Force Causes Change in Motion By: Avigael Maraya

Force causes change in motion
BY: AVIGAEL MARAYA

Force causes change in motion
 What is the difference between motion and force?
 First we have to look at the definition of both.
 Motion:
 Motion is the change in the position of the body over time.
 Like it may be velocity, acceleration or displacement etc.
 Force:
 Force is something that causes a change in the position of a
body.
 Like it may be changing velocity to accelerate etc.
 Contact forces
 Contact forces are forces that act between two objects that
are physically touching each other. Examples of contact forces
include:
 Reaction force
 An object at rest on a surface experiences reaction force. For
example, a book on a table.
 An object that is being stretched experiences a tension force.
For example, a cable holding a ceiling lamp.
 Two objects sliding past each other experience friction forces.
For example, a box sliding down a slope.
 Air resistance
 An object moving through the air experiences air resistance. For
example, a skydiver falling through the air.

 When a contact force acts between two objects, both objects
experience the same size force, but in opposite directions. This
is Newton's Third Law of Motion.
 Non-contact forces
 Non-contact forces are forces that act between two objects
that are not physically touching each other. Examples of non-
contact forces include:
 Magnetic force
 A magnetic force is experienced by any magnetic material in
a magnetic field.
 Opposite magnetic poles (N - S or S - N) attract each other:
An electrostatic force is experienced by any charged
particle in an electric field.
Opposite charges (+ and -) attract:
Gravitational force
A gravitational force is experienced by any mass in a
gravitational field.
Masses are attracted towards each other by gravitational
force:
 Now what's the difference?
 Difference :
 Motion is actually the change in the position not the cause of

the change of the position of the body, while force is the cause
of the change in the position of the body not the change in the
position of the body.
 As from F=ma it is revealed that force is able to set a body in

acceleration, now in which way it accelerats the body, actually
by changing the velocity of a body.
 So force is the cause and motion is the change in the position of

a body.
 Type of motion:
 Rotary Motion
 Rotary motion is anything that moves in a circle. This type of
motion was among the first discovered in ancient times. Think of
a spinning wheel on which people spun wool.
 Oscillating Motion
 Something that oscillates moves back and forth. Anything that
repeats the motion cycle after a certain period is considered to be
oscillating. This type of motion is found everywhere in our world:
a sprinkler system, the pendulum of a clock or even sound waves.
 Linear Motion
 Simple enough, linear motion is anything that moves in a straight
line, like our linear actuators. Time, as far as we know, moves in a
linear fashion. Just like rotary devices, you can find linear
cylinders in electric, pneumatic or hydraulic options.
Types of Forces
Applied Force An applied force is a force that is applied to an

object by a person or another object. If a person is
pushing a desk across the room, then there is an
applied force acting upon the object. The applied
force is the force exerted on the desk by the
person
The force of gravity is the force with which the

Gravity Force earth, moon, or other massively large object
(also known as attracts another object towards itself. By
Weight) definition, this is the weight of the object. All
Fgrav objects upon earth experience a force of gravity
that is directed "downward" towards the center of
the earth. The force of gravity on earth is always
equal to the weight of the object as found by the
equation:
Fgrav = m * gwhere g = 9.8 N/kg (on Earth)and m =
mass (in kg)
Normal Force The normal force is the support force exerted
Fnorm 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 exerting an
upward force upon the book in order to support
the weight of the book. On occasions, a normal
force is exerted horizontally between two objects
that are in contact with each other. For instance, if
a person leans against a wall, the wall pushes
horizontally on the person.
Friction Force The friction force is the force exerted by a surface

Ffrict as an object moves across it or makes an effort to
move across it. There are at least two types of
friction force - sliding and static friction. Though it
is not always the case, the friction force often
opposes the motion of an object. For example, if a
book slides across the surface of a desk, then the
desk exerts a friction force in the opposite
direction of its motion.
Air Resistance The air resistance is a special type of frictional
Force force that acts upon objects as they travel through
the air. The force of air resistance is often
observed to oppose the motion of an object. This
force will frequently be neglected due to its
negligible magnitude (and due to the fact that it is
mathematically difficult to predict its value). It is
most noticeable for objects that travel at high
speeds (e.g., a skydiver or a downhill skier) or for
objects with large surface areas. Air resistance .
Tension Force The tension force is the force that is transmitted

through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is
pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.
The tension force is directed along the length of
the wire and pulls equally on the objects on the
opposite ends of the wire.
Spring Force The spring force is the force exerted by a
Fspring compressed or stretched spring upon any object
that is attached to it. An object that compresses or
stretches a spring is always acted upon by a force
that restores the object to its rest or equilibrium
position. For most springs (specifically, for those
that are said to obey "Hooke's Law"), the
magnitude of the force is directly proportional to
the amount of stretch or compression of the
spring.
 How are Force And Motion Related?
 Isaac Newton gave the best description of the links between force
and motion in his three famous laws, and learning about them is a
crucial part of learning physics. They tell you what happens when
a force is applied to a mass, and also define the key concept of
force. If you want to understand the relationship between force
and motion, the first two of Newton’s laws are the most
important ones to consider, and they’re easy to get to grips with.
They explain that any change from moving to not moving or vice-
versa requires an unbalanced force, and that the amount of
motion is proportional to the size of the force and inversely
proportional to the mass of the object.
 THE END

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BY: AVIGAEL MARAYA

 First we have to look at the definition of both.

 Motion is actually the change in the position not the cause of

 As from F=ma it is revealed that force is able to set a body in

 So force is the cause and motion is the change in the position of

Applied Force An applied force is a force that is applied to an

The force of gravity is the force with which the

Friction Force The friction force is the force exerted by a surface

Tension Force The tension force is the force that is transmitted

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