Mission NL4: Types of Forces

Mission NL4 requires that you identify the types of forces that are exerted on an object when given a description of the physical situation. The mission consists of 36 questions organized into 12 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to identify the forces acting upon an object if given a physical description of the situation.

 

Launch Mission NL4

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Newton's Laws Unit, Lesson 2, Part a

The Physics Classroom, Newton's Laws Unit, Lesson 2, Part b

The Physics Classroom, Newton's Laws Unit, Lesson 2, Part c
 

• How are the various individual forces best described?
• Are there examples which demonstrate how to determine the types of forces acting upon an object?

 

Video Tutorial:

Recognizing Force Types

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: