Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

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?

• 60 N right

• 10 N left

• 60 n right

• 50 N left

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What is the net force?

• 10 N

• 0 N

• 25 N

• 1 N

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The net force is...

• -20 N

• 0 N

• 80 N

• 20 N

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What is true about this picture?

• the forces are balanced

• the net force is 10N

• The net force is 3 N

• The net force is 7N

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The moon orbiting the Earth at a constant speed.

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

(T or F?) A balanced force is only an object that is not moving. 

• True 

• False

The sum of all forces acting on an object.

• Contact Force

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

• Net Force

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How will this object move?

• It will not move

• It will move in both directions

• It will move to the right

• It will move to the left

Answer explanation

When two forces act on an object in opposite directions, their forces are subtracted from each other.

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Shadell pushes a box 35 N to the right. Nazai pushes the box 25 N in the same direction. What is the net force?

• 60 N balanced to the right

• 10 N balanced to the right

• 60 N unbalanced to the right

• 10 N unbalanced to the right

Answer explanation

When two forces act on an object in the same direction, their forces are added to each other.

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What are unbalanced forces?

• forces that are not equal in size and opposite in direction.

• forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction.

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