DIRECTION OF

FORCE
Direction of force
Do you know that a
force has direction?

A force has direction.

We can draw an arrow
to show direction of
force to make it easier
for us to see
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 This man is pushing the
trolley forward. In the
picture we can see that
the man and his trolley are
heading to the right
because of the force he
puts .

The arrow shows the

direction of force
applied.

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This picture shows that
the trolley moves in the
same direction as the
force applied.
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Look at the picture
carefully!
Can you guess the
direction of force?

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 Both people in the picture
are pulling the rope
towards them. Remember
that the rope is moving in
the same direction as the
force applied.

So, the directions of

force are both to the
right and left, as
shown by the arrows.
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LET’S PRACTICE!

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1. The gill is tossing the
ball up in the air.
2. I want to ring the bell.

Can you tell or show me

2 the directions of forces
in both pictures?

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1 1. The gill is tossing the
ball up in the air. The
ball moves upward.
That is why the
direction of force is
upward too.

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2. I want to ring the bell,
so I need to push it.
The button will go
downward when I
push it. That is why
the direction of force
is downward too. 9
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