Warm-up 15 Flashcard Forces

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

An object with a zero net force is either at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line.

An object will move in the direction of the larger force when forces are unbalanced.

Balanced forces occur when the net force acting on an object is zero, meaning the object is either at rest or moving at a constant speed.

Friction is the force that opposes the motion of an object sliding across a surface.

An example of an unbalanced force is when one person pushes a heavy box harder than another person pulls it, causing the box to move.

If no net force acts on an object in motion, it will continue to move at a constant speed in a straight line.

The greater the mass of an object, the more force is required to change its motion.

Friction is a force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are in contact.

An example of balanced forces is when two people push on opposite sides of a box with equal force, keeping it stationary.