Guiding Questions

Question

1. What are some examples of everyday forces?
2. What are free-body diagrams, and how do you interpret them?
What is important about finding the net force in free-body diagrams?

Answer each question in order, answer in very short sentences, and in bold words

Answer 1

1. Examples of everyday forces include: friction, gravity, tension, and normal force.

2. Free-body diagrams are graphical representations showing an object and all the forces acting on it. To interpret them, look at the direction and magnitude of each force with arrows.

Finding the net force is important because it determines the object's acceleration and overall motion.