Weight and Gravity

Weight
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A 75 kg person jumps off the high dive at the pool. How much force is pulling the person down?
F = ma = 75 kg (-9.81 m/s2) = 736 N down

What is your mass in kilograms?

Divide your weight by 2.2

If you jumped off the high dive what is the magnitude of the force pulling you down?
F = ma = (100 kg) (-9.81 m/s2) = 981 N down

Weight
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Why do you fall into the pool when you jump off the high dive?
Gravity!!! What does gravity do?
x Pulls you down.

When you stand next to the pool to watch your friends dive, is gravity pulling you down more, less, or the same amount as when you were in the air?
The same.

Weight
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The amount of force that gravity pulls you down with when you are in the air is the same amount of force that gravity pulls you down with then you are on the ground. Weight = mass X acceleration due to gravity Fg = mg g = Fg / m

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Weight
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What is the weight of a 15 kg bag of dog food?

147 N

What is the mass of an 80 N block of wood?

8.2 kg

What is the weight of a 60 kg student?

589 N

What is the mass of a 10000 N car?

1019 kg

Weight

A 65 kg person falls from an airplane at a constant velocity. What is the magnitude of the force of air resistance?

Weight

An 80 kg person falls from an airplane and their parachute produces an upward force of 775 N. What is the acceleration of the person?

Normal Force
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Remember!
y With how much force does gravity pull you down?
y 981 N for me.

y Does it matter whether you are falling or standing on the ground?

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So, when you are standing gravity is still pulling you down with a strong force. WHY ARENT YOU ACCELERATING!?!?!?

Normal Force
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You arent accelerating because the floor/ground is supporting your weight. If your acceleration equals zero, then how much net force could be acting on you? NONE! How must the upward force of the floor compare to the downward force of gravity? They are the same!

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Normal Force
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A 25 kg sack of flour sits on the flour of a bakery. What is the acceleration of the sack of flour? With how much force is the floor pushing up on the sack?

Normal Force
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A 60 kg person rides in an elevator which is moving upward at a constant speed. For some reason, they are standing on a scale. How many newtons does the scale read?

Normal Force
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The same 60 kg person is riding in an elevator again, still standing on a scale. However, this time the elevator is accelerating upward at a rate of 2.5 m/s2. How many newtons does the scale read?

Normal Force
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Again, that 60 kg person is riding in an elevator standing on a scale, but this time the elevator is accelerating downward at a rate of 3.2 m/s2. How many newtons does the scale read?

Newtons Law of Gravitation

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What is gravity? The fundamental force of attraction that all objects with mass have for each other.

Newtons Law of Gravitation

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What properties of two objects might affect the gravitational force between them?

Newtons Law of Gravitation

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= Gm1m2 2 r

G = Universal Gravitational Constant

G = 6.67 X 10-11 Nm2/kg2 y m1,m2 = mass of objects y r = distance between objects

Not necessarily radius.

Calculating Gravity
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Calculate the gravitational force between you and the person next to you.
Estimate the distance between your centers.

Calculating Gravity
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Calculate the gravitational force between you and the Earth.

Calculate your weight.

Calculating Gravity
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Calculate the gravitational force between the Earth and the moon.

Calculating Gravity
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Calculate the gravitational force between the Earth and the sun.