What do unbalanced forces cause an object to do?

Answer 1

An unbalanced force causes a change in the motion of the object that the forces are acting on. It causes acceleration, which can be positive or negative, depending on the direction of the reultant force. Positive means that the object is gaining acceleration and reaching a higher instantaneous velocity every second, while negative means that it's getting slower per second (braking, for instance). Both are examples of motion.

Answer 2

you are not considering the "hidden" force of friction and/or gravity in your thinking.

Example: A box sitting at rest on a floor has balanced forces:

no force pushing from any of the four sides

Balance force up and down (gravity pulling box down, floor holding it up)

Now, someone pushes the box across the floor:

Initial push causes and acceleration (going from zero velocity to say 5 mph)

Now, if that person maintained the 5 mph speed (no acceleration) of pushing the box then we are back to a balanced force: the pushing on the side of the box = the friction on the bottom of the box.

Unbalanced forces can cause an object move from its original position resulting in acceleration because every object in the universe has an internal force [resisting force] in it . when an external force applied on an object increases from that of the internal force of the object then that force is said to be unbalanced force

Answer 3

If the forces are unbalanced this means there is a net force in one direction. This is found by adding the forces in magnitude and direction. The net force will make the object move and accelerate in the direction it is acting.

Answer 4

The forces cause the object to move in the direction of the net force. If there are two unbalanced forces in opposite directions, the object will go in the direction of the stronger force.

Answer 5

If forces on an object are unbalanced, the object will accelerate or decelerate. If forces on an object are balanced, the object will stay still or keep moving with the same velocity.