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The weight of the fluid displaced has to equal the object's weight for the object to float. If there is not a balance between these two forces then the object will sink.

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Is free fall balanced or unbalanced?

An object in free fall is accelerating, so the forces on it must be unbalanced.


How can you make this object move in balanced and unbalanced force?

To make an object move with balanced force, the forces acting on the object must be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, resulting in no acceleration. To make an object move with unbalanced force, one force must be greater than the other, causing acceleration in the direction of the larger force.


What always happens to the motion of an object when unbalanced forces act on it?

There's no such thing as "an unbalanced force".When the group of forces acting on an object is unbalanced, then the objectaccelerates, in the direction of the vector sum of the forces.


Why there must be an unbalanced force acting if an object is moving in a circle at constant speed?

If an unbalanced force was not acting upon it, it wouldn't be moving in a circle.An object with no unbalanced force will either not be moving, or be moving in a straight line due to Isaac Newtons 1st law of motion.


Can an unbalanced force change its velocity?

From Newton's Second Law, F=m*a.If we have an unbalanced force, or net force, acting on the object (F not equal to 0), Newton's 2nd law states that the object must either experience a net acceleration (non-zero too) or a mass change(which is too weird to consider here). So, we'll just say that, from N's 2nd law, an unbalanced (net) force causes the object to have a net acceleration of anything but 0 m/s^2.Then, since acceleration = (change in velocity)/(change in time), a non-zero acceleration must mean that there is a change in velocity.Therefore, an unbalanced force means non-zero acceleration, which causes the velocity to change.

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What will an object always do when acted on by an unbalanced force?

There's no such thing as "an unbalanced force". But when the entire group of forceson an object is unbalanced, then the object must accelerate.


Is free fall balanced or unbalanced?

An object in free fall is accelerating, so the forces on it must be unbalanced.


How does an unbalanced force affect a moving object at a constant velocity?

If the group of forces on an object is unbalanced, then the object can't have constant velocity. Its speed or the direction of its motion must change.


How can you make this object move in balanced and unbalanced force?

To make an object move with balanced force, the forces acting on the object must be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, resulting in no acceleration. To make an object move with unbalanced force, one force must be greater than the other, causing acceleration in the direction of the larger force.


What is an unbalned force?

An unbalanced force is a force that causes change in motion. A force must also overcome friction before an object will move.


What happens to the motion of an object when an unbalanced force acts on it?

The object accelerates in the direction that the greater force is pushing or pulling it.any object is acted upon by an unbalanced force will make the object move with the unbalanced force as there is not the right amount of the other force to stop it.if they were balanced forces the object would find equilibrium and would end up basically being held in one place, or travel on one vector without changing course.As for an object under the effect of unbalanced forces? It would NOT behave like the one described above. that is all that could be said.The object accelerates in the direction of the 'net' force ... the vector sum of allof the individual forces. The rate of acceleration is proportional to the magnitudeof the net force.It (the motion) is changed.(Your last it being the object ... I hope).when an unbalanced force act on a moving object, the velocity of the object will change.When an unbalanced force acts on an object, the object will accelerate. This is a fundamental law of physics that goes back to Newton. Further, the object will move in the direction of the unbalanced force.We know that force is equal to mass times acceleration (F = m x a). If force is applied, the object is accelerated in the direction that the force moves it. If force increases, the object will accelerate more because acceleration must also increase.There's no such thing as "an unbalanced force".When the group of forces acting on an object is unbalanced, then the objectaccelerates, in the direction of the vector sum of the forces.


In order to move an object at rest you must make sure the forces acting on that object are what?

To move an object at rest, you must apply a force to overcome the force of static friction that is keeping the object stationary. Ensuring that the applied force is greater than the force of static friction will allow the object to start moving.


What always happens to the motion of an object when unbalanced forces act on it?

There's no such thing as "an unbalanced force".When the group of forces acting on an object is unbalanced, then the objectaccelerates, in the direction of the vector sum of the forces.


How do unbalanced forces affect motion?

-- An unbalanced group of forces on an object causes the object to accelerate in the direction of the net force. -- If an object is not moving, then the group of forces on it must be balanced, else it would be accelerated.


Why there must be an unbalanced force acting if an object is moving in a circle at constant speed?

If an unbalanced force was not acting upon it, it wouldn't be moving in a circle.An object with no unbalanced force will either not be moving, or be moving in a straight line due to Isaac Newtons 1st law of motion.


Can an unbalanced force change its velocity?

From Newton's Second Law, F=m*a.If we have an unbalanced force, or net force, acting on the object (F not equal to 0), Newton's 2nd law states that the object must either experience a net acceleration (non-zero too) or a mass change(which is too weird to consider here). So, we'll just say that, from N's 2nd law, an unbalanced (net) force causes the object to have a net acceleration of anything but 0 m/s^2.Then, since acceleration = (change in velocity)/(change in time), a non-zero acceleration must mean that there is a change in velocity.Therefore, an unbalanced force means non-zero acceleration, which causes the velocity to change.


For motion to occur?

For motion to occur, an object must experience a force that causes it to accelerate and move. This force can come from sources like gravity, friction, or applied forces. In the absence of a force, an object will remain stationary or in constant motion.