Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Front

What is a force?

Back

a push or pull on an object

Front

A combination of all the forces acting on an object is called?

Back

net force

Front

To find the net force on an object:

Back

combine the amounts of the forces acting on the object

Front

When the net force on an object is zero, the two forces are: cancelled out, unbalanced, balanced, gross

Back

balanced

Front

When the net force on an object is zero, the object's motion will:

stop

,

increase

,

change

,

not change

Back

not change

Front

When forces are balanced, they:

Back

do not cause any change in the motion of an object

Front

If you are pushing a box toward your friend with a force of 20 N, and your friend is pushing the box toward you with a force of 30 N, what will happen to the box?

Back

The box will move toward you with a force of 10 N.

Front

If you are pulling on a box with a force of 30 N, and your friend is pushing the box in the same direction with a force of 30 N, what will happen to the box?

Back

The box will move in the direction of the push and pull with a force of 60 N.

Front

You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?

Back

60 N right

Front

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

Back

They will not move at all.