Understanding Paychecks and Earnings

What happens to the state of motion of an object when there is no net force acting on it?

What is the net force when a 5 N force to the right and a 5 N force to the left act on an object?

What is the direction of the net force when a 5 N force to the right and a 15 N force to the left act on an object?

What is the purpose of a free-body diagram?

What is the state of an object when the net force acting on it is zero?

What is the net force when a 600 N force downward and a 200 N force upward act on an object?

What is important to include in a free-body diagram?

What happens to an object when there is a net force greater than zero acting on it?

What is the term for the total amount of money you earn in a year?

What is the difference between gross and net amounts?

What is the vector sum of all forces acting on an object?

Why can't we simply add up forces to get a total amount?

How do we represent vectors, like forces, graphically?

What is the unit of measurement for forces, mentioned in the passage?

What is similar to calculating net force, according to the passage?

Forces are vector quantities with both magnitude and direction, represented by arrows.
The size of the arrow indicates the relative magnitude of the force, while the direction of the arrow shows the direction the force is acting.

Net force is the vector sum of all forces acting on an object.
To calculate net force, find the difference between forces as you add up the vectors.
Forces can cancel each other out if they have the same magnitude and opposite directions.

If two forces of 5 N are acting on an object, one to the left and one to the right, the net force is zero.
If two forces of 5 N are acting on an object in the same direction, the net force is 10 N in that direction.
If forces of 5 N to the right and 15 N to the left are acting on an object, the net force is 10 N to the left.

Newton's first law states that an object continues in its state of rest or motion unless acted on by an outside unbalanced force.
Forces are unbalanced when there is a net force greater than zero.
When there is no net force, the forces are balanced, and the object is in equilibrium.

Free-body diagrams are visual representations of the forces acting on an object.
Vectors in free-body diagrams represent forces, with the size of the arrow indicating magnitude and the direction indicating direction.
The object is represented by a box, and the forces acting on the object come out from its sides.
Labels should be included in free-body diagrams to identify the forces and their magnitudes.