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When a force is applied to a body in what direction will the body accelerate?
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∙ 10y ago
Acceleration is in the same direction as the applied force.
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What does force do to objects?
•An action (transfer of energy) that will accelerate a body in the direction of the applied force.
What are ways in which force may change the motion of a body?
If a force is exerted on an object, it will accelerate in inverse proportion to its mass in the direction of the force. For example, if two objects of different mass are subjected to the same force, the less massive object will accelerate more.
What effect does a force have on an object in motion?
This depends on in which direction the force is being applied. If the force is applied against the direction of movement, it will slow a body down If the force is applied in the same direction of movement then it will cause the body to accelerate. If the force is applied in a direction at angle to the motion, the force can either cause the object to slow down or accelerate depending on the angle.
In what direction should a force be applied to produce maximum torque?
In a perpendicular direction to the rotating body.
What is defined work?
if the force applied on a body makes a body move that is there is a displacement of the point of application of force in the direction of force then work is said to be done by the body
What can happen to objects when force is applied on them?
If it is applied equally to all points, then the effect is to accelerate the body according to F = M * a. If it's not homogenous, then it may also cause a rotation.
What is a force and is measured in newtons?
The measure of a force acting on a body is the mass of the body multiplied by its acceleration in the direction of the applied force.
Can a body have forces applied on it but will not accelerate justify your answer?
Newton's second law states that when forces an unbalanced force is applied to an object it will accelerate in the formula: Fnet=mawhere F is the sum of the forces mass and a is the acceleration.A body can have no acceleration if the sum of all the forces is 0. So therefore forces can be applied, but they must have an equal and opposite force canceling them out. A=F/M so when F is 0, A is 0.So if there is constant velocity on an object it will not accelerate!---------Example:If you keep riding your bike in a certain direction at 5 m/s constantly, there is constant velocity present and no acceleration :D
When a force equals its weight is applied on a body what is its acceleration?
The acceleration depends on the net force. So, you must add the forces together as vectors. The result in this case depends in what direction the force is applied.
If several forces act in different directions on a body - in which direction will the body move?
The object behaves as if there were a single force acting on it, which is the vector sum of the multiple forces.
What is necessary force wise to accelerate a system?
The total input force in a given direction should be positive. (e.g. You have to overcome friction) Then by Newtons law of motion: F =ma or a =m / F which will cause a body to accelerate.
Does force change velocities of bodies?
Newton's second Law states that when a resultant force acts on an object with constant mass, the object will accelerate and move in the direction of the resultant force. The product of the mass and the acceleration of the object is equal to the resultant force. The direction of the acceleration has the same direction as the resultant force. If the force stated in this question is always greater than the opposing force (i.e. friction, air resistance...) the body will continue to accelerate and its velocity will increase.
