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Question 10 • TPS-202526-SCI-Physical Science 1B-CR

Which example best represents balanced forces?

Answer
A
an elevator stopped on the third floor
B
a basketball shot into a hoop
C
a sled sliding down a snowy hill
D
a tow truck pulling a car out of a ditch

Explanation

Balanced forces are equal in strength and opposite in direction, so the net force is zero and an object’s motion does not change. An elevator stopped on the third floor is at rest, with forces such as gravity and the cable’s pull balanced. The basketball, sled, and tow-truck examples involve motion that is changing or being caused by a pull.

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