Mechanical principles — forces, motion
BTEC: Engineering: Mechanical principles — forces, motion
What you'll learn
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Imagine pushing a heavy box across the floor. The harder you push, the faster it moves — that's force and motion in action!
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What does a force do to an object?
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Drag the arrow to push the box with a force of 10 newtons — watch how far it moves!
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Let's work out the force needed to move a 5 kg trolley with an acceleration of 2 m/s². Use F = m × a.
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A 3 kg bag is pulled with a force of 12 N. What is its acceleration? (Hint: a = F ÷ m)
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A 4 kg box is pushed with 20 N of force. What is its acceleration? (a = F ÷ m)
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If you push a shopping trolley harder, what happens to its motion?
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