Fsica 10 de secundaria

Chapter 4
FORCES
What is a force?
A force can be a push or a pull. For
example, when you push open a door
you have to apply a force to the door.
You also have to apply a force to pull
open a drawer.
Effect of force
You cannot see a force but often you
can see what it does.
Forces can:
Change the speed of an object
Change the direction of
movement of an object
Change the shape of an object

Measuring forces
Forces can be measured
using a force meter, also
called a newton meter.
Force meters contain a
spring connected to a metal
hook. The spring stretches
when a force is applied to
the hook. The bigger the
force applied, the longer the
spring stretches and the
bigger the reading.
The unit of force is called the Newton,
and it has the symbol N.
Resultant force
Usually, more than one force is acting
on an object. In order to work out the
effect of these forces on the object, we
need to calculate whats known as
resultant force

Types of Forces
A variety of force types were placed
into two broad category headings on
the basis of whether the force resulted
from the contact or non-contact of the
two interacting objects.
Contact
Forces
Frictional Force
Tension Force
Normal Force
Air Resistance
Force
Applied Force
Spring Force

Non-contact
Forces
Gravitational
Force
Electrical Force
Magnetic Force

If two forces are acting in the same

direction:
the magnitude of the resultant force
is the sum of the magnitudes of the
two forces
the resultant acts in the same
direction.

If the forces are in opposite directions:

the magnitude of the resultant is
found by subtracting one force from
the other
in this case it helps to think of one
direction being the positive
direction

Balanced Forces:
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An object may have several forces

acting on it. But if the forces are in
balance, they cancel each other out.
Then, the object behaves as if no force
is applied to it.

Unbalanced Forces
When two or more forces acting on an
object are not balanced, the object will
accelerate. This net force is known as
the unbalanced force or the resultant
force.

When the forces are balanced, an

object is either at rest, or moving at a
constant velocity.

01. Force
A. Ability to do work
B. A push or pull
02. Friction
A. When items work together
B. A force that one surface exerts
on another when the two rub
against each other.
03. Weight
A. Measure of the force of gravity
on an object
B. Measure of the amount of matter
in an object.
04. Gravity
A. Pull of acceleration
B. A force that attracts objects to
each other
05. Indicate, for the following situations,
if the force acting is a push or a pull:
i.
Opening a drawer
ii.
A tennis player hitting a ball
with a racket
iii.
Moving a trolley in a
supermarket closing a shutter

A.
B.
C.
D.

unbalanced
balanced
opposite
identical

07. A force of _________ acts when solid

surfaces slide (or tend to slide) across
each other
A. friction
B. acceleration
C. deceleration
D. weight
08. We meet many different types of
force every day. Some of these are
shown in the list below. However,
one of these is NOT a force. Which
one is it?
A. pull
B. friction
C. speed
D. push
09. For the following situations:
i.
work out and draw the net
force or resultant force
ii.
indicate if the forces acting
on each object are balanced
or unbalanced forces

06. __________ forces are forces on an

object that do not cancel out
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10. What is the magnitude of the net

force acting on an object which is
under the influence of a 3 N force
acting south and a 4 N force acting
east?
A. 3 N
B. 4 N
C. 5 N
D. 7 N

01. In science, a push or a pull is called

a(n)
A. force
B. acceleration
C. inertia
02. Which of these is the best way to
measure a force?
A. Using a force meter
B. Using a ruler
C. Using a thermometer
03. Forces can be:
A. Pushes only
B. Pulls only
C. Pushes and pulls
04. What is the unit of force called?
A. The newton, n
B. The newton, N
C. The neutron, N
05. The force that pulls falling objects
toward Earth is called
A. gravity
B. free fall
C. Acceleration
06. The force that one surface exerts on
another when the two rub against
each other is called
A. friction
B. acceleration
C. inertia

07. What can we say about the forces

on an object that is not moving?
A. There must only be one force
acting on it
B. The forces must be balanced
C. It must be very heavy
08. The arrows in this diagram represent
the sizes of forces acting on a
stationary tennis ball. What will
happen to the tennis ball?
A. It will stay still
B. It will start to
move upwards
C. It will start to
move
downwards
09. What happens to
the air resistance on a car as the car
goes faster?
A. It decreases
B. It stays the same
C. It increases
10. Gravity is an example of what?
A. A contact force
B. An un-contact force
C. A non-contact force
11. If the net force on an object is zero,
the object has?
A. reaction forces
B. balanced forces
C. unbalanced forces

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12. The direction of friction is always

___________ to the direction in which
the object is moving
A. equal
B. opposite
C. unrelated

20. The S.I. unit of force is

A. Joule
B. Newton
C. Dyne

13. The force that one surface exerts on

another when the two rub against
each other is called
A. gravity
B. inertia
C. friction
D. acceleration

21. There are three forces acting on an

object: 6 N to the left, 5 N to the
right, and 3 N to the left. What is the
net force acting on the object?
A. 4 N left
B. 4 N right
C. 6 N left

14. The force which opposes motion

between two bodies is
A. gravity
B. stretching
C. friction

22. Forces of 4 N and 6 N act on an

object. What is the minimum value
for the sum of these two forces?
A. 2 N
B. 4 N
C. 10 N

15. Forces that are equal in size and

opposite in direction are known as
A. balanced forces
B. net forces
C. friction forces
16. A boy is cycling along a road. When
he applies the brakes, which one of
the following forces occurs between
the brake pads and the wheels.
A. Stretching
B. Friction
C. Gravity
17. What force is responsible from
keeping us slipping as we walk?
A. Stretching
B. Tension
C. Friction
18. What type of force causes a stone to
fall?
A. Magnetic
B. Weight
C. Friction

C. not equal to zero

23. Forces of 4 N and 6 N act on an

object. What is the maximum value
for the sum of these two forces?
A. 2 N
B. 4 N
C. 10 N
Figure shows a tug-of-war between the
Blues and the Reds.

24. How much force does each team

exert on the ground?
Blues: _____________________
Reds: _____________________
25. What is the size and direction of the
resultant force? _________________

19. The resultant of balanced forces is

___________
A. non zero
B. equal to zero
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