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2 Motion
Contents
Describing
Motion
Measuring
Motion
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Forces
A
Closer Look: A Bicycle Racer’s Edge
Horizontal
Motion on Land
Falling
Objects
Compound
Motion
Vertical Projectiles
Horizontal Projectiles
Laws
of Motion
Newton’s First Law of Motion
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Weight and Mass
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Momentum
Conservation of Momentum
Impulse
Forces
and Circular Motion
Newton’s
Law of Gravitation
Earth Satellites
Weightlessness
A
Closer Look: Gravity Problems
Overview
This
chapter primarily contains the patterns of motion developed by Isaac Newton (A.D. 1642–1727). Newton made many contributions to science,
but his three laws of motion and his law of gravitation are the most
famous. The three laws of motion are
concerned with (1) what happens to the motion of a single object when no
unbalanced forces are involved, (2) the relationship between the force, the
mass of an object, and the resulting change of motion when an unbalanced force is involved, and (3) the relationship
between the force experienced by two objects when they interact. The laws of motion are universal, that is,
they apply throughout the known universe and describe all motion. Throughout the
universe mass is a measure of inertia, and inertia exists everywhere. A change of motion, acceleration, always
results from an unbalanced force everywhere in the known universe. Finally, forces of the universe always come
in pairs. Of the two forces one force is
always equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the other. The law of gravitation is also applicable
throughout the known universe. All
objects in the Solar System — the sun and the planets, the earth and its moon,
and all orbiting satellites — obey the law of gravitation. Relativistic considerations should not be
mentioned at this time. Concentrate on
Newton's laws of motion, not Einstein's modifications of them.
The key to understanding patterns of
motion is to understand simultaneously the ideas represented in the three laws
of motion. These areas follow:
1.
Inertia is the resistance to a change in the state of motion of an
object in the absence of an unbalanced force.
An object at rest remains at rest and an object moving in a straight
line retains its straight-line motion in the absence of an unbalanced
force. The analysis of why a ball moving
across a smooth floor comes to a stop, as presented in the previous chapter, is
an important part of the development of this concept. Newton's first law of motion is also known as
the law of inertia.
2.
Mass is defined as a measure of inertia, that is, a resistance to a
change in the state of motion of an object.
Thus the greater the mass the greater the resistance to a change in the
state of motion. Acceleration is a
change in the state of motion of an object.
According to the definition developed in the previous chapter, an object
that speeds up, slows down, or changes its direction of travel is undergoing an
acceleration. Students who have
difficulty accepting the meanings of mass and acceleration often have less
difficulty if they are told these are definitions
of the quantities. A force is a push or
a pull that is capable of causing a change in the state of motion of an object,
that is, capable of producing an acceleration.
The resulting acceleration is always in the same direction as the
direction of the applied force. Newton's
second law of motion is a relationship between mass, acceleration, and an
unbalanced force that becomes clear when the conceptual meaning of these terms
is
understood. The relationship is that the greater the mass
(inertia), the greater the force required to bring about a change in the state
of motion (acceleration). In symbol form
the relationship is a µ F/m, or the
more familiar F µ ma.
Since a newton of force is defined
in terms of a certain mass (1 kg) and a certain acceleration (1 m/s2), the units are the same on both
sides and the relationship becomes an equation, or F = ma. This is an example of an equation that
defines a concept (see chapter 1).
3.
A single force never occurs alone; a force is always produced by the
interaction of two or more objects.
There is always a matched and opposite force that occurs at the same
time, and Newton's second law of motion is a statement of this relationship.
Suggestions
1. The need for precision and
exact understanding should be emphasized as the various
terms such as speed, velocity, rate, distance, acceleration, and others are presented.
Stress the reasoning behind each equation, for example, that velocity is a ratio that
describes a property of objects in motion. Likewise, acceleration is a time rate of change
of velocity, so vf - vi/t not only makes sense but can be reasoned out rather than
memorized. Students are sometimes confused by the use of the symbol “v” for both speed and velocity. Explain that speed is the same quantity as velocity but without direction, so the same symbol is used to simplify things. On the point of simplifying things, avoid the temptation to use calculus in any explanation or discussion.
terms such as speed, velocity, rate, distance, acceleration, and others are presented.
Stress the reasoning behind each equation, for example, that velocity is a ratio that
describes a property of objects in motion. Likewise, acceleration is a time rate of change
of velocity, so vf - vi/t not only makes sense but can be reasoned out rather than
memorized. Students are sometimes confused by the use of the symbol “v” for both speed and velocity. Explain that speed is the same quantity as velocity but without direction, so the same symbol is used to simplify things. On the point of simplifying things, avoid the temptation to use calculus in any explanation or discussion.
2.
Students are generally interested in “relative to what” questions
concerning motion. For example, what is the speed of an insect
flying at 5 mph from the front to the back of a bus moving at 50 mph?
What do you observe happening to an object dropped inside an airplane moving at 600 mph? What would an observer outside the airplane
