Calculating Net Force Test Review

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What is net force?

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Net force is the overall force acting on an object when all the individual forces are combined. It determines the object's motion.

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How do you calculate net force when two forces are acting in the same direction?

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Add the magnitudes of the forces together. For example, if two forces of 10 N and 5 N are acting to the right, the net force is 15 N to the right.

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How do you calculate net force when two forces are acting in opposite directions?

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Subtract the smaller force from the larger force. The direction of the net force is in the direction of the larger force.

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What is the net force if a 40 N force is pushing to the right and a 6 N friction force is pushing to the left?

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The net force is 34 N to the right.

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What does it mean if the net force is 0 N?

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If the net force is 0 N, the forces acting on the object are balanced, and the object will not accelerate.

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If an object has a net force of 10 N to the left, what can you say about the forces acting on it?

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The forces acting on the object are unbalanced, with a greater force acting to the left than to the right.

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What is the net force acting on an object if it is at rest and no forces are acting on it?

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The net force is 0 N, meaning the object remains at rest.

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If a block is pulled with a force of 50 N to the right and a force of 20 N to the left, what is the net force?

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The net force is 30 N to the right.

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What happens to the net force if you increase the force applied to an object?

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Increasing the applied force will increase the net force, assuming no other forces change.

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What is the net force if two equal forces of 15 N are acting in opposite directions?

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The net force is 0 N, as the forces cancel each other out.