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If this acts on an object the object will change speed and direction?
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∙ 15y ago
You mean a force I guess. A force acting on an object will make it accelerate or decelerate, and if it is acting at an angle to the existing line of motion will make it change direction.
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What happens when a force act on an object?
When a force acts on a body or a object - 1. makes the object move from rest 2.chage in speed 3.change in direction of motion 4.change in shape 5.OR all of these
Explain how frictional force is used to reduce the speed of a moving object?
Friction is a force that always acts in a direction opposite to that of motion. So the frictional force does negative work on the velocity of an object ( thus reducing the speed of an object).
Friction acts in the opposite direction of?
Friction always acts in the opposite direction, of the other object's motion.
Can an object change direction when another force acts upon it?
Using real world observations such as:a baseball hit by a bata thrown ball is pulled to the ground by gravitya balloon is blown across the skyair moves away from a rotating fan bladeit becomes readily apparent that objects respond to applied forces to change direction and speed.
How do rockets without fire fly while they are in space?
An object in motion will continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction unless some force acts on it. So there is no need to continuously fire rockets in space. That is only needed if the spacecraft needs to change speed or direction. When spacecraft is on orbit, gravity constantly pulls it toward the object it is orbiting, but it is moving fast enough that, in simple terms, it will constantly miss.
A force can cause an object to change its speed and or direction?
A force can cause an object to change its speed or direction. A force causes acceleration, as given by Newton's equation F=ma, where f is force, m is mass, and a is acceleration. Acceleration occurs when something either changes direction, like a tether ball is accelerating when it goes around the pole, or when the objects speeds up or slows down.Forces give energy to the object it is acting on.The more mass an object has, the harder it is to move, stop, or change the speed or direction of the object.An object will not start moving unless a force acts on it.An object will not stop moving unless a force acts on it.An object will not change speed unless a force acts on it.An object will not change direction unless a force acts on it.unbalanced
What acts on an object if the object changes speed and directon or both?
A force must act on an object to change it's speed, direction or both. This is Newton's Second law.
What are the changes produced by force?
Force can produce several changes. It can change the shape or position of an object by causing it to move or deform. It can also change the speed or direction of an object's motion. Additionally, force can produce changes in the motion of fluids, such as causing them to flow or change direction.
What acts on a object to make the object change direction speed or both?
A force, or several forces that don't all cancel each other.
What is insertia?
inertia the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object.
What will an object in straight-line motion tend to do?
An object in motion tends to keep moving in a straight line at a constant speed,unless an external force acts on it to change its direction or speed.
How does the velocity of an object traveling in a straight line change if a nonzero net force acts in the same direction as the objects velocity?
Velocity is a vector that represents an object's speed and direction, so the speed of the object increases because an unbalanced force is making the object go faster.
What happens when a net force acts on a object?
The object changes its speed, its direction of motion, or both.
How an object changes direction when a force is applied to it is called what?
The combined changes in an object's speed and direction when force acts on it is called "acceleration".
If a net force acts at an angle to the direction an object is moving the object will follow a straight curved unknown or straight forward path?
If a net force acts at an angle to the direction an object is moving, the object will follow a curved path. This is because the force causes both a change in the object's speed and its direction. The object will move in the direction of the net force, but its trajectory will be curved due to the combination of the force and the object's initial velocity.
Does a moving object travel in a line until a force changes its direction?
Yes. A moving object travels in a straight line at constant speed until a net force acts on it. However, the direction will only change if the force is in a different direction then the motion.
What happensto the speed of an object if a unbalanced force acts on it?
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