Forces

• Forces


  • Air resistance
  • Weight
  • Friction
  • Upthrust
  • Magnetism
  • Tension
• Forces can change the speed, direction or shape of an object
• Equilibriums


  1. When an object is stationary

  2. When forces are balanced
• If the forces acting on the object are balanced the object won't move OR the object moves at an equal pace.
• The overall effect of all the forces acting on an object. (This is not a type of force)
• Force


  A push or pull that can change an object's motion or shape
• Non-contact force


  A force that acts on an object without physically touching it
• Gravity (weight)


  The force that attracts two objects with mass towards each other. It's a non-contact force pulling objects down towards the earth.
• Magnetism


  The force that attracts or repels magnetic materials.
• Electrostatic force


  The force between charged objects or particles.