Resultant forces (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What is a resultant force?
What is a resultant force?
A single force equal to all forces combined
Why are forces described as vectors?
Why are forces described as vectors?
They have both size and direction
A force and force both push right. What is the resultant force?
A force and force both push right. What is the resultant force?
to the right
A force pushes left and pushes right. What is the resultant force?
A force pushes left and pushes right. What is the resultant force?
to the left
What are forces called when the resultant force equals zero?
What are forces called when the resultant force equals zero?
Balanced forces
A stationary object has balanced forces. What happens to it?
A stationary object has balanced forces. What happens to it?
It stays stationary
A car moving at has balanced forces. What happens?
A car moving at has balanced forces. What happens?
It keeps moving at
What do unbalanced forces cause an object to do?
What do unbalanced forces cause an object to do?
Accelerate
How does a bigger resultant force affect acceleration?
How does a bigger resultant force affect acceleration?
Causes more acceleration
What does the direction of the resultant force show?
What does the direction of the resultant force show?
Which way the object will accelerate
What does an object need to change its motion?
What does an object need to change its motion?
An unbalanced force
A box has pushing forward and drag backward. What is the resultant force?
A box has pushing forward and drag backward. What is the resultant force?
(balanced forces)