FORCE AND MATTER

Force acting on solids

Force can change the size and shape of an object.

They can strech, squash, bend, or twist it.

Stretching springs
Length of stretched spring = original length +
extention
 Hooke’s law

The mathematical pattern of streching spring was

first described by the english scientist Robert Hooke.
F = k.X
F = Force
K = spring constant
X = spring extension
 Pressure

Pressure is a force per unit area acting on surface

P = F/A
P = Pressure
F = Force
A = Area
If you dive into a swimming pool, you will experience
the pressure of the water on you
This pressure comes about because any object under
water is being pressed down on by weight of water
above it.
So the curve and thick material was design to
withstand very great pressure
Pressure measurements
 Pressure, depth, density

P = ρ.g.h
P = pressure
ρ = Density
g = gravity
h = depth
ρ = m/V
m = mass
V = Volume