Unit 5 - Forces

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4Prim - Natural Science (NS - Unit 5: Forces) Flashcards on Unit 5 - Forces, created by Sánchez - Genzor kids on 17/05/2017.
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They make things move or still by pushing or pulling FORCES
When an object or person moves another by touching it CONTACT FORCES
Forces that move objects without touching it NON CONTACT FORCES
Two forces are balanced when they are EQUAL
When two forces are not balanced they make things... MOVE
What type of force is magnetism? Non contact force
Magnets are natural or manmade?? Both
A natural magnet The magnetite mineral
Man-made minerals are made from iron and steel
What do magnets create around them?? Magnet field
Magnets attract objects made of iron and steel
Whats the name of the ends of the magnets?? Poles
What are the names of the poles of the magnet?? North and south
What happen to Two different poles? they attract
What happen to Two same poles? They repel
What type of force is Gravity?? Non contact force
What does GRAVITY do? Pulls towards their centre of the masses
What force have all the masses?? GRAVITY
Can you always notice gravity?? No, only with very large masses
What makes that everything that goes up... comes back down
Who discovered Gravity? Sir Isaac Newton
What happens to the moon because of gravity? That is always at the same distance from the earth.
Whats the name of the amount of matter in an object?? Mass
What can we use to measure mass?' Kilograms
What is the unit of measurement of forces? Newton
How can we calculate the measure of weight? mass X gravity
What is the value of gravity? 10
What is the weight of a dog that has a mass of 15?? mass x gravity = 15 x 10 = 150 Newtons
What is upthrust?? A push force opposite to gravity
What does upthrust do to objects? Push them up
What do apply upthrust? water and air
What do influence the amount of upthrust?? mass and volume
An object with small mass and big volume, how much upthrust has? A lot
An object with big mass and small volume, how much upthrust has? less
Who discovered upthrust? Archimedes (an ancient greek) (2000 years ago)
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