observe happening to the
object?
3. The discussion of what happens
to a ball rolling across the floor is an important one, and
many students who think from an “Aristotelian framework” are surprised by the
analysis. When discussing the role of friction and objects moving on the earth’s surface,
it is often interesting to ask why planets do not stop moving around the sun. Spur on the
discussion by answering with another question, Why should they stop? It might be helpful to review the meaning of vector arrows that represent forces.
many students who think from an “Aristotelian framework” are surprised by the
analysis. When discussing the role of friction and objects moving on the earth’s surface,
it is often interesting to ask why planets do not stop moving around the sun. Spur on the
discussion by answering with another question, Why should they stop? It might be helpful to review the meaning of vector arrows that represent forces.
4.
Another way to consider acceleration is to ask, How fast does “how fast”
change? If students have learned the
concept of a ratio they will understand the concept of uniform straight-line
motion. The acceleration concepts,
however, require the use of a ratio within another ratio, that is, a change of
velocity (a ratio within) per unit of time (the acceleration ratio). This understanding is necessary (along with
some basic math skills) to understand the meaning of such units as m/s2.
5. Demonstrations that illustrate
the characteristics of projectile motion are illustrated in
several devices found in scientific catalogs. Among the most impressive is the “monkey
and hunter” demonstration. Students enjoy this demonstration along with the humor the
instructor can induce while performing it.
several devices found in scientific catalogs. Among the most impressive is the “monkey
and hunter” demonstration. Students enjoy this demonstration along with the humor the
instructor can induce while performing it.
6. There are many demonstrations
and devices available from scientific suppliers that readily illustrate the
laws of motion. However, none seems
better than the personal experiences of students who have stood in the aisle of
a bus as it starts moving, turns a corner, or comes to a stop. Use the three laws of motion to analyze the
inertia, forces, and resulting changes of motion of a student standing in such
an aisle of a bus.
7.
Stress that weight and mass are two entirely different concepts. You will probably have to emphasize more than once that weight
is another name for the gravitational force acting
on an object, and that weight varies from place to place while mass does
not. Use the second law of motion to show how weight can be used
to calculate mass. A large demonstration spring scale calibrated
in newtons can be used to show that a 1 kg mass weighs 9.8 N. Other
masses can be weighed to show that weight and mass are proportional in a given location.
8. In solving problems involving
the third law of motion, it is helpful for students to realize that a change in
the state of motion always occurs in the
same direction as the direction of an applied force. If you apply an unbalanced force on a ball
toward the North, you would expect the ball to move toward the North. Thus if one starts walking toward the North a
force must have been applied in the same direction. The foot pushed on the ground in the opposite
direction, so it must be that the equal and opposite force of the ground
pushing on the foot is what caused the motion toward the North. It seems almost anthropomorphic to state that
the ground pushed on a foot, but no other answer is possible with this
analysis. The next step, so to is to
realize that since the force of the foot on the ground equals the force of the
ground on the foot (third law). Then the
mass of the earth times the acceleration of the earth (second law) must equal
the mass of the person times the acceleration of the person (ma = ma). This means at least two things: (1) that the
earth must move when you walk across the surface (earth's acceleration must be
greater than zero) and (2) that the earth would move with the same acceleration
as the person if both had the same mass.
Students are making progress when they can understand or make this kind
of analysis.
9. A
large coffee can attached to a strong cord and filled with water makes an
interesting demonstration of
centripetal force and inertia when whirled overhead. Practice this, however, before trying before a class.
10.
More demonstrations:
(a) Show the stroboscopic effect as a means of measuring motion. Use a strobe light
or hand stroboscopes, for example, to “stop” the motion of a spinning wheel of an
upside-down bicycle.
(b) Roll a steel ball down a long ramp and mark the distance at the end of each second.
Plot distance vs. time and distance vs. time squared to verify the acceleration
equation.
(c) Crumple a sheet of paper tightly into a small ball. Drop the crumpled ball and a
sheet of uncrumpled paper from the same height. Discuss which is accelerated at
9.8 m/s2 and the roll of air resistance.
(d) Use the commercial apparatus that shoots or moves one ball horizontally and drops
another ball vertically at the same time. A single “click” means that both balls hit
the floor at the same time. This illustrates the independence of velocities.
(e) Drop a small steel ball from the highest place practical into a tub of water. Make
sure this is done on a day without wind and with no person near the tub. Time the
fall with a stopwatch. Measure the vertical distance accurately, then find g from
d = 1/2gt2.
(a) Show the stroboscopic effect as a means of measuring motion. Use a strobe light
or hand stroboscopes, for example, to “stop” the motion of a spinning wheel of an
upside-down bicycle.
(b) Roll a steel ball down a long ramp and mark the distance at the end of each second.
Plot distance vs. time and distance vs. time squared to verify the acceleration
equation.
(c) Crumple a sheet of paper tightly into a small ball. Drop the crumpled ball and a
sheet of uncrumpled paper from the same height. Discuss which is accelerated at
9.8 m/s2 and the roll of air resistance.
