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Calculate and analyze how the acceleration of an object is dependent upon the net force acting on the object and the mass of the object using Newton's Second Law of Motion.

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Check Your Understanding

1. What is a force?

2. What is a difference in a balanced and an unbalanced force?

3. What kind of force causes a change in motion (acceleration)?

4. If you are traveling in a car at a constant 60 mph down the highway, are you experiencing a balanced or an unbalanced force? Explain your answer.

Answers1. A force is a push or pull.2. All forces are equal in a balanced and unbalanced forces causes an object to speed up, slow down, or change direction.3. Unbalanced forces4. Balanced forces because you speed is constant with all forces being equal on the car.

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