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Pushing and Pulling differ like Positive and Negative directions.
What are forces of equal strength acting in opposite directions on an object called
It doesn't really matter; it can be either - or even both: one or more forces can be pulling and one or more forces can be pushing. Or a single pulling or pushing force. The point is, to be called "unbalanced", the sum of all forces must NOT be zero.
Neutral or in equilibrium
If this happens then they will get pushed apart. Otherwise nothing really will happen unless there is objects at the end were it is pushing.
Pushing and Pulling differ like Positive and Negative directions.
Convergence
divergent bounders or shearing forces
Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions are called balanced forces. If they are on the same line of action, they are called couple forces.
balanced Forces
What are forces of equal strength acting in opposite directions on an object called
There's no such thing as one single balanced force. A group of two or more forces are balanced if they all add up to zero. Like if two people are pushing on the same shopping cart ... one in the back pushing it forward, and one on the front pushing it backward. They add up to zero, and the cart acts exactly as if there are no forces on it at all ... it stands still. Those two forces are balanced.
It doesn't really matter; it can be either - or even both: one or more forces can be pulling and one or more forces can be pushing. Or a single pulling or pushing force. The point is, to be called "unbalanced", the sum of all forces must NOT be zero.
The two forces are of the same magnitude, act in opposite directions, and act on different objects.
convection currentsthe conduction of faults zonedivergent bounders or shearing forces
Landforms formed by forces pushing up earth's crust are called upwarped mountains. Examples of these are the Black Hills and the Southern Rocky Mountains.
An object at rest pulled in opposite directions by unequal forces will start to move in the direction of the net force. For example, if I have a chair, and I'm pushing with 10 newtons to the right, and my sister is pushing 5 newtons to the left, the net force is 5 newtons to the right. Therefore, I win, and the chair moves to the right, in the direction of the net force.