TEKS:8.6A Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Are the forces acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? The man does a flip on the fly board.

(a)  

• unbalanced
• balanced

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How will this object move?

• It will not move

• It will move in both directions

• It will move to the right

• It will move to the left

Answer explanation

When two forces act on an object in opposite directions, their forces are subtracted from each other.

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How will this object move?

• It will not move

• It will move in both directions

• It will move to the right

• It will move to the left

Answer explanation

When two forces act on an object in opposite directions, their forces are subtracted from each other.

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Shadell pushes a box 35 N to the right. Nazai pushes the box 25 N in the same direction. What is the net force?

(a)  

• 60 N unbalanced to the right
• 60 N balanced to the right
• 10 N balanced to the right
• 10 N unbalanced to the right

Answer explanation

When two forces act on an object in the same direction, their forces are added to each other.

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What is net force?

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Balanced or Unbalanced

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What is the net force?

(a)  

• 5 N left
• 30 N left
• 25 N right
• 55 N right

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Which of the answer choices is not a characteristic of a balanced force?

• no change in motion

• moving at a constant speed

• causes a change in motion

• net force of zero

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

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A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

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