Force

Objectives: identify various kinds of forces and

their influences on an object

Student’s task:
1. To investigate friction forces on various kinds of surfaces.

2. To show some examples of friction forces that are advan

tageous or disadvantageous.
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What is the meaning of
Force?
Force is pull or push given to an object by
another object.

Force

Touch Force Non-Touch Force

Force is a quantity which is measured using
the standard metric unit known as the
Newton. A Newton is abbreviated by a "N."

Touch Forces Non Touch Forces

Frictional Force Gravitational Force
Tension Force Electrical Force
Normal Force Magnetic Force
Air Resistance Force

Applied Force

Spring Force
Drawing Force
Force is drawn as an arrow.

The length of the arrow indicates the

quantity of a force and the direction of the
arrow indicates the direction of the force.
Adding Force
1. If two forces working in the same direction,
the resultant force is obtained by totaling
the two force.
2. If two forces have opposite directions, the
resultant force is subtracting the smaller
one from the bigger one with direction
following the biger force.
Example
Draw 2 forces in the same direction as F1 =
20 N and F2 = 50 N at the scale of 10 N = 1
cm.
Draw 2 forces in the opposite direction as F1
= 20 N and F2 = 50 N at the scale of 10 N =
1 cm.
Calculate and Draw a resultant force from F1
and F2
 Friction

2 touching surfaces are magnified. The quantity of the friction

depends on the roughness of the surfaces.
Friction
 Force that slows down motion.
 The Force is friction.
 Friction is a force to oppose motion between
two touching surfaces.
Examples and Quantity of Friction

Quantity of friction force depend on:

• Roughness of two surfaces.
2. Force pressing two touching surfaces together.
The kinds of Friction Forces

1. Static friction force

fs F F < fs Stop

F
Start to
fmax F = fmax move
2. Kinetic friction force

fk F F > fk Move
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Friction

dvantage:
1. We walk on the floor
2. We grip an object.
Disadvantage:
1. Friction between the chain and the gear in
a bike cycle causes them to become worn
out.
2. Friction among the machine’s components
in the vehicle causes the heat.
Conclusion

Force is pull or push given to an object by

another object.

Force is drawn as an arrow.

Conclusion

1. Friction is a force to oppose motion between

two touching surfaces.
2. There are have two kinds of the friction force;
the static friction and the kinetic friction.
3. The friction of force have of the advantages
or the disadvantages.