What is Force?
A push or a pull that can cause the motion of an object to change.
What are the 2 important properties of force?
strength and direction.
Is a Student sitting on a chair, Bal or Unbal force?
Balanced forces. Gravity is pulling the student down and the chair is pushing the student up with equal force, resulting in no motion
If you drop a ball, is it at rest , or in Motion? Is it B or UnB?
The ball is in motion. The forces acting on the ball are unbalanced (Gravity is pulling it down).
What has to happen in Tug of War for the forces to be balanced?
Both sides need to be pulling with the same amount of force in opposite directions for the forces to be balanced.
Why did Izzy's ball not go into the hole?
Izzy hit the ball too hard. He used too much STRENGTH when applying a force.
In terms of force, what is the difference in Zoe's 1st & 2nd Golfing attempts?
In Zoe’s second attempt she applied just the right amount of strength and knew the right direction to win. (A force has both strength and direction.)
How did Zoe make Izzy fall in the tug of war game?
When Zoe pulled with a lot of force while Izzy wasn’t pulling at all, the strength of the force was greater in Zoe’s direction. That made Izzy move in that dire
How did Dr Jeff cutting the rope an example of Unbalanced force resulting in Motion?
Before Dr. Jeff cut the rope, the forces were balanced. The force from Izzy pulling in one direction was cancelled out by the force of Zoe pulling with the same
What makes the Ping Pong ball hover above the hair dryer?
Balanced Forces
How do B & UnB forces cause the egg to drop into the water?
When the egg is sitting on top of the toilet paper tube, the forces acting upon it are balanced. The tube is pushing it up and gravity is pulling it down. When
What is Balanced force?
When two equal forces act in opposite directions the result is that the forces are balanced and there is no motion.
What is Unbalanced force?
When one force is stronger than the other the result is motion.
