(a) Draw a “free-body diagram.” Draw vectors representing the forces on the box with all the the tails of the vectors near the center of the box in the diagram below:
Forces in words
1. What is a force?
2. List as many examples of types of forces (names of forces) as you can think of.
3. Divide the forces on your list above into two types of forces: contact forces or non-contact forces
4. In the diagram below, Chris is pushing on the very large box shown, and
Pam is pulling on a rope attached to the box. The box does not move.
(a) Draw a “free-body diagram.” Draw vectors representing the forces
on the box with all the the tails of the vectors near the center of the box
in the diagram below:
(b) Write the symbol you chose to label each vector on the left below, then
say, in words, in a sentence, what object exerts the force, what object the
force is exerted on, and the direction of the force: e.g., “object name
pushes in direction on other object name.”
symbol force in words
Are the horizontal forces are equal to each other? Why or why not?
Are the vertical forces are equal to each other? Why or why not?
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