Forces Vocab

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What is a Balanced Force?

Back

Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction; the net force equals zero.

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What is an Unbalanced Force?

Back

Forces that are not equal in size and/or direction, resulting in a net force that is not zero.

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What is Net Force?

Back

The combination of all forces acting on an object.

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What is Motion?

Back

The change in position of an object over time.

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What happens when forces are balanced?

Back

The object remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity.

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What happens when forces are unbalanced?

Back

The object accelerates in the direction of the net force.

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What is Gravity?

Back

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

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What is Friction?

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object, caused by the contact between surfaces.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

Back

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

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What is a Contact Force?

Back

A force that requires physical contact between two objects, such as friction or tension.