the resultant force is 1000N to the right/1000N to the left/zero.
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When you ride a bike, your foot pushes against the pedal. The push makes the wheels of the bike
move. When you drop something, it is pulled to the ground by gravity. A push or a pull is a
force. So, a good definition for force is a push or pull in a particular direction. Forces affect
how objects move. They may cause motion; they may also slow, stop, or change the direction of
motion of an object that is already moving.
Forces can affect motion in several ways:
• They can make objects start moving
• They can make objects move faster
• They can make objects move slower
• They can make objects stop moving
• They can make objects change direction
Since force cause changes in the speed or direction of an object, we can say that forces cause
changes in velocity
FORCE FACTS:
→ Forces are measured in Newtons (N)
→ Forces usually act in pairs
→ Forces act in a particular direction
→ Forces many times cannot be seen, but their effects
can
More than one force can act on an object at a time. The forces can push or pull in any direction.
What happens to the object when the forces act depends on two things:
1. How strong the forces are
2. The direction of the forces
When more than one force acts on an object, the forces combine to form a net force. The
combination of all the forces acting on an object is the net force.
Forces may work together or they may be opposite forces. Two or more opposite forces are
balanced forces if their effects cancel each other and they do not cause a change in an object's
motion. If two forces of equal strength act on an object in opposite directions, the forces will
cancel, resulting in a net force of zero and no movement.
If the effects of the forces don't cancel each other, if one force is stronger than others, the forces
are unbalanced forces. Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion; speed and/or direction.
When two forces act in the same direction on an object, the net force is equal to the sum of the
two forces. When two unequal forces act in opposite directions on an object, the net force is the
difference of the two forces. The final force and its direction are called a resultant.