Vocabulary
Calculating Net Force
Direction
Questions
100

A contact force that is perpendicular to the surface that an object contacts.

Normal Force

100

If an object is pushed 300 N left and 200 N left my net force is?

500 N Left

100

If both my arrows are going in the opposite direction I will calculate my net force by ______?

Subtracting

100

What are three contact forces we have learned ?

Applied force, Friction, and Normal Force 

200

The action and reaction forces described by Newton’s Third Law of Motion

Force Pairs

200

If an object is pushed 100N to the right and also being pushed 100N to the left then the net force will be ? 

0

200

If both my arrows are going in the same direction I will calculate my net force by ______?

Adding
200

What are two non-contact forces we have learned?

Magnetism and Gravity

300

Definition: Not moving and not intended to move.

Example: a balanced force 

Stationary 

300

A ball is kicked 350N to the right, but someone else kicks the ball back 50N to the left what is the net force?

300 N right

300

A hot air balloon is in the air. The forces acting on the balloon is an Upward Force of 5000 and Gravity is 4800. What is the net force and direction

200 N Upwards

300

A person jumps off a diving board. Initially, gravity pulls them downward with a force of 500 N, and there is no upward force to balance it. Is this balanced or unbalanced?

Unbalanced

400

The combination of all forces exerted on an object

Net Force

400

If an object moves 250N left and 100N right my net force is ?

150N left

400

A cars brakes pushes it 2N backwards and the friction pushes it 3N backwards, but the car is still moving 10 N forward. What is my net force and which direction am I going?

5N forward

400

Meloni holds a textbook in her hand while a similar textbook lies on a table nearby. Each book weighs 20N. Describes the forces acting on both books?

Both books experience a 20 N normal force and a 20 N gravitational force.

500

If one object exerts a force on another object, then the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object

Newton's Third Law

500

Write a scenario that will create a balanced force

Has to equal 0 newtons

500

A force is applied to an object causing it to move to the right. What are the four forces acting on the object? 

Draw a picture on your whiteboard 

Normal force goes up, Gravity goes down, applied force goes to the right, and friction goes to the left

500

Can a balanced force have motion?

No

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