Balanced and unbalanced forces | Curriculum Bites

Duration: 1'33''

Synopsis

Spec references J249: P2.2b J250: P2.2b. Addresses misconception that objects with a force acting on them must move. Reframes that the forces must be unbalanced. Describes an example of Newton's first law for a person (weight and normal reaction).

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