(Write a R.A.C.E.S/CER) make a claim about what happened when the forces on the object were balanced. Use your observations as evidence to support your claim. What was the net force in this situation?

Question

(Balanced forces were 150 N (left force) and 150 N (right force))

Answer 1

Claim: When the forces acting on the object are balanced, the object remains in a state of equilibrium, resulting in no change in its motion.

Evidence: In the given situation, the object experiences two balanced forces: a force of 150 N acting to the left and a force of 150 N acting to the right. Since these forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, they cancel each other out. This means that the net force acting on the object is 0 N (150 N left - 150 N right = 0 N).

Reasoning: Because the net force is zero, there is no acceleration or change in velocity according to Newton's first law of motion, which states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by a net external force. This indicates that when the forces are balanced, the object does not accelerate in either direction, maintaining its current state (whether it is at rest or moving at a constant speed).