Balanced and Unbalanced?
Net Force
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Balanced and Unbalanced? Continued....
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100

If Danny pushes on a door with 100N of force and Kyran pushes in the opposite direction with 100N of force, the door will not move. 

Are these forces balanced or unbalanced?

Balanced Forces

100

Ms. Elegante pushes a box with 5N of force. Ms. Garvey pushes the box in the SAME direction with 10N of force.

What is the Net Force on the box?

15N of force to the right 

100

To find the net force of two objects moving at the same direction you would ________ their forces?

A - Subtract
B - Add
C - Multiply
D - Divide


B - Add

100

A lamp sitting on a table. 

Balanced 

100

What is the definition of balanced forces?

What is the definition of unbalanced forces?

Balanced forces are equal and do not cause motion

Unbalanced forces are unequal and do cause motion.

200

If a class plays tug of war and one side pulls with more force, the rope moves. 

Are these forces balanced or unbalanced?

Unbalanced Forces

200

If Ms. Byrnes pulls on her desk with 10N of force and ms. Preszler pulls in the OPPOSITE direction with 10N of force, what is the Net Force on the table?

0N. The forces are balanced

200

The total amount of all the forces on an object is called the _________.

A - Mighty Force
B - Net Force
C - Balanced Force
D - No Force


B - Net Force 

200

A car accelerating around a mountain curve. 

Unbalanced

200

When an object has an unbalanced force act on it, the speed of the object will either increase or decrease? T/F



True

300

Mr. Adams pushes his shopping cart down the aisle and it moves. Are these forces balanced or unbalanced?

The forces are unbalanced.

300


A student pushes on a cart with 20N of force. A student pushes back in the opposite direction with 10N of force. What is the net force on the cart?

10N of force to the left

300

To find the net force of two objects moving in opposite (different) directions you would _________ their forces. 

A - Subtract
B - Add
C - Multiply
D - Divide




A - Subtract

300

Two ice skaters moving in a straight line at a constant speed. 

Balanced

300

What is the definition of Net Force?

The Net force is the total amount of force that acts on a an object.

400

If Hunter leans on a wall with 15N of force and the wall does not move, are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

Balanced

400

If net forces are 0N, are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

If net forces are more than 0N, are forces balanced or unbalanced?

If 0N, the forces are balanced.

If more than 0N, the forces are unbalanced.

400

Force is measure in __________?

A - Newtons (N)
B - Joules (J)
C - Kilograms (Kg)
D - Miles (M)




A - Newtons (N)

400

A soccer ball sitting on the ground motionless. 

Balanced

400

Why does an object stay at rest?

It takes an unbalanced force to move it.

500

Two people are pulling on a rope in opposite directions. One person pulls with a force of 15 N to the north, and the other person pulls with a force of 10 N to the south. What is the net force on the rope, and in which direction does it move?

5N to the North

500

If Ms. Garvey pulls on a rope with 50 N of force and Ms. Stolaruk joins her and pulls on the rope in the same direction with 50N of force, what is the net force on the rope?

100N of force to the left

500

If an object is not moving, the forces acting on it are

A - balanced
B - positive
C - negative


A - balanced 

500

A runner jumping over a hurdle. 

Unbalanced 

500

What is the definition of a force?

A push or pull.

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