Movin' Right Along
Force
Draw It!
Free Body Diagrams
Vital Vocabulary
100

When an object is not moving, we say it is ____________.

What is "at rest".

100

When you push a book across a table, you are providing this force.

What is applied.

100

Draw a free body diagram for a water bottle sitting on a table.

What is normal force up and gravity down.

100

The object used to represent forces on a free body diagram.

What is an arrow?

100

A push or pull on an object.

What is a force?

200

The force that always opposes motion.

What is friction.

200

The support force that counteracts gravity.

What is normal force?

200

Draw a free body diagram of a force that accelerates a cart on a rough surface.

What is gravity down, Normal force up, Force applied to the right, Friction force to the left

200

True or False? The quantitative value of forces is labeled on free body diagrams.

What is false?

200

The sum of all forces acting on an object.

What is net force?

300

A change in motion will occur if the forces acting on an object are _______________.

What is unbalanced.

300

The force responsible for slowing down a skydiver.

What is air resistance?

300

Draw a free body diagram of a box being pushed leftward with a constant velocity

Normal force up, Gravity force down, Force applied to the left and Force of Friction to the right.

300

This is what a bigger arrow in a free body diagram means.

What is a stronger force (greater magnitude).

300

Units to measure Force

Newtons

400

An object with balanced forces acting on it is... (2 responses required)

What is at rest or a constant speed?

400

How much force is required to accelerate a 6 kg mass at 3m/s2

18

400

Draw a free body diagram of a Projectile moving towards its peak.

Gravity down

400

The two things explained by arrows in a free body diagram.

What is magnitude and direction of forces?

400

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

Inertia

500

These are three ways forces can impact the motion of an object.

What are: speed up, change directions, slow down?

500

You push a 10 kg cart with 17 N force.  What is the acceleration?

1.7

500

Draw a free body of a book at rest on an inclined plane.  

Gravity down Normal Force up and force of Friction.

500

This attractive force pulls objects together due to their masses.

Gravity

500

Pulling force applied to an object that can make an object stretch.

What is tension (tension force)?