Laws of Motion. Edited
Laws of Motion. Edited
Laws of Motion. Edited
Objectives:
A. Discuss Newton’s second law
of motion
B. Determine the relationship of
mass, force and acceleration
C. Solve problems about second
law of acceleration
The change in position with respect to a reference
object is known as
MOTION
It is either a push or a pull which makes the object
moves
FORCE
The amount of a material or a body
MASS
• It tells how fast an object moves. It’s unit
of measure can be mi/hr, km/hr, m/s.
SPEED
• It tells how fast an object moves and in
what direction.
VELOCITY
• __________________ is the rate of
Acceleration
change in speed or velocity.
ACTIVITY 4: FORCE AND
ACCELERATION
Objective of the activity:
Describe how the net force acting on an
object affects its acceleration.
Explain how object move based on the
relationship of net force, mass and
acceleration.
MONSTER TRUCKS
PROCEDURE
Make a starting line on the floor
Hold both ends of a rubber band.
Pull the truck against the rubber band. As your partner starts
the stopwatch, let go of the truck.
Record in your chart the time that the truck is in motion.
Use a meterstick to measure the distance that the truck
travelled.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 two times.
For each trial, find the truck’s average speed by dividing the
distance traveled by the time elapsed.
TRIAL DISTANCE TIME SPEED
TRUCK 1
ALONE
TRUCK WITH 1
MASS
3
ANALYSIS
How far did the truck go in the first
three trials?
How did changing the mass affect the
distance traveled or the truck’s speed?
What do you think would happen if you
added a second rubber band?
Acceleration 200
(cm/s22 )
150
100
50
1 2 3 4 Force (unit)
Net
?
Force
Acceleration
WHAT IF THE MASS OF THE OBJECT
IS CHANGED AND THE FORCE IS
KEPT CONSTANT?
Force, F m
͠ a
Force, F m ͠
a
Mass in Kg Acceleration
in m/s2
50 4
100 ?
200 ?
25 ?
COMBO DEAL
Net
Mass
Force
Directly proportional Inversely
(at constant mass) proportional
Acceleration
(at constant net
force)
THEREFORE,