G3 Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

A force is a ___________ or a ___________ that can make things move.

• up or a down

• guinea pig or a hamster

• magnet or a paperclip

• push or a pull

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Gravity is a force that _________________________________.

• cannot make anything move.

• pushes objects up to the sky.

• pulls objects down to the center of the Earth.

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True or false? Balanced forces (BF) are equal or the same.

• True

• False

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True or false? Unbalanced forces (UF) make things start to move.

• True

• False

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In the picture, the red team is pulling harder than the blue team. We can say that the forces are

• Balanced, so the rope will not move.

• Unbalanced, so the rope will move toward the red team.

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In the picture, the rocket is moving up to outer space. Which force must be stronger?

• the pulling force of gravity

• the pushing force of the engine

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In the picture, the students are pushing on the box with the same amount of force. Will the box begin to move?

• Yes, because the forces are different (unbalanced).

• No, because the forces are the same (balanced).

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In the picture, the forces are balanced and the box is NOT moving. If the student on the right is pushing with 200 units of force, the student on the left is pushing with ___________________________.

• 200 units of force

• 300 units of force

• 400 units of force

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in the picture, the parachutist is falling to the Earth. If gravity is pulling her down with 400 units of force, how many units of force could the air be pushing her back up with?

• 300

• 400

• 500

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In the picture, the forces on the duck are balanced. If the water is pushing him up with 300 units of force, how many units of force is gravity using to pull him down?

• 200

• 300

• 400

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