Can net force stop a moving object?

Answer 1

In order for a force to make something stop it has to turn off when the object stops. Gravity can't be turned off so its not very good at stopping things. It can, however, stop things for a brief instant. Like if you shoot something straight up. Gravity will slow it down until it stops. But ,of course, it doesn't stay stopped. That same gravity will immediately pull it back down. When a falling object hits the ground and stops its not gravity that stopped it. Its the molecular forces that make the ground hard that stops it.

Answer 2

Gravity is a force that pulls objects. Whether it makes them go faster or slower depends in what direction it is pulling, related to the objects' direction. If you throw something directly upwards, gravity will initially make it go slower and slower, until it stops. Then (as it falls down) it will make the object go faster and faster again. (All the time, the object's acceleration is downward - in the direction that gravity is pulling.)

Answer 3

Yes, a net force can stop a moving object by applying an opposing force in the direction opposite to the object's motion. This force must be greater in magnitude than the object's momentum to bring it to a stop.

Answer 4

yes

because net forces=sum of the forces

it mainly depends on the direction and magnitude of forces