Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

What is force?

• a push or a pull that can change the motion of an object

• a push or a pull that does not change the motion of an object

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What is an unbalanced force?

• If forces on an object are equal

• If forces on an object are unequal

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What type of force is this picture an example of?

• Unbalanced

• Balanced

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What type of force is being shown in this picture?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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What is a balanced force?

• when the forces put on an object cancel each other out and nothing happens

• when the forces put on an object do not cancel each other out and the object moves

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What type of force is being shown in this picture?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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What happens if one side of a seesaw is heavier than the other?

• That side will be higher

• Both sides will be the same

• That side will be lower

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What type of force is an empty seesaw an example of?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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What type of force does pushing off the ground create?

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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On a scale of 1 to 3 how confident do you feel in the ability to know the difference between an unbalanced and balanced force

• 1 Not confident

• 2 Somewhat confident

• 3 Very confident

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