FORCES

Contact
vs.
Noncontact
 OBJECTIVES
 Distinguish between contact and noncontact forces.
 Explore the Law of Gravity by recognizing that every
object exerts a gravitational force.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION
 What forces may hinder the motion of a soccer ball
rolling across a field?
 FORCE: A PUSH OR PULL
Contact Force Non-Contact Force
 A force that can cause  Force that results when
or change motion of an the two objects are not
object by touching it. in physical contact with
Motors and gears each other, yet are able
operate through contact to exert a push or pull.
forces.
Contact Force Examples: Non-Contact Force Examples:
• Friction • Gravitational Force
• Normal Force • Electrical Force
• Air Resistance • Magnetic Force
• Applied Force
 CONTACT FORCES
 Applied Force: A force typical push or pull, pushing a door
open, pulling a rope.

 Friction: Happens when two objects rub against each other.

Friction opposes motion.

 Normal Force: The normal force is the support force exerted

upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.
For example, if a book is resting upon a surface, then the
surface is exer ting an upward force upon the book in order to
suppor t the weight of the book.

 Air Resistance: The air resistance is a type of frictional force

that acts upon objects as they travel through the air.
CONTACT FORCES

Normal Force= 10N

 NON-CONTACT FORCES
 Magnetic Force: A kind of non contact force, materials such as
iron, nickel, cobalt and other magnets just need to be near
the magnet to be attracted or repelled.

 Electric Force: Noncontact force of electrical charges.

 Gravitational Force: The force of attraction between any two

objects in the universe. All objects have gravitational force.
The mass of an object and its distance determines the
strength of its gravitational force.
GRAVITY
Mass and distance affect the force of
gravity. The greater the mass and the
closer the object, the stronger its
gravitational pull.
 GRAVITY
How does the force of gravity change
as the mass of objects and distance
between them changes?

The force of gravity between

two objects depends on two
factors:

 Mass
 Distance

*Longer arrows represent a greater force of gravity.

 MASS VS. WEIGHT
 The amount of matter in  Measure of the Earth’s
an object. gravitational pull (a
 Unit: Grams force).
 Does not depend of  measured in lbs. or N
gravity.  Changes depending on
 Measured with a triple the gravitational force.
beam or digital balance.  Measured using a
spring scale.
BRAIN POP: GRAVITY

Quiz Afterwards!
 CLASSIFY THE FORCES
A foot kicking a soccer ball
An apple falling off a tree
A paper clip sliding towards a magnet
A bat striking a baseball
Two magnets pushing apart from one
another
The moon orbiting the Earth
A compass needle turning North
A hand pushing an object
Shoes rubbing against the floor
 DISCUSS!
Now that we have learned about forces, lets
talk about the essential question! You will
answer the EQ on the front of your foldable.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What forces may hinder the motion of a soccer
ball rolling across a field?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE