Balanced and Unbalanced?
Net Force
Potential & Kinetic Energy
Gravity
Vocabulary
100

If Jaden pushes on a door with 100N of force and Aislynn 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

100

As an object begins to move and speed up, Potential Energy _________ while Kinetic Energy _________.

Decreases, Increases

100

Fill in the blank:

Gravity pulls all objects towards the _____________.

Gravity pulls all objects towards the center of the Earth.

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

Potential Energy is determined by an object's ______ and ________________.

Mass; Distance (height) above ground

200

What is the rule for how distance between objects affects gravity?

More Distance = _________ Gravity

Less Distance = _________ Gravity

More Distance = Less Gravity

Less Distance = More Gravity

200

What is the definition of Force?

Force is a push or a pull.

300

Mr. Taylor 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

300

Kinetic Energy is determined by an object's _____ and _______.

Mass; Speed/Velocity

300

What is the rule of how mass affects gravity?

More mass = ________ gravity

Less mass = ________ gravity

More mass = More gravity

Less mass = Less gravity

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 Mr. Pettersen 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

True or False: An object with 100% Kinetic Energy will be stationary/not moving.

False

400

Which planet would have the MOST gravitational pull to the Sun based on distance?

Which planet would have the LEAST gravitational pull to the Sun based on distance?

Mercury would have the most because it has less distance (is closer).

Neptune would have the least because it has more distance (is farther away).

400

What is the definition of Normal (Regular) Force?

A force that opposes gravity and keeps objects in place.

500

Describe an example of forces that are balanced.

(Answers will vary)

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

500

How does friction affect objects with Kinetic Energy?

Decreases Kinetic Energy; Slows objects down

500

Which planet would have the MOST gravity based on mass?

Which planet would have the LEAST gravity based on mass?

Jupiter would have the most gravity because it has the most mass.


Mercury would have the least gravity because it has the least mass.

500

What is the definition of Bad Parenting?

Bad Parenting is placing your toddler (child) on an abandoned desert road in the middle of nowhere for a photo shoot that will be used in a middle school science lesson.  HORRIBLE!!!


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