Unit 2:  Forces

Big Ideas

• • • What is a force?

    • Newton’s 3 Laws

    • Inertia

    • Free Body Diagrams

    • Types of forces

    • Weight

    • Terminal velocity

    • Friction

      • • Static

        • Kinetic

        • Coefficient of friction

        • Friction on Inclines

    • Fa at angles

    • Pulley problems

Labs and Activities

• • • Inertia balance

    • Mu Shoe Lab

    • Friction blocks lab

    • Atwood Machine Lab

Vocabulary

Inertia, force, normal force, friction, terminal velocity, air resistance, weight, equilibrium, free body diagram