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The document explores the concepts of forces and motion, detailing how forces can cause changes in an object's motion, represented through force diagrams. It distinguishes between balanced and unbalanced forces, explaining their effects on motion, including scenarios like tug of war and riding a skateboard. Additionally, it encourages practical observation of these principles in real-world situations.

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Forces and Changes in Motion Education Presentation in Hand Drawn Lightly Textured Style

The document explores the concepts of forces and motion, detailing how forces can cause changes in an object's motion, represented through force diagrams. It distinguishes between balanced and unbalanced forces, explaining their effects on motion, including scenarios like tug of war and riding a skateboard. Additionally, it encourages practical observation of these principles in real-world situations.

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Forces and

Changes in
Motion
Exploring Force Direction and Magnitude
Think About It!
Suppose you and your peer need to
push a huge crate. How does the
movement of the crate change when
both of you push in the same direction
as opposed to when you and your peer
push in opposite directions?

Share your answers with your partner.


Today, you will:
Represent forces using force diagrams

Differentiate balanced and unbalanced forces

Describe how the size and direction of the


resultant force affect the motion of an object
What can forces do?
Forces are pushes or pulls that stem from the interaction between objects.

A force exerted on an object can cause changes in an object’s motion.


It can make an object:

1 2 3
Start or stop Speed up or Change its
moving slow down direction
How do we represent forces?
We use force diagrams to represent forces acting on objects.
Arrows are used in force diagrams to show:

SIZE OF THE FORCE DIRECTION OF FORCE


The longer the arrow, An arrow pointing to
the larger the force the left means the force
is acting to the left.
How do we represent forces?
Remember to always label the forces the arrows represent and their sizes in
newtons. The newton (N) is the standard unit for force, named after the English
physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton.

Reaction force
Pushing force
of the surface
(500 N)
(100 N)

Weight of
the crate
(100 N)

A person pushing a trolley A crate on a surface


Try This!
What are the forces acting on the objects shown, and how would
their force diagrams appear?

A ball floating in the water A ball hanging from a rope


ANSWER KEY

Try This!
What are the forces acting on the objects shown, and how would
their force diagrams appear?

Upthrust of the
water Pull of the rope

Weight of the
ball
Weight of the ball

A ball floating in the water A ball hanging from a rope


Balanced Reaction force of

Forces the surface


(15 N)
Forces are balanced when two
forces acting on an object are of the
same size and act in opposite
directions. In this scenario, the
resultant force is zero.

The resultant force is the overall


Weight of
force acting on an object when two the books
or more forces are combined. (15 N)
Balanced Forces
When balanced forces act When balanced forces act on a
on an object at rest, it moving object, it moves at a constant
remains stationary. speed in the same direction.

Drag Thrust
Reaction force (2,000 N) (2,000 N)
of the surface
(15 N)

Weight of the
books
(15 N)
Learning Check
Determine whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. If false,
suggest an alternative statement to make it correct.

1 2
If an object is stationary,
If an object is moving, a
no forces are pushing or
force must be acting on it.
pulling it.
ANSWER KEY

Learning Check
FALSE FALSE
1 2
If an object is stationary,
If an object is moving, a
no forces are pushing or
force must be acting on it.
pulling it.

An object at rest usually has many


If an object is moving, no
forces acting on it, including
force is necessary to keep it
gravity and air resistance (or drag)
moving, but a force is needed to
and the upward force of the
make it stop or change direction.
surface the object is sitting on.
Unbalanced Forces
Box starts moving
We can say that forces are to the right

unbalanced when two (or more)


forces acting on an object are not
equal in size. This means that the
resultant force is no longer zero.

Unbalanced forces cause changes in


the motion of an object. Friction Pushing force
(100 N) (200 N)
Unbalanced Forces
Unbalanced forces can speed up or slow
Unbalanced forces cause a
down an object. They can also change
stationary object to move.
the direction of a moving object.

Crate starts
moving to the right
Car speeds up to
the right

Drag Thrust
(1,000 N) (3,000 N)

Friction Pushing force


(300 N) (500 N)
Unbalanced Forces
The change in motion of a moving object depends on the
direction of the resultant force.

The truck speeds up to the left The truck slows down

1,000 3,000 N 2,000 1,000 N


N N

Resultant force = 3,000 N + (-1,000 Resultant force = 1,000 N + (-2,000


N) N)
= 2,000 N = -1,000 N
Forces Around Us

TUG OF WAR RIDING THE SKATEBOARD


Winning the tug of war requires an To initiate movement or increase speed
unbalanced force. The team that exerts on a skateboard, an unbalanced force
the larger force wins. is generated by pushing against the
ground with your foot.
Learning
Check
You kick a stationary soccer ball,
and it starts rolling forward.
Then, it hits a muddy area and
slows down until it stops. Why
did the ball stop when it hit the
mud?
ANSWER KEY

Learning
Check
The ball stops because the mud
creates friction—a force that acts
opposite to the direction the ball is
moving.

The forces on the ball are


unbalanced, causing the motion of
the object to change.
Summary

A force is a push or a pull Forces are considered When forces acting on


resulting from the balanced when they are an object are not the
interaction between the same size and act in same size, it indicates
forces. Force diagrams opposite directions. that the forces are
can represent these unbalanced, potentially
forces.
leading to changes in
the object's motion.
Assignment
Observe and write about at least
three real-world scenarios where you
see these principles of force and
motion at play.

How do the direction and size of


forces affect the motion of objects?

Create a poster in Canva to present


your observations.
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Use these icons and


illustrations in your Canva
Presentation. Happy
designing! Don't forget to
delete this page before
presenting.
Try this background for online class.
*Please delete this section before downloading.
Press these keys
while on Present mode!

B for blur C for confetti

D for a drumroll M for mic drop

O for bubbles O for quiet

U for unveil 0-9 Any number from 0-


9 for a timer

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