1. Ch. 4 Newton’s First Law of Motion

2. Motion
When an object begins moving or stops moving, naturally we look for a cause .
What might be that cause???

3. Motion
When an object begins moving or stops moving, naturally we look for a cause .
That cause is a push or a pull.

4. Force (F) Any push or pull Measured in Newtons (N) 1 Newton = 1 kg·m
Example wording: Mrs. Williams pushed the cart with a force of 5 newtons.
F = 5 N

5. Force is a vector quantity.
What does this mean?
It has magnitude (quantity) and direction

6. Friction: a force that acts between materials as they move past each other.
With out friction, velocity would be constant in the horizontal direction.

7. Newton’s 1st Law
Law of Inertia An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion, unless acted on by an outside force.

8. Moving objects continue to move with constant velocity in the absence of a stopping force!!!!

9. Journal Review Question: What might cause an object to stop its motion
Journal Review Question: What might cause an object to stop its motion? What forces are acting against it?

10. Consider a small lightweight car and a heavy truck travelling at 100 mph.
Think…….
Journal: Which car will require more force to stop its motion?

12. Think about a soccer ball at rest and a bowling ball at rest…..
Give both a sharp kick.
What will be your result????
The soccer ball will have greater acceleration than the bowling ball.
The two results differ because the masses differ!

13. Mass – A measure of Inertia
Mass: the quantity of matter in an object.
measured in grams (g)
↑ mass an object has, ↑ Inertia
mass  inertia

14. Weight: measure of force of gravity on an object
Weight: measure of force of gravity on an object. Weight = mass x gravity w = m·g Gravity: 9.8 m/s2 = 9.8 N/kg 1 kg = 9.8 N

15. Problem Solving
If an object has a mass of 40 kg, calculate the weight in newtons.
w = m · g
w = 40 kg · 9.8 N kg
w = 392 N

16. Net Force
The combination of ALL forces acting on an object.

17. Net Force can be symbolized as the summation of all Forces acting on an object. Summation symbol : ∑ ∑ F = F1 + F2 + F3 + …… Similar to the resultant. It is the result of all of the forces acting on an object!

18. Forces in the same direction are added
Forces in opposite direction are subtracted

19. Forces at angles to each other can be resolved

20. Forces at angles to each other can be resolved

21. Practice: What is the net force on each box???D
9 N
5 N

22. Practice: What is the net force on each box???D
9 N
5 N

23. Equilibrium When net force equals zero. Example: you standing around
during lunch
All forces acting on
you are in equilibrium!!!

24. Support force, also called normal force (Fn).
Perpendicular to surface of contact

25. Vectors not in the same plane…
Will balance to create a 10 N normal force
The closer the vectors are to being horizontal, the more force is required at the point of tension to add up to the weight.
This is why you may be able to swing from a rope that is vertical, but in the horizontal position it may snap.

26. In class Ch. 4 Concept Development Practice