Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

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What are balanced forces?

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Balanced forces are two or more forces acting on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.

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What happens when forces are balanced?

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When forces are balanced, the object remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity.

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What are unbalanced forces?

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Unbalanced forces occur when two or more forces acting on an object are not equal, causing the object to accelerate in the direction of the net force.

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What happens when forces are unbalanced?

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When forces are unbalanced, the object will move in the direction of the larger force.

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What is net force?

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Net force is the overall force acting on an object after all the individual forces are combined.

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

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When forces are in the same direction, you add their magnitudes to find the net force.

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

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When forces are in opposite directions, you subtract the smaller force from the larger force to find the net force.

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What is the unit of force?

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The unit of force is the Newton (N).

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If two boys are pulling with the same amount of force, what will happen?

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They will not move at all.

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If there are two forces going in the same direction, what do you do?

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You add the forces.