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Newton's Laws and Air Resistance: Easy Examples and Formulas

Newton's Laws of Motion and Key Forces in Physics

This document provides an overview of key forces in physics and Newton's laws of motion, essential concepts for understanding the behavior of objects under various conditions.

  • Covers fundamental forces such as weight, air resistance, friction, and upthrust
  • Explains Newton's First and Third Laws of Motion
  • Includes important formulas and equations for calculating forces and moments
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Newton's Laws of Motion and Key Forces in Physics

This document provides an overview of key forces in physics and Newton's laws of motion, essential concepts for understanding the behavior of objects under various conditions.

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Key Forces and Newton's Laws in Physics

This page provides a comprehensive overview of essential forces in physics and introduces Newton's laws of motion, which are fundamental to understanding how objects behave under different conditions.

Definition: What is Newton's first law of motion? An object with no resultant force can only be either stationary or moving at a constant speed. If an object experiences a resultant force, it will accelerate in that direction speeduporslowdownspeed up or slow down.

Definition: Newton's Third Law states that for every force there is a force of equal size acting in the opposite direction to the force.

The page lists several key forces in physics:

  1. Weight: The force acting on an object due to gravity
  2. Mass: The amount of matter in an object
  3. Air resistance: A force caused by air, acting in the opposite direction of a moving object
  4. Drag: Force acting in the opposite direction of an object moving through a fluid
  5. Upthrust: Upwards force caused by the displacement of liquid keeping an object up
  6. Friction: The resistance on a surface when in contact and moving against another
  7. Resultant Force: When a force is subtracted from a stronger force in the opposite direction
  8. Moment: A force causing an object to rotate or pivot
  9. Driving force: Makes an object drive forward
  10. Pull: When something is pulled
  11. Push: When something is pushed
  12. Normal reaction: A force acting at 90 degrees that stops an object from falling through
  13. Braking force: Deliberate friction aiming to stop an object
  14. Tension: A pulling force from a rope or string
  15. Gravitational pull/weight: Pulls things down to Earth

Example: 5 examples of Newton's first law of motion in everyday life include:

  1. A book resting on a table remains at rest until a force acts upon it.
  2. A car moving at constant speed on a straight road continues to move at that speed unless acted upon by external forces.
  3. A person standing in a stationary bus suddenly moves backward when the bus starts moving forward.
  4. A coin placed on a paper on a glass can be removed quickly, leaving the coin in place.
  5. The continued motion of a spacecraft in space, where there is minimal friction or air resistance.

Highlight: Important formulas and equations:

  • Moment = Force NN × Distance from pivot
  • Weight = Mass × Gravity
  • Resultant force: Overall force acting on an object found by adding all forces together and subtracting forces in the opposite direction.

Vocabulary: Resistive forces always act in the opposite orbackwardsor backwards direction to the force. They try to slow an object down.

Understanding these key forces and Newton's laws is crucial for solving physics problems and analyzing real-world situations. For instance, when considering how air resistance affects falling objects, it's important to note that air resistance opposes the motion of the falling object, causing it to reach a terminal velocity. The force of air resistance formula typically depends on factors such as the object's speed, shape, and the density of the air.

Example: To illustrate how to calculate resultant force in physics, consider an object being pushed forward with a force of 50N while experiencing a frictional force of 30N in the opposite direction. The resultant force would be 50N - 30N = 20N in the forward direction.

This comprehensive overview of forces and Newton's laws provides a solid foundation for further study in physics, particularly in mechanics and dynamics.

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