Balanced Forces

What is true about this image?

• It shows unbalance forces.

• It shows balanced forces.

• The people on the right are winning.

• The people on the left are winning.

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Are forces balanced or unbalanced when skateboarding down a ramp?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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The boat moves to the left at a speed of 4 m/s. The current moves to the right at 2 m/s. What will happen if the current increases to 3 m/s?

• The boat will speed up.

• The boat will slow down. 

• The boat will move backwards.

• The boat will continue sailing to the left at a constant speed of 4 m/s.

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A _____ is a pull or a push.

• force

• friction

• gravity

• speed

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

• no change in motion

• moving at a constant speed

• net force of zero

• causes a change in motion

If you are pushing a chair 50 N toward your friend and your friend is pulling the chair in the opposite direction, what is the net force?

• net force of 0

• 100 N towards you

• 100 N towards your friend

• 10 N towards you and your friend

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What is the net force?

• 0 N balanced

• 2000 N unbalanced

• 0 N unbalanced right

• 2000 N balanced

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What is the net force?

• 28 N unbalanced

• 14 N unbalanced

• 14 N balanced

• net force of 0

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What is the net force?

• balanced

• unbalanced

• kinetic energy

• friction

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What is the net force on an object when balanced forces are acting on it?

• Zero

• Equal to the weight of the object

• Equal to the applied force

• Equal to the gravitational force

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