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What is true about what causes an object to stay at rest?(1 point)
An object at rest has balanced forces acting upon it.
An object at rest has unbalanced forces acting upon it.
Objects at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by balanced forces.
If the forces acting on an object are unbalanced, an object must be at rest.
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Correct answer: "An object at rest has balanced forces acting upon it."
Reason: By Newton's first law, an object remains at rest unless a net (unbalanced) force acts on it. If the forces are balanced (net force = 0) there is no acceleration, so the object stays at rest.
Reason: By Newton's first law, an object remains at rest unless a net (unbalanced) force acts on it. If the forces are balanced (net force = 0) there is no acceleration, so the object stays at rest.
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