Georgia Performance Standard:
Name:
S8P3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about cause
and effect relationships between force, mass, and the motion of
objects.
b. Construct an explanation using Newton’s Laws of Motion to describe
the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an
object.
Essential Questions/Key Points
What is a force?
Notes:
How are forces described?
What is a newton?
What is net force?
How is net force calculated?
What does it determine?
How do you calculate net force when
forces act in opposite directions?
Illustration:
How do you calculate net force when
forces act in the same direction?
Illustration:
How can you get a net force of zero?
Illustration:
What are unbalanced forces and what
effect do they have on an object’s
motion?
What are balanced forces and what
effect do they have on an object’s
motion?
What does Newton’s first law of
motion state?
What is inertia and how does it relate
to Newton’s first law of motion?
What is the relationship between
inertia and mass ?
Class/Period:
Date:
Prentice Hall Science Explorer Textbook
pp. 334-337, 349-355
What does Newton’s second law of
motion state?
What is acceleration and how does it
relate to Newton’s second law of
motion?
What is the relationship between
acceleration and mass ?
How can you increase the acceleration
of an object?
What does Newton’s third law of
motion state?
Complete the concept map below using the notes you have taken while reading about forces and Newton’s
Laws of Motion.