(d) Use the commercial apparatus that shoots or moves one ball horizontally and drops
another ball vertically at the same time. A single “click” means that both balls hit
the floor at the same time. This illustrates the independence of velocities.
(e) Drop a small steel ball from the highest place practical into a tub of water. Make
sure this is done on a day without wind and with no person near the tub. Time the
fall with a stopwatch. Measure the vertical distance accurately, then find g from
d = 1/2gt2.
(f) Use a spring scale to show that a 1.0 kg
mass weighs 9.8 N. Use other masses to
show that the weight of an object is always proportional to the mass in a given
location.
show that the weight of an object is always proportional to the mass in a given
location.
(g) Use an air track to illustrate Newton’s
first and second law of motion. If an
air
track is not available, consider a slab of ice or dry ice on a smooth demonstration
table top. Wood blocks can be set on the ice to add mass.
track is not available, consider a slab of ice or dry ice on a smooth demonstration
table top. Wood blocks can be set on the ice to add mass.
(h)
Will a jet plane backed up to a brick wall take off faster than one out
in the open?
Compare the jet plane to a balloon filled with air, that is, the balloon is propelled
by a jet of escaping air. Thus the movement is a consequence of Newton’s third
law and the brick wall will make no difference–a jet plane backed up to a brick will take off the same as an identical jet plane out in the open.
Compare the jet plane to a balloon filled with air, that is, the balloon is propelled
by a jet of escaping air. Thus the movement is a consequence of Newton’s third
law and the brick wall will make no difference–a jet plane backed up to a brick will take off the same as an identical jet plane out in the open.
(i) Seat yourself on a small cart with a CO2 fire extinguisher or a bottle of compressed
air from the shop. Hold the device between your feet and legs with the escape
valve pointed away from your body. With the way clear behind you, carefully
discharge a short burst of gas as you accelerate. This attention-grabber affords an
opportunity to review all three of Newton’s Laws of motion.
air from the shop. Hold the device between your feet and legs with the escape
valve pointed away from your body. With the way clear behind you, carefully
discharge a short burst of gas as you accelerate. This attention-grabber affords an
opportunity to review all three of Newton’s Laws of motion.
(j) Demonstrate that the acceleration of a
freely falling object is independent of
weight. Use a commercial “free-fall tube” if one is available. If not, try a large-
diameter 1 meter glass or plastic tube with a solid stopper in one end and a one-
hole stopper in the other. Place a coil and a feather in the tube, then connect the
one-hole stopper to a vacuum pump. Invert the tube to show how the coin and
feather fall in air. Pump air from the tube, then again invert to show the coin and
feather in free fall.
weight. Use a commercial “free-fall tube” if one is available. If not, try a large-
diameter 1 meter glass or plastic tube with a solid stopper in one end and a one-
hole stopper in the other. Place a coil and a feather in the tube, then connect the
one-hole stopper to a vacuum pump. Invert the tube to show how the coin and
feather fall in air. Pump air from the tube, then again invert to show the coin and
feather in free fall.
For Class
Discussions
1. Neglecting air resistance, a ball in freefall
will have
a.
constant speed and constant acceleration.
b.
increasing speed and increasing acceleration.
c.
increasing speed and decreasing acceleration.
d.
increasing speed and constant acceleration.
2. Neglecting air resistance, a ball rolling
down the slope of a steep hill will have
a.
constant speed and constant acceleration.
b.
increasing speed and increasing acceleration.
c.
increasing speed and decreasing acceleration.
d.
increasing speed and constant acceleration.
3. Neglecting air resistance, a ball thrown
straight up will come to a momentary stop at the top of the path. What is the
acceleration of the ball during this stop?
a.
9.8 m/s2.
b.
zero.
c.
less than 9.8 m/s2.
d.
more than 9.8 m/s2.
4. Neglecting air resistance, the ball thrown
straight up comes to a momentary stop at the top of the path, then falls for
1.0 s. What is speed of the ball after falling 1.0 s?
a.
1 m/s
b.
4.9 m/s
c.
9.8 m/s
d.
19.6 m/s
5. Neglecting air resistance, the ball thrown
straight up comes to a momentary stop at the top of the path, then falls for
2.0 s. What distance did the ball fall during the 2.0 s?
a.
1 m
b.
4.9 m
c.
9.8 m
d.
19.6 m
6. A ball is thrown straight up at the same time
an ball is thrown straight down from a bridge, with the same initial
speed. Neglecting air resistance, which
ball would have a greater speed when it hits the ground?
a.
The one thrown straight up.
b.
The one thrown straight down.
c.
Both balls would have the same speed.
7.
After being released, a ball thrown straight down from a bridge would
have an acceleration of
a.
9.8 m/s2.
b.
zero.
c.
less than 9.8 m/s2.
d.
more than 9.8 m/s2.
8. A
gun is aimed at an apple hanging from a tree.
The instant the gun is fired the apple falls to the ground, and the
bullet
a.
hits the apple.
b.
arrives late, missing the apple.
c.
may or may not hit the apple, depending on how fast it is moving.
9. You
are at rest with a grocery cart at the supermarket, when you apply a certain
force to the cart for a short time and acquire a certain speed. Suppose you had bought more groceries, enough
to double the mass of the groceries and cart.
Neglecting friction, doubling the mass would have what effect on the
resulting final speed if you used the same force for the same length of
time? The new final speed would be
a.
one-fourth.
b.
one-half.
c.
the same time.
d.
doubled.
e.
quadrupled.
10. You are moving a grocery cart at a constant
speed in a straight line down the aisle of a store. The forces on the cart are
a.
unbalanced, in the direction of the movement.
b.
balanced, with a net force of zero.
c.
equal to the force of gravity acting on the cart.
d.
