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Forces and Fields
• Gravitational
• Electromagnetic
• Strong Nuclear
• Weak Nuclear
Fundamental Forces- Weakest, attractive, affects anything with mass, long range (infinite)
- 2nd Strongest, attractive/repulsive, affects anything with charge/magnetic properties, long range (infinite)
- Strongest, attractive, holds nuclei together, short range (within the nucleus)
- 3rd Strongest, neither attractive or repulsive, changes nucleus, short range (within the nucleus)
Fields
• An invisible agent for transmitting a force across empty space
• Allows for action at a distance
Earth’s Gravitational Field
Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Over White Dome Geyser 2012
Aurora from Space