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Its a Balancing Act

Notes:
1.When more than one force acts on an object, the forces _______________ to form a
________________ _________________.
2.Forces may _____________________ or _______________________.
3.If the effects of the forces cancel each other out, and do not cause an object to move, the
forces are said to be _______________________.
4.If the forces dont cancel each other out 1 force is stronger than the others the forces are
_________________ and will cause a _______________________.
5.The strength of a force is measured in _____________ (___)

Examples:
A.Two forces can _____ together to produce a LARGER net force.


B.Two forces can ___________ to produce a SMALLER net force in the direction of
the larger force.


C.Two forces may ______________________________ and produce NO NET
FORCE.



+ =
+
+
=
= 0







FORCES
Practice Problems
Circle the best answer:
1) The forces shown above are PUSHING / PULLING forces.
2) The forces shown above are WORKING TOGETHER / OPPOSITE FORCES.
3) The forces shown above are EQUAL / NOT EQUAL.
4) The forces DO / DO NOT balance each other.
5) The net force is 1000 N TO THE RIGHT / 1000 N TO THE LEFT / ZERO.
6) There IS / IS NO motion.
Circle the best answer:
7) The forces shown are PUSHING /
PULLING forces.
8) The forces shown are WORKING
TOGETHER / OPPOSITE FORCES.
9) The forces shown above are EQUAL
/ NOT EQUAL.
10) The forces DO / DO NOT balance
each other.
11) The stronger force is pulling RIGHT
/ LEFT.
12) Motion is the to the RIGHT / LEFT.
13) Two movers are trying to move a heavy box. One
mover pushes to the right with a force of 150 N.
The other mover pushes to the left with a force of
200 N.
a) Draw & label the forces on the diagram.
b) What is the net force? _______________
c) Will the box move? __________________
If yes, in what direction? _______________
If no, why not? _______________________



14) Two movers are trying to move a heavy chair.
One mover PULLS to the left with a force of 200 N.
The other mover PUSHES to the left with a force
of 200 N.
a) Draw & label the forces on the diagram.
b) What is the net force? _______________
c) Will the chair move? _________________
If yes, in what direction? ________________
If no, why not? ________________________



15) Four children are fighting over the same toy. Mike
is pulling North with a 50 N force, Justin is pulling
East with a 40 N force, Chantal is pulling South
with a 50 N force, and Tykera is pulling West a 30
N force.
a) Draw & label the forces on the diagram.
b) Is there a net force on the toy? ____________
c) In which direction will the toy move? ________
d) Who gets the toy? _______________________

1. Harry the hippo decides to go skydiving for his
birthday. Gravity is pulling him down with a force
of 1000 N. Air resistance is pushing up on his
parachute with a force of 800 N.
a) Draw and label the forces on the diagram.
b) What is the net force? __________________
c) Are there balanced or unbalanced forces?
d)In which direction is Harry moving? _________
2. Shaun is the star of his middle school basketball team.
Unfortunately, while playing in the championship game,
his foot slips on the floor. He slides to the left with a
force of 200 N. The force of sliding friction between his
shoe and the floor is 200 N.
a) Draw and label the forces on the diagram.
b) What is the net force? __________________
c) Will Shaun keep sliding? _________
If yes, what direction?
If no, why not?
Fill in the blanks below to complete each force diagram.
150 N 125 N

Net force = _______
Direction: ________
50N ____ N



Net force = 20 N
Direction: Up
60 N
60 N
200 N



Net force = _______
Direction: ________

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