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Yes. An unbalanced force can make an object go faster (if the force acts in the same directon of the movement); slow it down (opposite directions), or change its direction (if force is perpendicular to the direction of movement). All of these phenomena are called "acceleration", which for a physicist means "change of velocity".

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What are the unbalanced forces that cause a moving object to slow or stop?

The main unbalanced force that causes a moving object to slow or stop is friction. Friction is the resistance that occurs when one object moves against another. Other unbalanced forces like air resistance or drag can also contribute to slowing down a moving object.


Can a unbalanced force change an objects motion?

Yes, an unbalanced force can change an object's motion by causing it to accelerate or decelerate in the direction of the force. It can also change the object's direction or speed depending on the magnitude and direction of the force applied.


Can unbalanced forces stop a moving object?

Yes.For the velocity of an obejct to change (e.g. to make a moving object slow down and stop) there must be a resultant force acting on it. This only occurs if the forces acting on it are unbalanced.Yes.For example :When we cycle fast and while going if we cross a speed breaker or an area of the road which is not smooth , there will be more friction thereby reducing the speed of the object or otherwise stopping it.


Can an object continue to move when an unbalanced force is removed?

First of all, there's no such thing as "an unbalanced force". But we'll run past that and go directly to the question. Strange as it may seem, no force is required to keep a moving object moving. Force is only needed to change the object's speed, or to change the direction in which it's moving. When no force acts on it, it keeps moving just fine, at a constant speed and heading in a straight line. This has all been known for roughly 500 years now.


What force make an object stop moving?

The force that makes an object stop moving is typically friction. When an object is in motion, the force of friction between the object and the surface it is moving on acts in the opposite direction of the object's motion, eventually bringing the object to a stop.

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What are the unbalanced forces that cause a moving object to slow or stop?

The main unbalanced force that causes a moving object to slow or stop is friction. Friction is the resistance that occurs when one object moves against another. Other unbalanced forces like air resistance or drag can also contribute to slowing down a moving object.


Can a unbalanced force change an objects motion?

Yes, an unbalanced force can change an object's motion by causing it to accelerate or decelerate in the direction of the force. It can also change the object's direction or speed depending on the magnitude and direction of the force applied.


What happens if a balanced forces are applies to a moving object?

When balanced forces are applied to a moving object, the object likely slow and eventually stop. How quickly that occurs depends on the amount of force.


Does It take an unbalanced force to stop an object?

Yes.


Force causing an object to start moving?

what starts to move an object is force because it's pushing on the object and what stop's the obect from moveing is force too because if the force is going the oppisit way its going to stop the object.


Can unbalanced forces stop a moving object?

Yes.For the velocity of an obejct to change (e.g. to make a moving object slow down and stop) there must be a resultant force acting on it. This only occurs if the forces acting on it are unbalanced.Yes.For example :When we cycle fast and while going if we cross a speed breaker or an area of the road which is not smooth , there will be more friction thereby reducing the speed of the object or otherwise stopping it.


Can an object continue to move when an unbalanced force is removed?

First of all, there's no such thing as "an unbalanced force". But we'll run past that and go directly to the question. Strange as it may seem, no force is required to keep a moving object moving. Force is only needed to change the object's speed, or to change the direction in which it's moving. When no force acts on it, it keeps moving just fine, at a constant speed and heading in a straight line. This has all been known for roughly 500 years now.


How can an object have balanced forces and still move?

If an object is at rest it takes an unbalanced force to get it moving. Also if an object is moving it takes an unbalanced force to stop it. So if an object is in motion, because of some unbalanced force and then, while moving, another force comes in to make the forces balanced this will not be enough to stop it, just keep it from accelerating. This happens when objects are dropped from a great height. At first the force of gravity causes it to pick up velocity (accelerate) as it falls. But as it picks up speed the force of air resistance gets larger and larger. Pretty soon the downward force of gravity is just balanced by the upward force of air resistance. The object continues to fall , but now at constant velocity.


What force make an object stop moving?

The force that makes an object stop moving is typically friction. When an object is in motion, the force of friction between the object and the surface it is moving on acts in the opposite direction of the object's motion, eventually bringing the object to a stop.


When an object Is not moving it is at?

Stop


How do unbalanced forces change the speed?

Unbalanced forces can change the speed of an object by causing it to accelerate in the direction of the greater force. If the unbalanced force is in the direction of motion, the object will speed up. If it is in the opposite direction, the object will slow down or even come to a stop.


Does an object always move in the direction of the unbalanced force exerted on it by another object?

Not always, the unbalanced force only points in the direction of the acceleration so a body may be moving in the opposite direction. Example. A car moves with some speed to the right on a horizontal surface and lock the brakes, if the surface has friction, but the net force acting on it is equal to the frictional force pointing left and produces a Deceleration of carriage until stop, but while this happens continuously in motion to the right.