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Two forces acting in the same direction cause the body to speed up (accelerate) if the forces are acting in opposite directions, subtract one from the other. The difference is the net force on the body and will be the direction in which it accelerates. Obviously, if they're the same size and opposite in direction, providing the body is rigid (it doesn't deform, in other words), the stat of motion of the body will stay the same (either at rest or moving at a steady speed in a straight line).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoYou can either (1) measure what force is required to balance the other two forces, or (2) measure the object's acceleration.
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∙ 12y agoYou add them together, then from that you can say that this is the total force acting upon the object.
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What happens to forces when they are acting in the same direction?
Two forces acting in the same direction add together. If those two forces are acting on an object, the object will accelerate faster than if there was only one force acting on the object.
What are two forces that are always acting on an object?
The two forces are gravity and normal force.
What causes acceleration. two forces acting opposite each?
If there is acceleration, there must be an unbalanced force. That is, the vector sum of all the forces acting on the object is not zero. It may be a single force, or several forces that don't add up to zero.
What term best describes the forces acting on an object with the net force of zero?
An object at rest, or an object with a constant velocity are the two possible states of an object with zero net force. An object with zero acceleration has zero net force. There many be several forces acting on the object, such as the force of gravity and the normal force of the ground. Even though an object sitting on the ground has two forces acting on it (gravity, and the normal force) the object does not accelerate because these forces are equal and opposite. An object with zero net force has all forces acting on it equally balanced and cancelling out
The two forces acting on a falling object are gravity and what?
Air pressure.
What happens to forces when they are acting in the same direction?
Two forces acting in the same direction add together. If those two forces are acting on an object, the object will accelerate faster than if there was only one force acting on the object.
If the net force On an an object is zero what do you know about all of the forces acting on the object?
Net force is a combination of all the foces acting on an object.If two forces are acting in the same direction you add the forces to calculate the net force
What are the effects on an object when two or more opposing forces of unequal mangnitudes are simultaneously applied to the object?
If there are two or more unequal forces acting on an object then the object will be acting on the forces. ^_^
What can you say about the forces acting on a stationary object?
The forces acting on a stationary object are balanced. If you were to add up all the forces (taking the directions into account, you would get a total of 0. There are always forces acting on a object, such as gravity, so you cannot say that there are no forces acting on it. You can say that the forces are balanced.
What are two forces that are always acting on an object?
The two forces are gravity and normal force.
What causes acceleration. two forces acting opposite each?
If there is acceleration, there must be an unbalanced force. That is, the vector sum of all the forces acting on the object is not zero. It may be a single force, or several forces that don't add up to zero.
What term best describes the forces acting on an object with the net force of zero?
An object at rest, or an object with a constant velocity are the two possible states of an object with zero net force. An object with zero acceleration has zero net force. There many be several forces acting on the object, such as the force of gravity and the normal force of the ground. Even though an object sitting on the ground has two forces acting on it (gravity, and the normal force) the object does not accelerate because these forces are equal and opposite. An object with zero net force has all forces acting on it equally balanced and cancelling out
The two forces acting on a falling object are gravity and what?
Air pressure.
When two or more forces are acting on an object in the same direction how do you calculate the net force?
You find the vector sum of all the forces. That is the resultant, or net, force.
What is tension force and compression force?
Tension forces are two forces acting on one object, moving in opposite directions (away from one another) to stretch the object. Compression forces are two forces acting on one object, moving in opposite directions (towards one another) to compress or deform the object.
What happens if the sum of all the forces acting on a moving object is zero?
Then the object will not accelerate (if it is stationary, then it will remain stationary, if it is already moving it will continue to move at the same velocity until a force begins to act on it).
When you lift an object up two forces act on it identify these forces?
Lifting force acting upward Weight of the object acting downward Both are equal and opposite to each other
