Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

• Physics
• Secondary Education
• Age 13

Forces and Motion

Lesson 01. Forces

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Forces and Motion

Lesson 01. Forces

Describe the the following pictures.

1

2

3

What did the boy do to the cart?
Is force applied on the cart by the boy?

YES

NO

Describe the the following pictures.

1

2

3

What did the girl do to open the door?
Is force applied on the door by the girl?

YES

NO

Describe the the following pictures.

1

2

3

Is the rock moving?

YES

NO

Is there a force acting on the rock?

YES

NO

What is a "force"?

QUESTION TIME!

Forces and Motion

Lesson 01. Forces

Forces and Motion

Lesson 01. Forces

Look at the pictures below.

Drag and Drop

Balanced Forces

Unbalanced Forces

Can you see the forces acting on an object?

YES

NO

Can you see the EFFECTS of forces acting on an object?

YES

NO

If you cannot see force, 

how can you show it in a diagram?

Using an arrow

tail

head

}

length

Forces have magnitude and direction.

stronger

weaker

The ball is at rest or not moving. What forces are acting on the ball?

Forces acting on the ball

weight by gravity

Forces acting on the ball

weight by gravity

normal force

If mass has a unit of grams, which of the following is the unit of force?

1. kilograms (kg)
2. newtons (N)
3. meters (m)

Positive and Negative Directions

Positive Directions

Negative Directions

Forward

North

Backward

South

right

left

down

up

What type of direction is "rightward"?

1. negative
2. positive
3. meters (m)

Unit of FORCE

newtons  or  N 

Forces acting on the ball

weight by gravity

normal force

Example 1:

normal force

positive 10 newtons ( + 10 N)

upward is POSITIVE

Example 2:

weight by gravity

negative 10 newtons ( - 10 N)

downward is NEGATIVE

Forces acting on the ball

weight by gravity

normal force

+5 newtons

-5 newtons

Force Diagram

weight by gravity

normal force

+5 newtons

-5 newtons

wind

wind

How will you make the ball move?

+3 newtons

-3 newtons

force 1

force 2

Balanced forces are two or more forces acting on an object that are ______ in size and _______ in direction.

1. unequal ; opposite
2. equal ; opposite
3. unequal ; similar
4. equal ; similar

Forces and Motion

Lesson 01. Forces

Rate your level of understanding and participation in this lesson.

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00:29

TRUE OR FALSE:
Balanced forces cause no change in the speed and direction of objects.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

00:50

What TWO things do forces have?

00:55

Unbalanced forces are not equal. They cause the motion of an object to ______________.

1. stay the same
2. change