Investigation 1

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Investigation 1
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What is Force

• Force is a push or pull
• Examples are gravity, friction, electricity, and
  magnetism.

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Sir Isaac Newton

• Father of Physics
• Came up with the Laws of Motion

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Activity 1

• Look at worksheet
• Groups of two
• Complete worksheet

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What is velocity

• Is a speed in a particular direction.
• IMPORTANT includes both speed and direction
• A moving object that changes speed but continues
  moving in the same direction has changed its
  velocity.
• A moving object that changes direction but
  retains the same speed has changed its velocity.

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Newtons 1st Law of Motion

• An object will remain at rest or in uniform
  motion unless acted on by an unbalanced external
  force.

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Inertia

• Newtons 1st law is called the inertia principle.
• The objects tendency to remain at rest or in
  motion is inertia.