A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed. Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?

Balanced Forces, Constant Speed

Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed

Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration

How will this object move?

It will move in both directions.

Which could be an example of a balanced force?

An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space

A car accelerating from a stop sign

A box of dishes falling from a counter

Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?

A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.

A plate sitting on a dining table

A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving

An object that is at rest will begin to move if which of the following is true?

Unbalanced forces act on the object.

The surface on which it rests is frictionless.

The mass of the object is sufficient.

Gravity on the object can be reduced.

The forces acting on a box are illustrated.

move to the right at a constant speed.

move to the left at a constant speed.

A game of tug-of-war, in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, is illustrated here. The center of the rope will move when which of the following is true?

One team pulls with more force than the other.

The ground provides no friction for either team.

One team has more people than the other.

The rope has essentially no mass of its own.

Which is the best example of an unbalanced force?

A train accelerating from the station

a car driving at a constant speed

When forces are balanced, the total force is _______?

is greater than the sum of the forces

Balanced, Unbalanced and Net Forces

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the net force?

20 N

0 N

400 N

40 N

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

Kilogram

Meter

Pascal

Newton

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

friction

force

magnet

gravity

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the net force?

30 N

25 N

5 N

55 N

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the net force?

10 N

0 N

25 N

1 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?

The boy in blue will win.

They will not move at all.

The boy in red will win.

Both will fall down.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Balanced or unbalanced?

balanced

unbalanced

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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Balanced, Unbalanced and Net Forces

What is the net force?

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

What is the net force?

What is the net force?

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?

Balanced or unbalanced?

Forces that have a net force of zero

The sum of all forces acting on an object.

What will cause an object to move?

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