Give a figurative measure of Newton such as 1 Newton can move 1 kg at 1 m/s.
In the presence of a NET FORCE, an object experiences an ACCELERATION
- directly proportional to the NET FORCE
- inversely proportional to the MASS of the object.
Remember, though,
- F is the NET force
- m is the mass which that net force acts on.
We often turn this around and write it as
What are the UNITS of force in
F = m a A force of ONE unitwill give an object of 1.0 kg mass
an acceleration of 1.0 m/s/s ;
this force is known as
ONE NEWTON (1.0 N) .
1 N = ( 1 kg ) ( 1 m/s/s )
F = m a Force will be measured in newtons
A force of 1 N will give
a mass of 1 kg
an accelertion of 1 m/s/s.
1 N = ( 1 kg ) ( 1 m/s/s )