forces

Mass

The amount of matter in a material

Weight

Measure of how the force of gravity acts upon the mass

Force

Can cause an object to change or maintain it’s current motion

What can a force be classified as

Non contact or contact forces

Contact Friction

A force that resists Motion between 2 surfaces that are touching

Non contact friction

The attractive force that objects exert on eachother

Newtons

What forces are measured in (spring scale)

Balanced forces

All forces acting on an object are equal

Unbalanced forces

One or more forces acting on an object are stronger than others

Buoyancy

The upward force exerted on an object that is placed in a fluid

Magnetic

The force exerted between magnet poles that either attracts them or repels

Gravity

The force with which the Earth moon or a large object attracts other objects to itself

Spring

The force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring on any object that is attached to it

Normal

The upward first Exerted on an object that is in physical contact with a stable object