Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Front

What is the speed of an object or how fast or slow the object is moving?

Back

Rate of Motion

Front

What type of force is acting on a book sitting on a shelf?

Back

Balanced Force

Front

What type of force is experienced by a skier skiing through flags in a race down the mountain?

Back

Unbalanced Force

Front

What type of force is present when two ice skaters are moving in a straight line at a constant speed?

Back

Balanced Force

Front

What type of force is acting on a car accelerating around a mountain curve?

Back

Unbalanced Force

Front

What is a force that does not change the motion of an object?

Back

Balanced Force

Front

What is a force that causes an object to change its motion?

Back

Unbalanced Force

Front

What happens to an object at rest when balanced forces act on it?

Back

It remains at rest.

Front

What happens to a moving object when unbalanced forces act on it?

Back

It accelerates or changes direction.

Front

What is the net force when two equal forces act in opposite directions?

Back

Zero net force.