Free Body Diagrams NEHI 24

Front

What is tension force in a string?

Back

The pulling force that occurs in the string.

Front

What is the missing force when considering a spring in a free body diagram?

Back

Spring force.

Front

What is the missing force that opposes the weight of an object resting on a surface?

Back

Normal force.

Front

What causes a soccer ball moving to the right with a force of 27 N to be in equilibrium?

Back

An equal force in the opposite direction.

Front

How do Galileo and Newton describe forces?

Back

A push or a pull.

Front

What is a free body diagram?

Back

A graphical representation used to visualize the forces acting on an object.

Front

What does the normal force do?

Back

It acts perpendicular to the surface and supports the weight of an object resting on it.

Front

What is the weight force?

Back

The force exerted by gravity on an object, calculated as mass times the acceleration due to gravity (W = mg).

Front

What is frictional force?

Back

The force that opposes the motion of an object in contact with a surface.

Front

What is buoyant force?

Back

The upward force exerted by a fluid on an object submerged in it.