FLASHCARD-Balanced, Unbalanced,& Net Force Examples Unit 4

Balanced forces are forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.

Unbalanced forces are forces that are not equal in size or opposite in direction, causing a change in motion.

Net force is the overall force acting on an object when all the individual forces are combined.

The forces acting on the object are balanced.

It will continue to move to the right if the unbalanced force is also to the right.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

It will start to move in the direction of the net force.

A book resting on a table experiences the force of gravity downward and the normal force from the table upward.

The object will move in the direction of the greater force.

Balanced forces will not change the motion of a moving object; it will continue moving at a constant speed in a straight line.