Static Equilibrium Worksheet
Explore the principles of static equilibrium, forces, and balanced objects with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What is static equilibrium? Describe it in your own words.
2. Which of the following best describes an object in static equilibrium?
It is moving at a constant speed.
It is accelerating.
It is at rest and not moving.
It is falling.
3. For an object to be in static equilibrium, the net acting on it must be zero.
4. A book resting on a table is an example of equilibrium.
5. An object in static equilibrium can still have forces acting on it.
True
False
6. Observe the image below. This is a triple beam balance. When it is balanced, the object being weighed is in static equilibrium.
Explain what forces are acting on the balance and how they achieve static equilibrium.