Transcript Electricity
Newton’s
rd
3
Law
Chapter 8
Recall this info…
• Newton’s 1st
– An object at rest tends to remain at rest and an
object in motion tends to stay in motion in a
straight line at a constant velocity, unless acted
upon by a unbalanced force.
Recall this info too…
• Newton’s 2nd
– If an unbalanced for acts on an object the object
will accelerate in the direction of the unbalanced
force.
– The equation that follows the law is:
Force = Mass x Acceleration
Newton’s 3rd Law
• Newton’s 3rd
– For every action, there is an equal but opposite
reaction
• Forces always act in equal pairs.
• Example:
– If object A exerts a force on object B, then object B exerts a force
of the same size on object A
Action and Reaction Forces
AKA:
Action Reaction Force Pairs
• Examples:
1) When you: Pull your backpack
-you lift your backpack
-your backpack pulls back
2) When you: Jump
-you push down on the ground
-the ground pushes up on you
3) When you: Walk
-you push back on the ground
-the ground pushes back on you
4) When you: Throw a baseball
-you push forward on the ball
-the ball pushes back on your hand
Newton’s 3rd Example
KEY
Action Force
Reaction Force
BOAT
Action Reaction Explained
• Action reaction forces act on DIFFERENT
objects! NOT THE SAME
The ACTION force acts on
the block
&
The REACTION forces acts
on the woman
To test this push the side of
your hand on the desk.
Newton’s 3rd and Movement
• So if you push something and it pushes back
with equal force how does anything move?
1. The objects have
different masses
2. The forces are exerted
on the different objects
NOT the same.
3. Also there may be other
forces acting such as
friction!
MOMENTUM
• Momentum: Equal to the mass of an object
multiplied by its velocity
• Formula: Momentum = mass x velocity
– An object’s momentum depends on both its mass
and velocity
• Train has a large momentum because it has a large
mass
• Bullet has a large momentum because it has a large
velocity
The Law of Conservation of
Momentum
The Law of Conservation of Momentum:
The total momentum of any group of objects remains the
same unless outside forces act on the objects.
Ex. Baseball bat hitting baseball
Momentum Questions
• Why is it harder to stop a truck moving at
50km/hr than the same truck moving at 10
km/hr?
• How can a 75kg defensive back in football stop a
100 kg fullback?
• Explain why an ocean liner slowly docking and a
bullet rapidly fired both have a large momentum.