greater than the frictional forces opposing the motion of the cart.
11. Considering the gravitational attraction
between the Earth and Moon, the
a.
more massive Earth pulls harder on the less massive Moon.
b.
less massive Moon pulls harder on the more massive Earth.
c.
attraction between the Earth and Moon and the Moon and Earth are equal.
d.
attraction varies with the Moon phase, being greatest at a full moon.
12. You are outside a store, moving a loaded
grocery cart down the street on a very steep hill. It is difficult, but you are able to pull
back on the handle and keep the cart moving down the street in a straight line
and at a constant speed. The forces on
the cart are
a.
unbalanced, in the direction of the movement.
b.
balanced, with a net force of zero.
c.
unbalanced if there is a massive load of groceries.
d.
equal to the force of gravity acting on the cart.
e.
greater than the frictional forces opposing the motion of the cart.
13.
Which of the following must be true about a horse pulling a buggy?
a.
According to the third law of motion, the horse pulls on the buggy and
the buggy
pulls on the horse with an equal and opposite force. Therefore the net force is zero
and the buggy cannot move.
pulls on the horse with an equal and opposite force. Therefore the net force is zero
and the buggy cannot move.
b.
Since they move forward, this means the horse is pulling harder on the
buggy
than the buggy is pulling on the horse.
than the buggy is pulling on the horse.
c.
The action force from the horse is quicker than the reaction force from
the buggy,
so the buggy moves forward.
so the buggy moves forward.
d.
The action-reaction force between the horse and buggy are equal, but the
resisting frictional force on the buggy is smaller since it is on wheels.
resisting frictional force on the buggy is smaller since it is on wheels.
14.
Suppose you have a choice of driving your speeding car head on into a
massive concrete wall or hitting an identical car head on. Which would produce the greatest change in
the momentum of your car?
a.
The identical car.
b.
The concrete wall.
c.
Both would be equal.
15. A
small, compact car and a large sports utility vehicle collide head on and stick
together. Which vehicle had the larger
momentum change?
a.
The small, compact car.
b.
The large sports utility vehicle.
c.
Both would be equal.
16.
Again consider the small, compact car and large sports utility vehicle
that collided head on and stuck together.
Which experienced the larger deceleration during the collision?
a.
The small, compact car.
b.
The large sports utility vehicle.
c.
Both would be equal.
Answers: 1d, 2c (a = g
straight down, but decreases to zero on a level surface), 3a (acceleration is a
rate of change of velocity and gravity is acting, F = ma, so a must be occurring), 4b (initial speed
was zero, average speed is one-half of final speed), 5d, 6c, 7a (after release
only gravity acts on ball), 8a (the apple and bullet accelerate downward
together, no matter how fast the bullet is moving), 9b, 10b, 11c, 12b, 13d,
14c, 15c, 16a.
Answers
to Questions for Thought
1. The speed of the insect
relative to the ground is the 50.0 mi/h of the bus plus the 5.0 mi/h of the
insect relative to the bus for a total of 55 mi/h. Relative to the bus alone the speed of the
insect is 5.0 mi/h.
2. After it leaves the rifle barrel, the force of
gravity acting straight down is the only force
acting on the bullet.
acting on the bullet.
3.
Gravity does not depend upon some medium to convey its “force at a
distance,” so it can operate in a
vacuum.
4.
Yes, the small car would have to be moving with a much higher velocity,
but it can have the same momentum
since momentum is mass times velocity.
5. A
net force of zero is required to maintain a constant velocity. The force of friction is
balanced out by the force from the engine as a car drives with a constant velocity.
balanced out by the force from the engine as a car drives with a constant velocity.
6. The
action and reaction forces are between two objects that are interacting. An unbalanced
force occurs on a single object as the result of one or more interactions with other objects.
7. The change of momentum from
hitting the ground, or impulse, is the product of the applied force and time
that the force is applied. The product of the force and the time is always the
same, but both can be varied. Bending your knees has you hit the ground
increases the time, therefore reducing the applied force.
8.
Your weight can change from place to place because weight is a downward
force from gravitational
attraction on your mass and the force of gravity can vary from place to place.
9.
Nothing! There is no force
parallel to the motion to increase or decrease the earth's speed, so the speed remains constant.
10.
If you have something to throw, such as car keys or a snowball, you can
easily get off the frictionless ice.
Since the force you apply to the thrown object results in an equal and
opposite force (the third law of motion), you will move in the opposite
direction as the object is thrown (the second law of motion). The same result can be achieved by blowing a
puff of air in a direction opposite to the way you wish to move.
11. Considering everything else to be equal, the
two rockets will have the same acceleration.
In both cases, the
acceleration results as burning rocket fuel escapes the rocket, exerting an unbalanced force on the rocket (third
law) and the rocket accelerates during the applied
force (second law). The acceleration has
nothing to do with the escaping gases having
something to “push against.”
12. The astronaut is traveling with the same speed as the spaceship as he or she leaves. If no net force is applied parallel to the direction of motion of either the astronaut or the spaceship, they will both maintain a constant velocity and will stay together.
12. The astronaut is traveling with the same speed as the spaceship as he or she leaves. If no net force is applied parallel to the direction of motion of either the astronaut or the spaceship, they will both maintain a constant velocity and will stay together.
Group B Solutions
1. The
distance that a sound with this velocity travels in the given time is

