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Constantino

NAME: ALYSSA MARISE M. FRANCO

STRAND/BLOCK: HUMSS 12 A

Learning Task
Complete the given task and answer the respective questions.

Forces and Motion: Basics

Net Force Screen
Investigate the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces as pullers compete in a
tug-of-war for a cart of candy

MEASURE the
SEE the forces in speed of the cart
the system

PRESS Go! to
DRAG pullers see the tug-of-
onto the rope war

RETURN the cart

to its starting
position

Question1: What is the difference between balanced and unbalanced force?

➢ Balanced force: Forces acting on an object which does not change the state of rest
or of uniform motion of it are called balanced forces.
For example: When an apple hangs from a tree, the weight of the apple is
balanced by the force imposed on the apple by the branch.

➢ Unbalanced force: The outcome of two opposing forces acting on a thing and
propelling it forward. These opposing forces are referred to as imbalanced
forces.

Question 2: What factors determine which team of pullers will win in a game of tug-of-
war?

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➢ The force on the ground is responsible for the game's victory. Each player
exerts some force on the rope and on the ground, but this does not imply that
the same amount of labor is done on the rope and on the ground, nor does it
imply that one player exerts the same overall force as his opponent.

Question 3: When the cart moves are the forces balanced or unbalanced?
➢ It is unbalanced. It simply signifies that the opposing team has more people
tugging the rope than the other team, keeping in mind that as an object's
motion changes, the forces become unbalanced.

Motion Screen:
Explore the forces at work when pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an
applied force and see how it makes objects move.

STACK up to VIEW the applied

three objects force

APPLY a force by PAUSE and step

dragging the through the
pusher or using motion
the controls

APPLY a force in
increments of 1 N
(single arrow) or
50 N (double
arrow)

Question 1: In a frictionless environment, use the applied force slider to push an object. Predict
what the net force on the object will be once the pusher lets go.
➢ Net force is the sum of all forces acting on a body. Because the body is frictionless,
there is no net pressure exerted when the pusher releases the object.

Question 2: What happens to the net force and the speed when the pusher lets go?

➢ No net force will be applied. The speed of the object will stay unchanged.
Nevertheless, because no force acts, the acceleration will be zero.

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Question 3: What happens to the speed if you add another object?

➢ The increase in mass has no influence on the speed. Increased mass would have
an influence on speed if the surface was not frictionless.

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Friction Screen
Create an applied force to push various objects, and adjust the amount of
the amount of friction and see how it affects their motion.

CONTROL
concentration,
SEE the sum of affinities, and
the forces degradation

DISPLAY the FIND the mass of

masses of the the mystery object
objects

Question 1: Once an object is in motion, what can you do to slow it down or stop it?

➢ Friction is the force that operates to prevent two surfaces from sliding
against each other. It has the ability to slow or stop the motion of an
object.

Question 2: How do the friction force and applied force compare before and after the object is in
motion? Are these forces balanced or unbalanced? Predict the net force.

➢ If friction is equal to the applied force, then the body either at rest or it is
in uniform motion, not acceleration. Yes, the object certainly is moving
even-though 'no net, unbalanced' force is acting on it. That is,
acceleration is just the rate of change of velocity.

Question 3: Determine the mass of the mystery item.

➢ m = Fnet/a
m = 406/8.12
m = 50kg.

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Acceleration Screen
Investigate the relationship between the net force, acceleration, and speed.

VIEW the applied

force, friction
MEASURE the force, and net
speed and
force
acceleration

OBSERVE the
water line tilt
when accelerated

Question: What is the relationship between the net force, acceleration, and speed?

➢ They all rely on one another to function. Newton's second law of motion is
concerned with the behavior of objects in which all existing forces are not
balanced. According to the second law, the acceleration of an object is
determined by two variables: the net force acting on the object and the
mass of the object. The acceleration of an item is proportional to the net
force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. The acceleration
of an object increases as the force pressing on it increases. The acceleration
of an object decreases as the mass of the thing increases.

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