Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Front

What is the sum of all the forces acting on an object?

Back

Net force

Front

What should you do if forces are going in the same direction?

Back

Add the forces

Front

What does it indicate if a car is traveling faster and faster down a hill?

Back

Unbalanced forces are acting on the object.

Front

If you are pushing a chair 50 N toward your friend and your friend is pulling the chair in the opposite direction, what is the net force?

Back

Net force of 0

Front

What is the net force if it is described as 900 N unbalanced right?

Back

900 N unbalanced right

Front

What is the definition of balanced forces?

Back

Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in a net force of 0.

Front

What is the definition of unbalanced forces?

Back

Forces that are not equal and opposite, resulting in a net force that causes a change in motion.

Front

What happens to an object when the net force acting on it is not zero?

Back

The object will accelerate in the direction of the net force.

Front

What is friction?

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object.

Front

What is gravity?

Back

A force that attracts two bodies toward each other, commonly experienced as the force that pulls objects toward the Earth.