Motion & Forces
Defining Force
Force
Newton’s First Law
Friction
Force
Force
a push or pull that one body exerts on
another
What forces are being
exerted on the football?
F
kick
F
grav
Force
Net Force
unbalanced forces that are not
opposite and equal
velocity changes (object accelerates)
F
friction
W
F
pull
F
net
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Balanced Forces
When two or more forces act on an object at the same
time, the forces combine to form the net force
The net force on the box is zero because the two forces
cancel each other.
Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite
in direction are called balanced forces.
Force
Balanced Forces
forces acting on
an object that
are opposite in
direction and
equal in size
no change in
velocity
Unbalanced Forces
When two students are pushing with unequal forces in
opposite directions, a net force occurs in the direction
of the larger force.
The net force that moves the box will be the difference
between the two forces because they are in opposite
directions.
They are considered to be unbalanced forces.