Forces and Motion

Unit 2

Forces and Motion

Learning Outcomes

* Identify push or pull or both is involved when there is a motion

* Understand that some forces act on contact and some are non-contact forces

* When a force is applied, it can make things move, change direction or change its shape and size

* Distinguish rest and motion and understand that they are relative

* Infer motion is caused by application of force

* Classify the different types of motion

* Deduce the definition of average speed

* Use and understand the unit of speed

* Distinguish uniform and non-uniform motion

* Compute time, distance and speed

Introduction

We had studied in our earlier classes that push or pull results in some motion of the object. When we open the door, kick a football, lift our school bag, all involve motion and there is some push or pull.