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UNIT 2 FORCES
TEST REVIEW
• Net Forces
q Sum of all forces acting on an object
q A vector quantity – direction is important!
q Determine the net force in the x and y directions separately
q Four Fundamental Forces
q Free Body Diagrams
• Force of Gravity (Fg = mg)
q Gravitational Field Strength – different on different celestial bodies (i.e. g on Earth is different than g
on the moon)
q The definitions and difference between mass and weight
q The normal force (FN)
q Mistakes to avoid when dealing with forces, friction, and motion
• Newton’s First Law of Motion (a = 0, Fnet = 0)
q Objects at rest tend to remain at rest, objects in motion tend to remain in motion
q If the velocity of an object is zero or a constant, the net force acting on it must be zero
q Inertia as a property of matter that caused it to resist changes in motion
q Applications of Newton’s First Law of Motion
q Identifying situations that demonstrate Newton’s first law
• Newton’s Second Law of Motion (𝒂 ≠ 𝟎, 𝑭𝒏𝒆𝒕 = 𝒎𝒂)
q A change in velocity (in direction and/or magnitude) must be caused by a net external force
acting on the object
q Solving problems involving Newton’s Second Law of Motion
q Identifying situations that demonstrate Newton’s second law
• Newton’s Third Law of Motion (Faction = -Freaction)
q for every action force, there is a reaction force equal in magnitude but opposite in direction
q action reaction problems (connected objects)
q treating the individual masses as a single mass and solving for the acceleration
q Isolate a single mass to solve for an unknown such as the tension
q Application of Newton’s Third Law of Motion
q Identifying situations that demonstrate Newton’s third law
• Force of Friction (Ff = 𝝁 FN)
q Static and kinetic friction
q Coefficient of friction
q Analyzing motion with friction
• Applications of Newton’s Laws
q Problem solving, FBD, Newton’s Law statements, motion along horizontal and vertical
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Textbook practice problems
Multiple Choice Newton’s Laws Force of Gravity and Friction
Pg. 153 #1-7 Starts on Pg. 155 Starting on Pg. 199
Pg. 154 #1-8 #20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29-38, 41- #24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 38,
Pg. 197 #2, 3, 4, 5, 7 45, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 66, 42, 49, 50
Pg. 198 #1, 3, 6 - 9 67, 74
More Practice Problems
1. Sara and Sam (total mass = 90 kg) are on thin ice, and at the edge of a hole in the ice they
have dug for themselves. Paisley is on slightly thicker and safer ice, and manages to rope
both Sara and Sam together and pulls with a constant force of 23 N.
a) Draw free body diagrams for each person. Indicate any Newton’s Third Law force pairs.
b) Find the acceleration for Sara and Sam. (0.26 m/s2)
c) Find the acceleration for Paisley (mass = 55 kg). (0.42 m/s2)
d) Assuming they all start from rest; how far will Sara and Sara be from the hole after 5 s?
(3.2 m)
2. Jenna and Jacqueline carry out an experiment to study the coefficient of friction for a
number of different surfaces. They determine that glass sliding on glass has µ𝑘=0.40, and
that steel sliding on Teflon has µ𝑘=0.04.
a) As the normal force is increased on a surface, what happens to the force of friction?
(it increases)
b) As the normal force is increased on a surface, what happens to the coefficient of
friction? (it stays constant)
3. Angel and Zoe pin a giant block of lime jello (50 kg) against a wall with a force of 1500 N so
that it is suspended off the ground without slipping.
a) Draw a free body diagram for the jello block. Hint: In what direction would the jello tend
to slip? In what direction would friction act on the jello? In which direction does a normal
force act on the jello?
b) Determine the weight of the jello. (490 N)
c) What does the force of friction need to be for the jello to be suspended? (490 N [up])
d) Determine the coefficient of static friction that allows the jello to be suspended in the air.
(0.33)
