Forces!Forces!Post workshop Post workshop

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What we are going to do...

• In the Forces workshop you discussed different types of forces and made your own parachute

• We are going to look at the forces on different spacecraft to see how much you have learnt!

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Before launch...

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Before launch...

What are the names of forces

A and B?

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Before launch...

What are the names of forces

A and B?

WEIGHTWEIGHT (or (or GRAVITYGRAVITY))(Rocket pushing on ground)(Rocket pushing on ground)

REACTION FORCEREACTION FORCE(Ground pushing back on rocket)(Ground pushing back on rocket)

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Before launch...

The rocket is stationary.

Are these forces balanced or unbalanced?

WEIGHTWEIGHT (or (or GRAVITYGRAVITY))(Rocket pushing on ground)(Rocket pushing on ground)

REACTION FORCEREACTION FORCE(Ground pushing back on rocket)(Ground pushing back on rocket)

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Before launch...

The rocket is stationary.

Are these forces balanced or unbalanced?

WEIGHTWEIGHT (or (or GRAVITYGRAVITY))(Rocket pushing on ground)(Rocket pushing on ground)

REACTION FORCEREACTION FORCE(Ground pushing back on rocket)(Ground pushing back on rocket)

The forces are balanced

Remember...Remember...

This is Newton’s first law (part 1)

If the forces on a stationary object are

balanced, the object will remain stationary until

an unbalanced force acts upon it.

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Launch time!

Launch time!

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The rocket generates thrust and starts to accelerate.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

Launch time! The rocket generates thrust and starts to accelerate.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

The forces are unbalanced

Launch time!

What is the resultant force acting on the

rocket?

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Weight = 3.0 Weight = 3.0 Mega NewtonsMega Newtons

Thrust = 3.6 Thrust = 3.6 Mega NewtonsMega Newtons

Launch time!

What is the resultant force acting on the

rocket?

Weight = 3.0 Weight = 3.0 Mega NewtonsMega Newtons

Thrust = 3.6 Thrust = 3.6 Mega NewtonsMega Newtons

Resultant force = 0.6 Resultant force = 0.6 Mega NewtonsMega Newtons

Remember...Remember...

This is Newton’s second law

Any resultant (unbalanced) force

acting on an object will cause that object to

accelerate (change it’s motion).

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Launch time! As the rocket lifts up, fuel gets used.

How does this affect the

acceleration of the rocket?

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Launch time! As the rocket lifts up, fuel gets used.

How does this affect the

acceleration of the rocket?

As the rocket loses mass, the acceleration increases

This is also Newton’s second lawThis is also Newton’s second law

Newton found that the acceleration of an object depends on...

1.The size of the force(a bigger force produces a bigger acceleration)

2.The mass of the object(a bigger mass results in a smaller acceleration)

This is described by this formula:

Force = mass x acceleration

F = m a

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Newton’s second lawNewton’s second law1. An Arianne 5 rocket can produce 13.5 MN of thrust, but has a weight of 7.6 MN. What is the resultant force at launch?

2. The mass of the Arianne 5 rocket is 777,000 Kg. What is the acceleration of the rocket?

3. The force of air resistance increases as the rocket speed increases.Five seconds into flight the air resistance is 500 KN. What is the new acceleration of the rocket? (assume a constant thrust and mass)

4. [Harder] As the rocket travels, it uses fuel and its mass decreases. Five minutes into flight the mass of the rocket has reduced to 400,000 Kg, but the air resistance has increased to 4 MN. What is the new acceleration of the rocket? (assume a constant thrust)Hint: The weight of the rocket has changed. Weight = mass x gravity. Gravity on Earth = 9.8 N/Kg

Force = mass x acceleration

F = m a

MN = Mega Newton1 MN = 1,000,000 N

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Newton’s second lawNewton’s second law1. An Arianne 5 rocket can produce 13.5 MN of thrust, but has a weight of 7.6 MN. What is the resultant force at launch? 5.9 Mega Newtons

2. The mass of the Arianne 5 rocket is 777,000 Kg. What is the acceleration of the rocket? 7.6 m/s2

3. The force of air resistance increases as the rocket speed increases.Five seconds into flight the air resistance is 500 KN. What is the new acceleration of the rocket? (assume a constant thrust and mass) 6.9 m/s2

4. [Harder] As the rocket travels, it uses fuel and its mass decreases. Five minutes into flight the mass of the rocket has reduced to 400,000 Kg, but the air resistance has increased to 4 MN. What is the new acceleration of the rocket? (assume a constant thrust)Hint: The weight of the rocket has changed. Weight = mass x gravity. Gravity on Earth = 9.8 N/Kg 13.75 m/s2

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During launch...

During launch...

As the speed of the rocket increases, the force of air

resistance increases.

Eventually, the air resistance force balances

with the thrust force.

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What will happen to the motion of the rocket?

During launch...

As the speed of the rocket increases, the force of air

resistance increases.

Eventually, the air resistance force balances

with the thrust force.

What will happen to the motion of the rocket?

The rocket will continue to move, in a straight line

at a constant speed

Remember...Remember...

This is Newton’s first law (part 2)

If the forces on a moving object are balanced, the

object will continue moving at a constant

speed in a straight line, until an unbalanced force

acts upon it.

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During launch...

During launch...

How does the rocket generate thrust?

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Remember the two volunteers on the

trolleys, with the rope?

How did this explain a rocket launching?

During launch...

How does the rocket generate thrust?

The rocket pushes on the exhaust gas; forcing it out.

The gas pushes back on the rocket, producing an

upwards thrust!

Remember...Remember...

This is Newton’s third law

Any force acting on a body will experience a reaction force, of equal

size acting in the opposite direction.

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Newton’s third lawNewton’s third law

• How many examples of action-reaction force pairs can you think of?

• How many examples can you see in the room around you?

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Newton’s third lawNewton’s third law

• How many examples of action-reaction force pairs can you think of?

• How many examples can you see in the room around you?

Walking: You push on the floor and the floor pushes back, making you move!

Sitting: Your weight pushes on the chair and the chair pushes back, so you don’t fall to the ground!

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Congratulations!• You have completed your

investigation into forces

• What have you learnt today?

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