Balanced And Unbalanced Forces

Question 1

Force

Answer 1

Any pull that is placed upon an object

Ex: Gravity

Question 2

What can a force cause?

Answer 2

Force can cause the motion of an object to change

Ex: Hitting a baseball with a bat

Question 3

What does force have?

Answer 3

Magnitude and a direction/ a vector

Question 4

What is the unit of measure?

Answer 4

Newton (N)

Question 5

Balanced Forces

Answer 5

2 or more forces act on an object equally. Balanced forces cause no change in velocity.

Question 6

Unbalanced Forces

Answer 6

2 or more Forces act on an object, and 1 force is stronger than the others. Unbalanced forces cause an objects velocity to change.

Question 7

Net Force

Answer 7

Amount of force that is making an object change direction or motion

Question 8

What do you do if the two forces are going the same direction?

Answer 8

Add the forces

Question 9

What do you do if the forces are going opposite directions?

Answer 9

Subtract the forces.

Question 10

When does the net forces equal 0?

Answer 10

When the arrows are pointing opposite directions are equal or the object is not accelerating.