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Motion and Forces Study Guide
What should I study?
Representations
Know how to create and use
representations
What are the key components of each
representation
Graphs, Motion Diagrams, Dot Diagrams,
Force Diagrams, Pictures, Equations, etc.
Understanding Motion
Three types of motion: Speeding up,
slowing down, constant
Represent the three types of motion
Differential between fast and slow on a
graph, function, or motion diagram
Create a motion diagram to understand
motion
Create a graph of motion on an x-t graph
and a v-t graph
Forces
Newton’s 1st Law
Newton’s 2nd Law
Newton’s 3rd Law
Understanding Balanced Forces
What does it mean to have balanced
forces?
What kind of motion can you expect
from balanced forces?
Examples?
Understanding Unbalanced Forces
What does it mean to have unbalanced
forces?
What kind of motion can you expect
from unbalanced forces?
Examples?
Graphs of Motion
Friction
What does speeding up look like on an x-t
What is friction?
graph? Slowing down? Constant speed?
How does it relate to forces and motion?
What does speeding up look like on a v-t
What direction is the surface force (due
graph? Slowing down? Constant speed?
to friction relative to the direction of
motion?
Calculating Motion
Know how to find velocity and speed if
Calculating Forces
you know distance and time
Calculate force of Earth if Mass is
Know the difference between speed and
known
velocity
What is the acceleration of all objects on
Understand how to find AVERAGE speed
Earth?
and velocity (this is for objects that are
F/m = a and F=ma (unbalanced force!)
speeding up or slowing down)
Adding Forces to find unbalanced force
Calculate acceleration if you know initial
Finding the acceleration of an object
and final velocity and time
when multiple forces are being exerted
and mass is known.
Functions
Be able to create a function using a table, Misc.
graph, or data
What is Mass vs. weight
Be able to use a function to solve a simple
What is Inertia?
problem (where will… when will…)
How fast does the Earth accelerate
Be able to use a function to solve a
objects on Earth?
complex problem (two carts crashing)
If you exert a force of 2N on an object,
Be able to graph a function
how much does the object exert on you?
What is a spring scale?
** Please be aware that students are responsible for all material from experiments, presentations, homework, class work,
and quizzes despite whether it is specifically included on the study guide. **
Where can I find materials to study?
Notebook notes
Website Resources
Old labs and Quizzes
Worksheets / handouts
How can I study?
Answer questions on the study guide
Make up problems /concept questions
Email or IM - Mr. Finley
Reread notes
Group study on Class conference
Note cards with key concepts
** Please be aware that students are responsible for all material from experiments, presentations, homework, class
work, and quizzes despite whether it is specifically included on the study guide. **