Net Force
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- Q1What is the Net force when forces in a system are balanced?0Not Zero11030s
- Q2When assessing what the net force on a system is, what should I compare to the forces going to the right?Forces going to the leftForces going to the rightForces going downForces going up30s
- Q3When forces are opposite but not equal, we call those forcesUnbalancedBalancedSimilarOpposite30s
- Q4The total force on a system is called theNet ForceBalanced ForcesUnbalanced ForcesAbsolute Force30s
- Q5What is the unit used to measure force?OhmsAmpNewtonSeconds30s
- Q6In a tug of war, when one team is pulling with a force of 100 N and the other 80 N, what is the net force?20N100N80N180N30s
- Q7What will be different on the moon than on the Earth?Mass and WeightWeightMassNeither30s
- Q8What is the push or pull on an object that can cause it to accelerate called?SpeedMassDensityForce30s
- Q9The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is calledFrictionInertiagravityAcceleration30s
- Q10Which of the following is an example of increasing friction intentionally?Waxing skisThrowing sand on an icy drivewayadding grease to bike gearsWD4030s
- Q11You and your brother are pushing a car with a dead battery with forces of 20 N and 25 N in the same direction. What is the net force applied on the car?45N0N20N5N30s
- Q12A brother is pulling a toy from his sister with a force of 6 N. The sister is pulling back with a force of 8 N.2N14N8N0N30s
- Q134 people are playing a tug of war. Two are pulling on the right side. Two are pulling on the left side. On the right side, one is pulling with a force of 60 N and the other with a force of 70 N. On the left side, one is pulling with a force of 30 N. How much force should the second person on the left apply to keep the rope in equilibrium (balanced)?130N60N100N70N30s
- Q14Three people are all trying to push over a rock. Jimmy is pushing with 6N of force, Jane is pushing with 8N of force, and Mindy is pushing with 6N of force. What is the net force being exerted on the rock?8N20N4N6N30s
- Q15A boy pulls a sled to the right with 6N of force while another boy pushes the sled to the right with 5N of force. What is the net force on the sled?6N to the right11N to the left11N to the right1N to the right30s