Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Parked Car

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

Boy pushing against a wall

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

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Skateboarding downhill

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

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Sitting in a chair

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

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Kicking a football through a field goal

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

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Ice floating in water

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

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Car turning left into a parking lot

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

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What is the net force when forces are balanced?

• positive

• zero

• negative

• infinity

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What is the direction of motion when forces are balanced?

• Random direction

• Deceleration

• Stationary or constant velocity

• Acceleration

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Can balanced forces change the speed of an object (accelerate)?

• Yes

• No

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