Understanding Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

What causes an object to move?

• Equal forces in the same direction

• No forces

• Unbalanced forces

• Balanced forces

What happens when forces acting on an object are balanced?

• The object moves in one direction

• The object moves in a circle

• The object disappears

• The object stays still

How do forces always occur?

• Randomly

• In pairs

• In triplets

• In singles

What is an example of unbalanced forces acting in the same direction?

• People pushing a stalled car

• A ball resting on the ground

• A boy standing still

• Tug of war with equal force on both sides

What must happen for a seesaw to stay balanced?

• It should be made of wood

• No one should sit on it

• Both sides must have equal weight

• One side must be heavier