Force:




Define:

A force is a push or pull on an object caused by interaction with another object. The force an object experiences is the product of it's mass and acceleration. Force is a vector quantity, meaning it's described by it's magnitude and direction. There are many types of forces, including frictional, tension, normal, air resistance, applied, spring, gravitational, electrical, and magnetic.



Unit:

N
newtons

Other Topics:

  1. Static Friction
  2. Kinetic Friction
  3. Rolling Friction
  4. Tension
  5. Spring Force (Hooke's law)
  6. Normal
  7. Weight (force of gravity)
  8. Mass
  9. Inertia
  10. Newton (unit)
  11. Newton
  12. Newton's first law
  13. Newton's second law
  14. Newton's third law


Sources:

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/Class/newtlaws/u2l2a.html
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/newtlaws/u2l2b.html