Resultant Forces

Question 1

What is resultant force

Answer 1

When an object is subject to several forces, the resultant force is the force that alone produces the same acceleration as all those forces

Question 2

If the resultant force is 0 what do you call the forces acting on the object

Answer 2

Balanced

Question 3

Newtons first law of motion balanced forces

Answer 3

The first law is an object remains in the same state of motion unless a resultant force acts on it.

Question 4

Newtons law of motion unbalanced forces

Answer 4

When the resultant force on an object is not zero, the forces acting on the object are not balanced . The movement of the object depends on the size and direction of the resultant force

Question 5

If two forces act on an object along the same line,the resultant force is:

Answer 5

Their sum, if the forces act in the same direction

Their difference, if the forces act in opposite directions

Question 6

What does the size of the arrows represent

Answer 6

The relative magnitude of the forces

Question 7

Direction of the arrows represent

Answer 7

Direction of forces acting on the object