MODULE

ADDITIONAL SCIENCE

FORM 5

1. What is force?
Force is the ____________

quantity which causes an object to

_______ or change its ___________ or ____________ form.

Force is a _______

quantity. It has both ____________ and

_________

2.

Types of
forces

Upward force

frictional force

Weight

3.

The effects of forces

Scalar quantity

Vector quantity

Has magnitude only

Has magnitude and direction

Examples

Examples

1.

1.

2.

2.

3.

3.

4.

4.

5.

5.

3.

4.

RESULTANT FORCE

The sum of _______ or _______ forces

a.

1000 N

500 N
The resultant force is _______ + _______ = ________

b.

5.

Resolution of forces