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Gravity
Pulls things to Earth.
🍎 → 🌍
Forces in Action
📖 Study · Forces in Action
Forces in Action
Forces push, pull, slow down, speed up, stop or change direction.
🎯 What you'll learn
- ✓Identify gravity, friction, magnetism
- ✓Force is measured in newtons
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Friction
Two surfaces rubbing slows things down.
🛼 → 🛣️
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Magnetism
Magnets pull iron and steel.
🧲 → ⚙️
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Newtons
Force is measured in newtons (N).
1 N ≈ 🍎 weight
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Wind is a force
Wind can push leaves, kites and even sailboats.
🌬️ → 🪁
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Weight = gravity's pull
Your weight is how hard Earth pulls you down.
gravity × mass = weight
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Springy forces
Stretched rubber bands and squashed springs push back.
🔁 spring back