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Resultant Forces | GCSE Physics Practice Questions

A resultant force is a single force that has the same effect as all the original forces acting together.

What happens to motion when forces are balanced?

What is Resultant Forces | Practice Questions?

"The single force that represents the sum of all forces acting on an object."

Question 1

What is the resultant force on an object if a 10N force acts right and a 4N force acts left?

Question 2

Which of these is a vector quantity?

Question 3

Which law relates resultant force, mass, and acceleration?

Resultant Force Rules

If resultant force is zero, the object is stationary or moving at constant speed.

If non-zero, the object must be accelerating.

Forces are vectors (they have direction).

Exam Tip

Exam Trick: If an object is "moving at a constant velocity", the resultant force is ZERO.

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