNING EFFECT OF
FORCE.
m)Centre of Mass: It is the point at which the
entire mass of the object
can be thought as being concentrated.
n) Speed: It is the distance travelled divided by
the time taken.
o) Velocity: Speed in a given direction.
p) Acceleration: It is the change in speed over
time taken.
q)Weight: It is the force acting on the body due to gravity.
r) Terminal Velocity: It is the constant velocity
of an object when
the resultant force is zero and the weight
of the body is balanced by the drag and
body has zero acceleration.
s) Thinking Distance: The distance travelled by
the body during its reaction time.
t) Breaking Distance: Distance travelled by the
body when the braking force is applied.
u)Momentum: It is the product of mass and
velocity.
v) Conservation of Momentum: In a closed system,
the momentum before
the collission and after the collission remains
unchanged.
w) Hooke’s Law: Force on a spring is directly
proportional
to the extension until it reaches its
limit of proportionality.
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