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6th gr Forces
6.7A-C
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| force | push or pull on matter that enables that matter to CHANGE motion and interact |
| contact force | when matter actually touches to interact |
| non-contact force | exist without touch or contact and still influence matter |
| applied force | contact - directly applied to object; push or pull |
| normal force | contact - a support force; example: a book resting on a table |
| friction | contact - a force that opposes motion when the surface of an object comes into contact with another object. |
| gravity | noncontact - force that attracts an object toward the center of the earth, or toward any other mass. |
| magnetism | noncontact - force of ATTRACTION or Repulsion between CHARGES of matter |
| unbalanced forces | a net force that changes the motion of an object |
| balanced forces | a net force of zero that keeps moving objects in motion with a constant speed and direction OR stationary objects at rest |
| Newtons (N) | unit of measurement of a force; is named after Sir Isaac Newton |
| spring scale | tools used to measure force in Newtons |
| magnitude | quantity or amount |
| net force | the sum of all forces acting on an object; if BALANCE =0, if UNBALANCED ≠0 |
| force pairs | forces occur in pairs; they apply equal forces in opposite directions to each other |
| Newton's Third Law (action-reation) | for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force that occurs at the exact same time |