Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

A force is a push or pull of an object that leads to a change in position.

This means that a force has both strength and direction.

A force is measured in Newtons and is represented by N.

Net Force is the sum of all opposing forces acting on an object. This means that figuring out the net force of an object will involve addition.

This means that for a balanced force the net force would be equal to zero.

An unbalanced force would have a net force that could be either positive or negative.

According to Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion ( Also referred to as The Law of Inertia) states that an object at rest will stay at rest, or an object in motion will stay in motion until an opposing force acts upon it. This means that the object will be showing constant speed until another force acts upon it.