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Section 1 Gravity and Motion

Section 2 Newton’s Laws of Motion

Section 3 Momentum

Chapter 6

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Gravity and Falling Objects

• Gravity and Acceleration Objects fall to the ground at the same rate because the acceleration due to gravity is the same for all objects.

• Acceleration Due to Gravity As shown on the next slide, for every second that an object falls, the object’s downward velocity increases by 9.8 m/s.

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Gravity and Falling Objects, continued

• Velocity of Falling Objects You can calculate the change in velocity with the following equation:

∆v g t

• If an object starts at rest, this equation yields the velocity of the object after a certain time period.





Air Resistance and Falling Objects

• Air resistance is the force that opposes the motion of objects through air.

• The amount of air resistance acting on an object depends on the size, shape, and speed of the object.

• The image on the next slide shows the effects of air resistance on a falling object.





Air Resistance and Falling Objects, continued


• Acceleration Stops at the Terminal Velocity As the speed of a falling object increases, air resistance increases.

• The upward force of air resistance continues to increase until it is equal to the downward force of gravity. The object then falls at a constant velocity called the terminal velocity.


Air Resistance and Falling Objects, continued

• Free Fall Occurs When There Is No Air Resistance An object is in free fall only if gravity is pulling it down and no other forces are acting on it.

• A vacuum is a place in which there is no matter. Objects falling in a vacuum are in free fall because there is no air resistance.



Orbiting Objects Are in Free Fall


• Astronauts float in orbiting spacecrafts because of free fall.

• Two Motions Combine to Cause Orbiting An object is orbiting when it is traveling around another object in space. The image on the next slide describes how an orbit is formed.




Orbiting Objects Are in Free Fall, continued


• Orbiting and Centripetal Force The unbalanced force that causes objects to move in a circular path is called a centripetal force.

• Gravity provides the centripetal force that keeps objects in orbit.


Projectile Motion and Gravity

• Projectile motion is the curved path an object follows when it is thrown or propelled near the surface of the Earth.

• Projectile motion has two components—horizontal motion and vertical motion. These components are independent, so they have no effect on each other.



Projectile Motion and Gravity, continued

• Horizontal Motion is a motion that is parallel to the ground.

• When you throw a ball, your hand exerts a force on the ball that makes the ball move forward. This force gives the ball its horizontal motion.



Projectile Motion and Gravity, continued

• Vertical Motion is motion that is perpendicular to the ground.

• A ball in your hand is prevented from falling by your hand. After you throw the ball, gravity pulls it downward and gives the ball vertical motion.





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Newton’s First Law of Motion

An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

• Newton’s first law of motion describes the motion of an object that has a net force of 0 N acting on it.

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Newton’s First Law of Motion, continued

• Part 1: Objects at Rest Objects at rest will stay at rest unless they are acted on by an unbalanced force.

• Part 2: Objects in Motion Objects will continue to move with the same velocity unless an unbalanced force acts on them.

• The image on the next slide shows how you can have fun with Newton’s first law.






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• Friction and Newton’s First Law Friction between an object and the surface it is moving over is an example of an unbalanced force that stops motion.

• Inertia and Newton’s First Law Newton’s first law is sometimes called the law of inertia. Inertia is the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion.



• Mass and Inertia Mass is a measure of inertia. An object that has a small mass has less inertia than an object that has a large mass.

• So, changing the motion of an object that has a small mass is easier than changing the motion of an object that has a large mass.



Newton’s Second Law of Motion

The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.

• Newton’s second law describes the motion of an object when an unbalanced force acts on the object.



Newton’s Second Law of Motion, continued

• Part 1: Acceleration Depends on Mass The acceleration of an object decreases as its mass increases. Its acceleration increases as its mass decreases.

• Part 2: Acceleration Depends on Force An object’s acceleration increases as the force on the object increases. The acceleration of an object is always in the same direction as the force applied.






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• Expressing Newton’s Second Law Mathematically The relationship of acceleration (a) to mass (m) and force (F) can be expressed mathematically with the following equation:


m a

Fm, or F a




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Newton’s Third Law of Motion


Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite

force on the first.

• Newton’s third law of motion can be simply stated as follows: All forces act in pairs.


Newton’s Third Law of Motion, continued


• Force Pairs Do Not Act on the Same Object A force is always exerted by one object on another object. This rule is true for all forces, including action and reaction forces.

• Action and reaction forces in a pair do not act on the same object. If they did, the net force would always be 0 N and nothing would ever move!



• All Forces Act in Pairs—Action and Reaction Newton’s third law says that all forces act in pairs. When a force is exerted, there is always a reaction force.




• The Effect of a Reaction Can Be Difficult to See When an object falls, gravity pulls the object toward Earth and pulls Earth toward the object.

• You don’t notice Earth being pulled upward because the mass of Earth is much larger than the mass of the object. Thus, the acceleration of Earth is much smaller than the acceleration of the object.



Momentum, Mass, and Velocity

• The momentum of an object depends on the object’s mass and velocity.

• Calculating Momentum The relationship of momentum (p), mass (m), and velocity (v) is shown in the equation below:

p m x v

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The Law of Conservation of Momentum

• The law of conservation of momentum states that any time objects collide, the total amount of momentum stays the same.

• Objects Sticking Together After two objects stick together, they move as one object. The mass of the combined objects is equal to the masses of the two objects added together.



The Law of Conservation of Momentum, continued

• The combined objects have a different velocity because momentum is conserved and depends on mass and velocity.

• So, when the mass changes, the velocity must change, too.




• Objects Bouncing Off Each Other When two objects bounce off each other, momentum is usually transferred from one object to the other.

• The transfer of momentum causes the objects to move in different directions at different speeds.




• Conservation of Momentum and Newton’s Third Law Conservation of momentum can be explained by Newton’s third law.

• Because action and reaction forces are equal and opposite, momentum is neither gained or lost in a collision.


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