Final Review 4 - Free Body Diagram

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What is a Free Body Diagram?

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A graphical representation used to visualize the forces acting on an object.

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What does it mean when forces are balanced?

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The net force acting on an object is zero, resulting in no acceleration.

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What is net force?

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

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How do you calculate net force?

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Net force is calculated by adding all the forces acting on an object, taking into account their direction.

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What is the unit of force?

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Newton (N) is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI).

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What does it mean when forces are unbalanced?

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The net force acting on an object is not zero, causing the object to accelerate in the direction of the net force.

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What is friction?

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A force that opposes the motion of an object, acting parallel to the surfaces in contact.

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What is normal force?

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The support force exerted by a surface perpendicular to the object resting on it.

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What is weight force?

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The force exerted by gravity on an object, calculated as mass times the acceleration due to gravity (W = mg).

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What is the role of gravity in a Free Body Diagram?

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Gravity acts downward on an object, representing the weight force in the diagram.