Forces Vocab

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What is a force?

Back

A push or pull exerted on an object.

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What is a balanced force?

Back

Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in a net force of zero.

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What is an unbalanced force?

Back

Forces that are not equal in size and/or are not opposite in direction, resulting in a net force that does not equal zero.

Front

What is net force?

Back

The combination of all forces acting on an object.

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What happens when forces are balanced?

Back

The object remains at rest or continues to move at a constant speed.

Front

What happens when forces are unbalanced?

Back

The object will accelerate in the direction of the net force.

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What is friction?

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object.

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What is gravity?

Back

A force that attracts two bodies towards each other, commonly experienced as the force that pulls objects towards the Earth.

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How do you calculate net force?

Back

Add all the forces acting on an object, taking into account their direction.

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What is an example of balanced forces?

Back

A book resting on a table, where the force of gravity is balanced by the normal force of the table.