AQA Physics Forces Revision Notes

• 1Forces are vector quantities, meaning they have both magnitude and direction.
• 2Newton's First Law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net external force.
• 3Newton's Second Law relates force, mass, and acceleration (F = ma).
• 4Newton's Third Law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• 5Friction is a force that opposes motion and can be static or kinetic.

Forces are pushes or pulls that can make things move or stop. They can come from touching something, like pushing a door, or from a distance, like gravity pulling you down. When forces act on an object, they can change its speed or direction. Understanding how forces work helps us predict how things will move.