Forces and Motion

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  • Objects interact with each other (by contact or at a distance) - giving rise to pairs of forces. 
  • A force acting on an object causes its velocity to change; without a net force, its velocity is constant.

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Newton's First Law
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Moving smoothly on

What have an object gliding through space in the farthest corner of the universe (well away from the gravitational pulls of...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Newton's First Law
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Equilibrium revisited

The central idea of this episode is laid out in Newton's first law of motion and can be summarised as follows:

Physics Narrative 11-14

Newton's First Law
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

When the resultant force is zero

When describing the conditions for constant speed the key points are:

Physics Narrative 11-14

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