Applied Forces

As the Applied Forces Expert, you will be responsible for identifying and describing the many types of forces that relate to motion. Use the questions below to guide your research.

1. What is an applied force?

2. What is Friction? What are some different types of Friction?

3. What is Tension?

4. What is meant by the Normal force?

5. What is the difference between contact forces and at-a-distance forces?

6. Create real-world examples of each of these applied forces.

 

Physics Classroom: Force and it's Representation
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/U2L2a.html

Resistive Force of Friction
http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/friction.htm

Tension in a Cord
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~vawter/PhysicsNet/Topics/Dynamics/Forces/Tension.html