Balanced Forces

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

Balanced forces causes

• speed of an object

• change in motion

• no change in motion

• no friction on object

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

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Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a plane is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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Are the forces acting on the rope balanced or unbalanced?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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Balanced forces can cause

• an object to speed up or slow down

• an object to stay still or move at a constant speed and direction

this force is ___________ and there will be 

• unbalanced, no movement

• balanced, movement to the left

• balanced, no movement

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If all four forces are balanced, the plane will

• plummet to the ground

• fly faster and faster

• fly slower and slower

• fly at a constant speed and direction

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These forces are...

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates balanced forces?

• A book resting on a table

• A car accelerating on a highway

• A ball falling from a height

• A rocket launching into space