Since the sound traveled from the
rifle to the cliff and then back, the cliff must be
172 m/2 = 86.0 m away.
172 m/2 = 86.0 m away.
2.

3.

4.

5. The
mass of a 39,200 N space probe on the surface of Earth is

The probe will have the same mass
on Mars.
6.

7.

8. Mass
of ball:

Momentum of ball:

9. Listing
the known and unknown quantities:
Shell m =
30.0 kg Cannon m =
2,000 kg
Shell v
= 500 m/s Cannon v =
? m/s
This is a conservation of momentum
question, where the shell and cannon can be considered
as a system of interacting objects:

The
cannon recoils with a velocity of 8 m/s.
10. (a)

(b)

11.

12.

For Further
Analysis
- Similar – both speed and
velocity describe a magnitude of motion, that is, how fast something is
moving. Differences – velocity must specify a direction; speed does not.
- Similar – both velocity and
acceleration describe motion. Differences – velocity specifies how fast
something is moving in a particular direction; acceleration specified a
change of velocity (speed, direction, or both).
- This requires a comparison of
beliefs and an analysis and comparison with new contexts. Answers will
vary, but should show understanding of Newton’s three laws of motion.
- This question requires both
clarifying beliefs and comparing perspectives. Answers will vary.
- Requires refining of
understanding. Mass is a measure of inertia, meaning a resistance to a
change of motion. Weight is gravitational acceleration acting on a mass.
Since gravity can vary from place to place, the weight as a result of
gravity will also vary from place to place.
- Requires clarifying and
analyzing several conceptual understandings. Newton’s first law of motion
tells us that motion is unchanged in a straight line without an unbalanced
force. An object moving on the end of a string in a circular path is
pulled out of a straight line by a centripetal force on the string. The object will move off in a straight
line if the string breaks. It would move off in some other direction if
other forces were involved.
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