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1 Forces 17th November 2017

Lesson 2 Resultant Forces?
Learning Objective: To justify why an object has motion.

DO NOW:- Whiteboards
1. Name the forces acting on the car (1 to 4)
Weight
3

2 1

Push of the
4
pavement

Fast finishers
What is the process called when a solid
turns into a gas?
Keywords: Force diagrams, resultant, stationary
 Task 1: Think, Pair, Share

• You have already identified a force that is

acting on the objects below
• Suggest what the other force is acting on the
objects below
– Forming their interaction pairs

Gravity

Friction
Upthrust
 Interaction pairs
Every force has an opposite force working against it.
We call forces working against each other interaction
pairs.

Air resistance

Gravity
 Unbalanced forces
When one force in an interaction pair is bigger than the opposing force
they become unbalanced.
The object that the bigger force acts on will move in that direction.

Example:

5N 20N

Which way will the particle move?

How strong will the force moving it be?
 Resultant forces
An object may have several different forces
acting on it, which can have different strengths
and directions.
They can be added together to give
the resultant force.
If the resultant force of an object is 0N how
would the object move?
 On your whiteboards!!!
Write the direction the particle will
move and the resultant force.
 EXAMPLE

5N 25N

RIGHT: 20N
25N 5ON
25N 5ON

RIGHT: 25N
80N 36N
80N 36N

LEFT: 44N
2N

8N
 2N

DOWN 6N 8N
 Do Alone 10
Marks

Don’t forget size and direction.

6N 3N 40N
10N 20N 65N 50N

5N 3N 10N

1N Up 0N 10N Right 15N Left 30N Up

35N 40N 10N

35N 20N 8N 6N
15N 5N

35N 38N 10N

0N 15N Left 2N Left 2N Up 10N Left

Don’t forget to mark your questions using a purple pen. How did you do?
Past paper questions
Mark Scheme Q1
Past paper questions
Past paper questions
Mark Scheme Q2
Answer the following in full sentences
• Describe the forces that act on a sky
diver as she falls to the ground.

• Define the term interaction pair.

• Fast finishers (2 D points): Name 2

contact forces and describe their
effects.