Scientists Say: Force
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- 13 Sep 2022
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A force is an interaction that can change an object’s motion. Forces can make objects speed up or slow down. They can also make objects change their direction. Such a change in motion is known as acceleration. When a force acts on an object, that force is equal to the object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration. You might have seen this written as F = ma. Because force = mass × acceleration, a bigger force causes a bigger change in an object’s motion. It also takes more force to change the motion of a more massive object.
All the pushes and pulls we experience in daily life arise from four fundamental forces. These forces affect all objects in the universe. The first is gravity. This attractive force holds Earth in orbit around the sun and pulls you toward the ground.
The second force is electromagnetism. That’s a combination of the electric force and the magnetic force. The electric force causes electrons to swarm around protons in the cores, or nuclei of atoms. Electric forces between the electrons of different atoms are at the root of many pushes and pulls we feel in daily life. The friction that drags your bike tires to a stop, for instance. Or the forces you and your bike seat exert on each other as you sit atop it. As for magnetic forces, one important example is the Earth’s magnetic field warding off harmful radiation from the sun. Read More...
