Forces

What will cause an object to move?

• Applied forces
• Balanced forces
• Unbalanced forces

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(T or F?) A balanced force is only an object that is not moving. 

• True 
• False

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If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________

• unbalanced
• weak
• balanced
• Hulk Smash!

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Which one is balanced?

• top
• bottom
• both

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With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.

• larger 
• smaller 
• equal 
• cannot be determined

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A force is ____.

• a push or pull that can cause movement

• a magnet

• when someone does not work

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A push is ____.

• a force to move something away

• a force to pull something towards you

• when a magnet attracts metals

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A pull is _____.

• a force to move something towards you

• a force to move something away

• when a magnet attracts metals

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Gravity is ____.

• a force that attracts objects towards each other

• a force that moves objects away

• a push or pull

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This is an example of ____.

• forces

• gravity

• magnetism

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