Question

You were in a tog-o-war contest which your team won. Write a letter to your friend that tells why your team won the contest. Remember to include unbalanced forces and net force.

Answer 1

Answer:

Imagine a tug-of-war between you and one

friend. If you are stronger, you apply more

force to the rope. You pull your friend across

the line, and you are the winner! If your friend

is stronger, he might pull you across the line.

Sometimes the forces are equal. Neither you

nor your friend moves across the line. The two

forces are balanced.

3

We say that the net force on an object is the combination of all the forces acting on it. To find the net force of

forces that are acting in the same direction, add them together. For example, if you pull on a box with a force of 25

newtons (N) while your friend pushes the box (in the same direction you are pulling) with a force of 30 N, the net

force applied to the box in that direction is 55 newtons.

4

To find the net force of forces that are acting in opposite directions, subtract the smaller force from the larger

one. If you are pulling on a tug-of-war rope with a force of 40 N, and your friend is pulling with a force of 35 N in

the opposite direction, the net force on the rope is 5 newtons in your direction. You win!

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